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Al-Thuqbah vs Al JabalainDivision 1 2018

1/13/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 15Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Al-Thuqbah40%
×Draw26%
Al Jabalain34%
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-Thuqbah
1.39
Al Jabalain
1.27

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 38 home / 128 away

creates per match

Al-Thuqbah
1.66
Al Jabalain
1.17

allows per match

Al-Thuqbah
1.37
Al Jabalain
1.11

finishing

Al-Thuqbah+0.00on par
Al Jabalain+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Thuqbah

Al Jabalain
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Al-Thuqbah or draw
66%
Al-Thuqbah or Al Jabalain
74%
Draw or Al Jabalain
60%

Winning margin

Al-Thuqbah wins by 2+
19%
Al Jabalain wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Al-Thuqbah 1+ goals
75%
Al-Thuqbah 2+ goals
40%
Al-Thuqbah 3+ goals
16%
Al Jabalain 1+ goals
72%
Al Jabalain 2+ goals
36%
Al Jabalain 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Al-Thuqbah (draw refunded)
54%
Al Jabalain (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
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-Thuqbah at homecreates 1.66, concedes 1.37 · 38 matches

Al Jabalain awaycreates 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-Thuqbah attack 1.66 + Al Jabalain defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.39

Al Jabalain attack 1.17 + Al-Thuqbah defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.27

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-Thuqbah scores more
40%
level
26%
Al Jabalain scores more
34%

Al-Thuqbah 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-Thuqbah 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-Thuqbah 3 – 2 Al Jabalain

Al-Thuqbah beat Al Jabalain 3-2 in Division 1 on January 13, 2021.

The match was played at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Khobar.