Al Taqdom 2–1 Al Jabalain: Result & Stats

Al Taqdom

FT

2 – 1

Al Jabalain

12/31/2019

Division 1 · Round 15Al-Najma Club Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Al Taqdom31%

×Draw26%

Al Jabalain42%

✓ 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.

Al TaqdomExpected goals in this matchAl Jabalain

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.

1.16

1.40

Al Taqdom

1.16

Al Jabalain

1.40

Al Jabalain creates 21% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 128 away

1.21

creates per match

1.17

1.63

allows per match

1.11

creates per match

Al Taqdom

1.21

Al Jabalain

1.17

allows per match

Al Taqdom

1.63

Al Jabalain

1.11

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Taqdom+0.00on par

Al Jabalain+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Taqdom ↓

Al Jabalain →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–111%

0–28%

0–34%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–113%

1–29%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–05%

2–17%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Al Taqdom or draw

58%

Al Taqdom or Al Jabalain

74%

Draw or Al Jabalain

69%

Winning margin

Al Taqdom wins by 2+

13%

Al Jabalain wins by 2+

20%

Team goals

Al Taqdom 1+ goals

69%

Al Taqdom 2+ goals

32%

Al Taqdom 3+ goals

11%

Al Jabalain 1+ goals

75%

Al Jabalain 2+ goals

41%

Al Jabalain 3+ goals

17%

Draw no bet

Al Taqdom (draw refunded)

42%

Al Jabalain (draw refunded)

58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

39%

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 Taqdom at home — creates 1.21, concedes 1.63 · 19 matches

Al Jabalain away — creates 1.17, concedes 1.11 · 128 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 Taqdom attack 1.21 + Al Jabalain defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.16

Al Jabalain attack 1.17 + Al Taqdom defence 1.63 → ÷2 → 1.40

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 42%?"

Al Taqdom scores more

31%

level

26%

Al Jabalain scores more

42%

Al Jabalain at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Al Jabalain 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