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Al Thaid vs Dubai CityDivision 1 2018

Al Thaid
Al Thaid
Preview
15:05
Dubai City
Dubai City
Big match
51%
Al Thaid
model favours
51%23%26%

Al Thaid have won 6 of the last 8 meetings

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
58%
over 2.5 goals
59%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 60+ matches

Al Thaid51%
×Draw23%
Dubai City26%
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 Thaid
1.80
Dubai City
1.23

Al Thaid creates 46% more chances

Season form · 100 home / 60 away

creates per match

Al Thaid
1.33
Dubai City
0.98

allows per match

Al Thaid
1.48
Dubai City
2.28

finishing

Al Thaid+0.00on par
Dubai City+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Thaid

Dubai City
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
032%
040%
1
109%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
316%
324%
331%
340%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Al Thaid or draw
74%
Al Thaid or Dubai City
77%
Draw or Dubai City
49%

Winning margin

Al Thaid wins by 2+
28%
Dubai City wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Al Thaid 1+ goals
83%
Al Thaid 2+ goals
54%
Al Thaid 3+ goals
27%
Dubai City 1+ goals
71%
Dubai City 2+ goals
35%
Dubai City 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Al Thaid (draw refunded)
66%
Dubai City (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Dubai City awaycreates 0.98, concedes 2.28 · 60 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 + Dubai City defence 2.28 → ÷2 → 1.80

Dubai City attack 0.98 + Al Thaid defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 51%?"

Al Thaid scores more
51%
level
23%
Dubai City scores more
26%

Al Thaid at 51% 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 51% does not mean "Al Thaid 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.

Form
Thaid
LLLDW
City
LLDLL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Al Thaid host Dubai City

August 28, 2026: Al Thaid take on Dubai City in Division 1. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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