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Damac vs Al TaawonPro League 2018

Damac
Damac
FT
01
HT: 00
Al Taawon
Al Taawon
4/26/2024Pro LeaguePro League · Round 29Dhamak Club Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 111+ matches

Damac36%
×Draw27%
Al Taawon38%
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.

Damac
1.25
Al Taawon
1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 111 home / 126 away

creates per match

Damac
1.32
Al Taawon
1.35

allows per match

Damac
1.23
Al Taawon
1.17

finishing

Damac+0.00on par
Al Taawon+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Damac

Al Taawon
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0110%
027%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Damac or draw
62%
Damac or Al Taawon
73%
Draw or Al Taawon
64%

Winning margin

Damac wins by 2+
15%
Al Taawon wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Damac 1+ goals
71%
Damac 2+ goals
36%
Damac 3+ goals
13%
Al Taawon 1+ goals
72%
Al Taawon 2+ goals
37%
Al Taawon 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Damac (draw refunded)
49%
Al Taawon (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Damac at homecreates 1.32, concedes 1.23 · 111 matches

Al Taawon awaycreates 1.35, concedes 1.17 · 126 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Damac attack 1.32 + Al Taawon defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.25

Al Taawon attack 1.35 + Damac defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.29

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 38%?"

Damac scores more
36%
level
27%
Al Taawon scores more
38%

Al Taawon at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Al Taawon 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.

Player of the match

31
N. StanciuDamacDamac · M
7.6

Possession

54%Damac

Shots

12Damac

Pass accuracy

51%Damac

Statistics

DamacAl
Overview
54%Possession46%
12Total Shots5
2Corners2
20Fouls12
Shots
12Total Shots5
2On Target3
8Off Target2
2Blocked0
6Inside Box5
6Outside Box0
Passing
54%Possession46%
400Total Passes349
332Accurate Passes278
83%Pass Accuracy80%
Goalkeeping
2Saves2
Discipline
20Fouls12
2Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
4Offsides1

Damac 0 – 1 Al Taawon

Al Taawon beat Damac 1-0 in Pro League on April 26, 2024.

Goals: João Pedro (89').

Damac controlled possession (54%) and registered 12 shots to 5.

The match was played at Dhamak Club Stadium in Khamis Mushait.