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Matches

Pro League (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ittihad FC vs NEOM

  1. Al-Ittihad FC41%
  2. Draw26%
  3. NEOM33%

1.47 expected goals for Al-Ittihad FC

1.24 expected goals for NEOM

Goal probabilities corrected with this league's own past results.

In short

Al-Ittihad FC has the edge (41%), but not by much: a draw is at 26% and a NEOM win at 33%. The biggest factor in these numbers is the NEOM defence, which lets in 44% fewer goals than an average team. Next comes the Al-Ittihad FC attack, which scores 75% more goals than an average team. It expects 2.7 goals in total: over 2.5 goals has a 54% chance, and both teams scoring, 57%. And about 9.8 corners.

Why?

The model starts from the goals of an average team. Then it moves them up or down for what is different in this match.

Al-Ittihad FC

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Playing at home+11%
  2. Al-Ittihad FC attack+75%
  3. NEOM defence−44%

Expected goals1.47

NEOM

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. NEOM attack+41%
  2. Al-Ittihad FC defence−35%

Expected goals1.23

Attack and defence are measured against every team each side has played, taking into account how strong each opponent was.

Goals

  1. Over 0.5 goals93%
  2. Over 1.5 goals76%
  3. Over 2.5 goals54%
  4. Over 3.5 goals29%
  5. Over 4.5 goals14%

Corners, cards and more

These numbers do not get the league correction yet. Trust them a little less than the goal numbers.

Corners

9.8 expected

5.2 for Al-Ittihad FC and 4.6 for NEOM

  1. Over 8.5 corners60%
  2. Over 9.5 corners50%
  3. Over 10.5 corners40%

Cards

3.9 expected

1.7 for Al-Ittihad FC and 2.2 for NEOM

  1. Over 3.5 cards56%
  2. Over 4.5 cards36%
  3. Over 5.5 cards21%

Shots

24.5 expected

14.5 for Al-Ittihad FC and 10.0 for NEOM

  1. Over 20.5 shots71%
  2. Over 22.5 shots59%
  3. Over 24.5 shots47%

Fouls

22.4 expected

10.7 for Al-Ittihad FC and 11.8 for NEOM

  1. Over 20.5 fouls63%
  2. Over 22.5 fouls48%
  3. Over 24.5 fouls33%

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