Rafeeq 1–1 Al-Ittihad: Result & Stats

Rafeeq

FT

1 – 1

Al-Ittihad

2/15/2021

Premier League · Round 3

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Rafeeq30%

×Draw28%

Al-Ittihad42%

✓ 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.

RafeeqExpected goals in this matchAl-Ittihad

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.

1.04

1.27

Rafeeq

1.04

Al-Ittihad

1.27

Al-Ittihad creates 22% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 71 away

1.36

creates per match

1.18

1.36

allows per match

0.73

creates per match

Rafeeq

1.36

Al-Ittihad

1.18

allows per match

Rafeeq

1.36

Al-Ittihad

0.73

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Rafeeq+0.00on par

Al-Ittihad+0.00on par

Total goals

Under59
Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No54
Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rafeeq ↓

Al-Ittihad →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–113%

0–28%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–05%

2–17%

2–24%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–12%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–00%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

67%33%2.5

41%59%3.5

20%80%4.5

8%92%

Double chance

Rafeeq or draw

58%

Rafeeq or Al-Ittihad

72%

Draw or Al-Ittihad

70%

Winning margin

Rafeeq wins by 2+

11%

Al-Ittihad wins by 2+

19%

Team goals

Rafeeq 1+ goals

65%

Rafeeq 2+ goals

28%

Rafeeq 3+ goals

9%

Al-Ittihad 1+ goals

72%

Al-Ittihad 2+ goals

36%

Al-Ittihad 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Rafeeq (draw refunded)

42%

Al-Ittihad (draw refunded)

58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

33%

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

Rafeeq at home — creates 1.36, concedes 1.36 · 11 matches

Al-Ittihad away — creates 1.18, concedes 0.73 · 71 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Rafeeq attack 1.36 + Al-Ittihad defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 1.04

Al-Ittihad attack 1.18 + Rafeeq defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.27

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%?"

Rafeeq scores more

30%

level

28%

Al-Ittihad scores more

42%

Al-Ittihad 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-Ittihad 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