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Al-Thuqbah vs Hetten FCDivision 1 2018

2/18/2020Division 1Division 1 · Round 25Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Al-Thuqbah57%
×Draw22%
Hetten FC21%
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
1.99
Hetten FC
1.13

Al-Thuqbah creates 76% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 19 away

creates per match

Al-Thuqbah
1.66
Hetten FC
0.89

allows per match

Al-Thuqbah
1.37
Hetten FC
2.32

finishing

Al-Thuqbah+0.00on par
Hetten FC+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al-Thuqbah

Hetten FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
015%
023%
031%
040%
1
109%
1110%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
306%
317%
324%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
82%18%2.5
60%40%3.5
38%62%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

Al-Thuqbah or draw
79%
Al-Thuqbah or Hetten FC
78%
Draw or Hetten FC
43%

Winning margin

Al-Thuqbah wins by 2+
34%
Hetten FC wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Al-Thuqbah 1+ goals
86%
Al-Thuqbah 2+ goals
59%
Al-Thuqbah 3+ goals
32%
Hetten FC 1+ goals
68%
Hetten FC 2+ goals
31%
Hetten FC 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Al-Thuqbah (draw refunded)
73%
Hetten FC (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Hetten FC awaycreates 0.89, concedes 2.32 · 19 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 + Hetten FC defence 2.32 → ÷2 → 1.99

Hetten FC attack 0.89 + Al-Thuqbah defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.13

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 57%?"

Al-Thuqbah scores more
57%
level
22%
Hetten FC scores more
21%

Al-Thuqbah at 57% 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 57% 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

Match Recap: Al-Thuqbah vs Hetten FC

Al-Thuqbah beat Hetten FC 7-1 in Division 1 on February 18, 2020.

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