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Al-Thuqbah vs HajerDivision 1 2018

1/6/2021Division 1Division 1 · Round 14Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Al-Thuqbah44%
×Draw26%
Hajer30%
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
1.50
Hajer
1.19

Al-Thuqbah creates 26% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 75 away

creates per match

Al-Thuqbah
1.66
Hajer
1.00

allows per match

Al-Thuqbah
1.37
Hajer
1.33

finishing

Al-Thuqbah+0.00on par
Hajer+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

Hajer
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
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
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Al-Thuqbah or draw
70%
Al-Thuqbah or Hajer
74%
Draw or Hajer
56%

Winning margin

Al-Thuqbah wins by 2+
22%
Hajer wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Al-Thuqbah 1+ goals
78%
Al-Thuqbah 2+ goals
44%
Al-Thuqbah 3+ goals
19%
Hajer 1+ goals
70%
Hajer 2+ goals
33%
Hajer 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Al-Thuqbah (draw refunded)
60%
Hajer (draw refunded)
40%

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

Hajer awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.33 · 75 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 + Hajer defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.50

Hajer attack 1.00 + Al-Thuqbah defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 44%?"

Al-Thuqbah scores more
44%
level
26%
Hajer scores more
30%

Al-Thuqbah at 44% 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 44% 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

Division 1: Al-Thuqbah 2–1 Hajer

Al-Thuqbah beat Hajer 2-1 in Division 1 on January 6, 2021.

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