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Saudi Pro League · Matchweek 12

Al-Taawoun

ALW

Al-Ettifaq

ALE

Model

Match forecast

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

Al-Taawoun39%
Draw26%
Al-Ettifaq35%

Expected goals

1.50 – 1.42

Over 2.5

55%

Both to score

60%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1111.7%
  • 218.5%
  • 108.5%
  • 128.0%
  • 018.0%
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.

54%Possession54%
44%Territory48%
13%From set plays19%
0.10Chance quality0.08
6.3%Directness4.8%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Al-Taawoun, 4 for Al-Ettifaq.

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.