Al Kholood 1-3 Damac – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Al Kholood at 43% — recent form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Al Kholood vs Damac encounter.

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Damac travel to Ar-Rass Stadium to take on Al Kholood in Pro League (matchday 28). The game is scheduled for Friday 18 April 2025 at 18:05 UK time.

Recent Form

Across their last 10 games, Al Kholood have gone 4W 0D 6L — a 1.20 PPG return. Last five: W W L L L. They are averaging 1.30 goals per game and conceding 2.20 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. However, 2.20 goals conceded per game is a concern — opposing attacks have exploited them regularly. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings (10%). Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.

At home, Al Kholood have gone 6W 1D 3L in their last 10 home games (1.90 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.40 goals scored and 1.50 conceded per game. Their home PPG of 1.90 is noticeably stronger than their overall 1.20 — Al Kholood are significantly better at home than their overall form suggests.

Damac — last 10 games: 1W 4D 5L — 0.70 PPG. Last five: L L W D L. Their scoring rate of 0.50 per game is modest, conceding 1.30 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 3 clean sheets from 10 outings (30%). Both teams have scored in just 30% of their games, reflecting a regular tendency to keep or record clean sheets.

Damac's form when playing away from home: 2W 3D 5L across their last 10 road games (0.90 PPG). Away from home they average 0.80 goals scored and 1.40 conceded per game.

Al Kholood are in the better shape of the two on recent form — 0.50 PPG ahead (1.20 vs 0.70). That form margin is the baseline of a sensible selection even before other signals are layered in.

H2H Record

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 1 H2H match, Al Kholood have won 0, Damac 1, with 0 draws — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own. With only 1 H2H match to go on, treat this as a light input.

These two sides have produced goals at a healthy rate, averaging 3.0 per game across the 1 H2H match we hold. That scoring profile supports the Over 2.5 angle. The most recent of those, on 24 Nov 2024, ended Al Kholood 1–2 Damac — a Damac win.

With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H signal is in the goals market — at 3.0 goals per game, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle from the head-to-head data.

In-Play Data

Al Kholood trading profile (last 27 games, 13 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 69% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 100% of the time; of the 8 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 25%; BTTS occurs in 54% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 62% of games (home games).

Damac trading profile (last 27 games, 13 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 69% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 75% of the time; of the 4 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 25%; BTTS occurs in 46% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 46% of games (away games); they fail to score in 37% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Al Kholood 59% versus Damac 52%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Al Kholood 56% | Damac 56%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Al Kholood 1.31 xG and Damac 1.01 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Al Kholood attack 0.913 / defence 1.134 | Damac attack 0.694 / defence 1.005. League average goals — home 1.424 / away 1.287. Damac's attack rating of 0.694 is below the league average, which holds their xG down at 1.01. Data: built from Al Kholood's last 27 games and Damac's last 61.

Result probabilities: Al Kholood 43% | Draw 29% | Damac 28%. Fair-value odds: Al Kholood 2.34 | Draw 3.46 | Damac 3.52. This is a low-confidence result — no outcome reaches 45%. The draw at 29% is a primary outcome, not an afterthought.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 41% | BTTS Yes probability 47% | Total xG 2.32. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 59% — total xG of 2.32 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS No at 53% is only a slight lean — the model gives both sides a fair chance of scoring, so No isn't a clear standalone call.

Analysis Verdict

On the Poisson output, Al Kholood are the pick at 43% — marginal model lean. Recent form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. With a 29% draw probability, Draw No Bet on Al Kholood offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win. The opposing side holds a 28% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should be staked accordingly.

The Poisson model projects 2.32 xG in total — Under 2.5 at 59% — a Poisson-only call with no corroboration from form or H2H.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 53% on No. Form rates corroborate — both teams scored in: Al Kholood 50% (last 10 home games) | Damac 40% (last 10 away games).

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