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Al Taee vs Al JeelDivision 1 2018

11/29/2020Division 1Division 1 · Round 7Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 59+ matches

Al Taee43%
×Draw28%
Al Jeel29%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Al Taee
1.33
Al Jeel
1.04

Al Taee creates 28% more chances

Season form · 74 home / 59 away

creates per match

Al Taee
1.41
Al Jeel
0.95

allows per match

Al Taee
1.12
Al Jeel
1.25

finishing

Al Taee+0.00on par
Al Jeel+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Taee

Al Jeel
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
219%
224%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Al Taee or draw
71%
Al Taee or Al Jeel
72%
Draw or Al Jeel
57%

Winning margin

Al Taee wins by 2+
20%
Al Jeel wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al Taee 1+ goals
74%
Al Taee 2+ goals
38%
Al Taee 3+ goals
15%
Al Jeel 1+ goals
65%
Al Jeel 2+ goals
28%
Al Jeel 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Al Taee (draw refunded)
60%
Al Jeel (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Al Taee at homecreates 1.41, concedes 1.12 · 74 matches

Al Jeel awaycreates 0.95, concedes 1.25 · 59 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Al Taee attack 1.41 + Al Jeel defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.33

Al Jeel attack 0.95 + Al Taee defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.04

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 43%?"

Al Taee scores more
43%
level
28%
Al Jeel scores more
29%

Al Taee at 43% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 43% does not mean "Al Taee will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Al Taee 1 – 0 Al Jeel

Al Taee beat Al Jeel 1-0 in Division 1 on November 29, 2020.

The match was played at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium in Hail.