Al Ula vs Al Orubah — Division 1 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 16+ matches
Al Ula52%
Al Orubah25%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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 Ula creates 51% more chances
Season form · 16 home / 71 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over58
- Under42
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes58
- No42
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Al Ula ↓
Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Al Ula at home — creates 2.31, concedes 0.94 · 16 matches
Al Orubah away — creates 1.46, concedes 1.30 · 71 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Al Ula attack 2.31 + Al Orubah defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.81
Al Orubah attack 1.46 + Al Ula defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 1.20
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 52%?"
Al Ula at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Al Ula 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.
Match Events
Head to Head
3 previous meetings · small sample
Abha
Al DiriyahAl Ula
Al-Faisaly FCAl Orubah
Al Jabalain
Al-Raed
Al Zulfi
Al Taee
Al Bukayriyah
Al Anwar
Al Wehda Club
Jeddah Club
Al-Adalah
Al Jandal
Al Baten
Al Arabi SC
Al JubailIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Al Ula host Al Orubah on Tuesday, 3 March 2026 at 18:45. The match is part of the Division 1 2018/2019 season.
Al Ula 3 – 1 Al Orubah
Al Ula beat Al Orubah 3-1 in Division 1 on March 3, 2026.
Goals: Michael (37'), C. Guanca (69'), A. Razzaq (90'), Simy (90' pen).
The match was played at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Medina.