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Al Taqdom vs Jeddah ClubDivision 1 2018

8/21/2020Division 1Division 1 · Round 32Al-Najma Club Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Al Taqdom34%
×Draw26%
Jeddah Club40%
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 Taqdom
1.29
Jeddah Club
1.41

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 19 home / 127 away

creates per match

Al Taqdom
1.21
Jeddah Club
1.19

allows per match

Al Taqdom
1.63
Jeddah Club
1.37

finishing

Al Taqdom+0.00on par
Jeddah Club+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Taqdom

Jeddah Club
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
027%
033%
041%
1
109%
1112%
129%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Al Taqdom or draw
60%
Al Taqdom or Jeddah Club
74%
Draw or Jeddah Club
66%

Winning margin

Al Taqdom wins by 2+
15%
Jeddah Club wins by 2+
19%

Team goals

Al Taqdom 1+ goals
72%
Al Taqdom 2+ goals
37%
Al Taqdom 3+ goals
14%
Jeddah Club 1+ goals
76%
Jeddah Club 2+ goals
41%
Jeddah Club 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Al Taqdom (draw refunded)
46%
Jeddah Club (draw refunded)
54%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
Both score & under 3
12%

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 homecreates 1.21, concedes 1.63 · 19 matches

Jeddah Club awaycreates 1.19, concedes 1.37 · 127 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 + Jeddah Club defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.29

Jeddah Club attack 1.19 + Al Taqdom defence 1.63 → ÷2 → 1.41

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 40%?"

Al Taqdom scores more
34%
level
26%
Jeddah Club scores more
40%

Jeddah Club at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Jeddah Club 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 Taqdom 1 – 0 Jeddah Club

Al Taqdom beat Jeddah Club 1-0 in Division 1 on August 21, 2020.

The match was played at Al-Najma Club Stadium in Unaizah.