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Al Thaid vs Al UroobaDivision 1 2018

Al Thaid
Al Thaid
FT
01
HT: 00
Al Urooba
Al Urooba
10/28/2023Division 1Division 1 · Round 7Al-Dhaid Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 72+ matches

Al Thaid29%
×Draw26%
Al Urooba45%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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 Thaid
1.16
Al Urooba
1.51

Al Urooba creates 30% more chances

Season form · 100 home / 72 away

creates per match

Al Thaid
1.33
Al Urooba
1.54

allows per match

Al Thaid
1.48
Al Urooba
0.99

finishing

Al Thaid+0.00on par
Al Urooba+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Thaid

Al Urooba
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
0110%
028%
034%
042%
1
108%
1112%
129%
135%
142%
2
205%
217%
225%
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
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Al Thaid or draw
55%
Al Thaid or Al Urooba
74%
Draw or Al Urooba
71%

Winning margin

Al Thaid wins by 2+
12%
Al Urooba wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

Al Thaid 1+ goals
69%
Al Thaid 2+ goals
32%
Al Thaid 3+ goals
11%
Al Urooba 1+ goals
78%
Al Urooba 2+ goals
44%
Al Urooba 3+ goals
19%

Draw no bet

Al Thaid (draw refunded)
39%
Al Urooba (draw refunded)
61%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
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 Thaid at homecreates 1.33, concedes 1.48 · 100 matches

Al Urooba awaycreates 1.54, concedes 0.99 · 72 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 Thaid attack 1.33 + Al Urooba defence 0.99 → ÷2 → 1.16

Al Urooba attack 1.54 + Al Thaid defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.51

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 45%?"

Al Thaid scores more
29%
level
26%
Al Urooba scores more
45%

Al Urooba at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Al Urooba 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 Thaid 0 – 1 Al Urooba

Al Urooba beat Al Thaid 1-0 in Division 1 on October 28, 2023.

The match was played at Al-Dhaid Stadium in Dhaid.