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Saudi Pro League · Matchweek 12

Al Shabab

ALS

Al Ahli

ALA

Model

Match forecast

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

Al Shabab16%
Draw20%
Al Ahli63%

Expected goals

1.09 – 2.22

Over 2.5

63%

Both to score

60%

Fair handicap

1.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 129.8%
  • 029.1%
  • 118.9%
  • 018.7%
  • 137.3%
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.

49%Possession53%
47%Territory44%
19%From set plays14%
0.10Chance quality0.17
5.6%Directness5.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Al Shabab, 5 for Al Ahli.

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 33 of 63 matches, not the full season.