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Poisson model favours Al-Ahli Jeddah (71%) — form and H2H data both point in the same direction as Al-Ahli Jeddah face Al Khaleej Saihat.

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A Pro League encounter, Regular Season - 24 sees Al Khaleej Saihat travel to Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium to take on Al-Ahli Jeddah. The game is scheduled for Friday 7 March 2025, 19:00 UTC.

Recent Form

Across all Pro League games this season, Al-Ahli Jeddah have gone 8W 0D 2L from 10 outings — a 2.40 PPG return. Last five: W L W W W. They are averaging 2.50 goals per game — a high-scoring output that makes them a genuine attacking threat in any fixture. 4 clean sheets in 10 games (40%) reflects a solid defensive base. This season is still relatively young for Al-Ahli Jeddah, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Al-Ahli Jeddah's home record at Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium: 7W 1D 2L from 10 Pro League appearances (2.20 PPG). They are averaging 2.50 goals per home game — a prolific scoring rate in front of their own fans. 4 home clean sheets from 10 games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground. BTTS has landed in 60% of their home matches — a rate that supports the Yes angle in this fixture.

Al Khaleej Saihat — All Games: 2W 4D 4L from 10 Pro League fixtures this season — 1.00 PPG. Last five: L L D D L. Their scoring rate of 1.20 per game is modest, conceding 1.60 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation. Both teams have scored in 70% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market. This season is still relatively young for Al Khaleej Saihat, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Al Khaleej Saihat away from home this season: 3W 2D 5L from 10 away games — 1.10 PPG on the road. Away from home they average 1.20 goals scored and 1.90 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 70% of their away matches — a high BTTS rate on the road that directly informs this fixture.

Al-Ahli Jeddah are in the better shape of the two on current Pro League data — 1.40 PPG ahead (2.40 vs 1.00). That form margin is the baseline of a sensible selection even before other signals are layered in.

The BTTS market is worth targeting here. Al-Ahli Jeddah register both teams scoring in 60% of relevant matches, Al Khaleej Saihat in 70% (using home/away splits) — both sides above the 60% threshold gives BTTS Yes firm statistical grounding.

H2H Record

Al-Ahli Jeddah hold a clear advantage in this fixture, picking up 3 wins from 3 previous encounters compared to 0 for Al Khaleej Saihat, with 0 draws in between.

The 3 previous meetings have averaged 2.7 goals per game — a neutral rate that provides no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent clash, on 18 Oct 2024, ended 3–0 with Al-Ahli Jeddah winning.

The historical record gives Al-Ahli Jeddah a meaningful edge here — 3 wins from 3 meetings is the kind of ledger that should not be discounted when the form picture is inconclusive. Even away from home, the visitors have struggled to impose themselves in this fixture.

Trading Patterns

Al-Ahli Jeddah in-play and half-time data (57 games, 28 at home): they score before half-time in 68% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 76% of the time; BTTS occurs in 46% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 46% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 40%; they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time.

Al Khaleej Saihat in-play and half-time data (57 games, 28 at away): they score before half-time in 75% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 74% of the time; BTTS occurs in 57% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 46% of games (away games).

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Al-Ahli Jeddah 49% versus Al Khaleej Saihat 56%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Al-Ahli Jeddah 53% | Al Khaleej Saihat 49%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Al-Ahli Jeddah 2.61 xG and Al Khaleej Saihat 1.06 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-Ahli Jeddah attack 1.440 / defence 0.875 | Al Khaleej Saihat attack 0.917 / defence 1.204. League average goals — home 1.506 / away 1.319. Al-Ahli Jeddah carry an above-average attack strength of 1.440 — their λ of 2.61 reflects genuine attacking quality above the league norm. Al Khaleej Saihat bring a strong defensive rating of 1.204 — this is suppressing Al-Ahli Jeddah's projected output below what their attack strength alone would suggest. Data: 57 Al-Ahli Jeddah games / 57 Al Khaleej Saihat games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Al-Ahli Jeddah 71% | Draw 16% | Al Khaleej Saihat 13%. Fair-value odds: Al-Ahli Jeddah 1.41 | Draw 6.25 | Al Khaleej Saihat 7.69. The model has a clear lean to Al-Ahli Jeddah (71%) — a 58pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 71% | BTTS probability 61% | Total xG 3.67. Over 2.5 is the model's clear signal at 71% — a total xG of 3.67 means the expected score alone exceeds the 2.5 threshold, making the Over not just likely but structurally supported by both sides' attack/defence profiles. BTTS Yes at 61% reflects that both xG figures (2.61 / 1.06) are above the threshold where scoring blanks become the primary outcome — both sides are projected to find the net.

Our Verdict

Poisson rates Al-Ahli Jeddah as the most likely outcome at 71% — clear model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support.

Poisson projects 3.67 total expected goals, pointing to Over 2.5 at 71% probability — reasonable conviction, supported by form averaging 3.4 goals per game.

The Poisson model's BTTS call is Yes at 61%. Form rates corroborate: Al-Ahli Jeddah 60% | Al Khaleej Saihat 70% BTTS from recent games.

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