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Saudi Pro League · Matchweek 15

Al Ittihad

ALI

Al Ahli

ALA

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Al Ittihad36%
Draw25%
Al Ahli39%

Expected goals

1.63 – 1.68

Over 2.5

63%

Both to score

66%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–110.3%
  • 1–28.3%
  • 2–18.0%
  • 2–27.0%
  • 0–16.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

56%Possession52%
47%Territory45%
9%From set plays20%
0.14Chance quality0.21
5.3%Directness5.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Al Ittihad, 3 for Al Ahli. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 104 matches, not the full season.