Al Taraji vs Al Arabi SC — Division 1 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 17+ matches
Al Taraji34%
Al Arabi SC40%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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 Arabi SC creates 10% more chances
Season form · 17 home / 68 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over51
- Under49
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes55
- No45
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Al Taraji ↓
Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
More markets
Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Al Taraji at home — creates 1.00, concedes 1.65 · 17 matches
Al Arabi SC away — creates 1.18, concedes 1.59 · 68 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Al Taraji attack 1.00 + Al Arabi SC defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.29
Al Arabi SC attack 1.18 + Al Taraji defence 1.65 → ÷2 → 1.42
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 40%?"
Al Arabi SC 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 "Al Arabi SC 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
Head to Head
Al Baten
Al-Qadisiyah FC
Al-Ain
Al Bukayriyah
Al Nahdha
Al Jabalain
Ohod
Jeddah Club
Al-Thuqbah
Al Taee
Najran
Al Shoalah
Al Jeel
Al-Kawkab
Al Khaleej Saihat
Al Najoom
Al Mojzel
Al Taqdom
Al-Ansar
HottainIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Al Taraji host Al Arabi SC on Wednesday, 27 December 2023 at 12:00. The match is part of the Division 1 2018/2019 season.
Division 1: Al Taraji 0–1 Al Arabi SC
Al Arabi SC beat Al Taraji 1-0 in Division 1 on December 27, 2023.
The match was played at Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Sports City Stadium in Al Qatif.