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Najran vs Al-Qadisiyah FCDivision 1 2018

11/22/2019Division 1Division 1 · Round 13Najran Sport City Center

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 72+ matches

Najran30%
×Draw28%
Al-Qadisiyah FC42%
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.

Najran
1.02
Al-Qadisiyah FC
1.25

Al-Qadisiyah FC creates 23% more chances

Season form · 76 home / 72 away

creates per match

Najran
1.13
Al-Qadisiyah FC
1.24

allows per match

Najran
1.26
Al-Qadisiyah FC
0.92

finishing

Najran+0.00on par
Al-Qadisiyah FC+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Najran

Al-Qadisiyah FC
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0113%
028%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
205%
217%
224%
232%
241%
3
302%
312%
321%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
66%34%2.5
40%60%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Najran or draw
58%
Najran or Al-Qadisiyah FC
72%
Draw or Al-Qadisiyah FC
70%

Winning margin

Najran wins by 2+
11%
Al-Qadisiyah FC wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Najran 1+ goals
64%
Najran 2+ goals
27%
Najran 3+ goals
8%
Al-Qadisiyah FC 1+ goals
71%
Al-Qadisiyah FC 2+ goals
36%
Al-Qadisiyah FC 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Najran (draw refunded)
42%
Al-Qadisiyah FC (draw refunded)
58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

Najran at homecreates 1.13, concedes 1.26 · 76 matches

Al-Qadisiyah FC awaycreates 1.24, concedes 0.92 · 72 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Najran attack 1.13 + Al-Qadisiyah FC defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 1.02

Al-Qadisiyah FC attack 1.24 + Najran defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.25

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 42%?"

Najran scores more
30%
level
28%
Al-Qadisiyah FC scores more
42%

Al-Qadisiyah FC at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Al-Qadisiyah FC 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

Najran 0 – 0 Al-Qadisiyah FC

Najran and Al-Qadisiyah FC drew 0-0 in Division 1 on November 22, 2019.

The match was played at Najran Sport City Center in Najran.