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Stalemate at Al Khaleej Saihat's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

Al Khaleej Saihat and Al Shabab finished level at 0-0 at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Regular Season - 18, in the Pro League. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Al Khaleej Saihat 2.16 xG and Al Shabab 0.95 xG, a combined 3.12. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Al Khaleej Saihat fell 2.2 short of their projected output. Al Shabab landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Al Khaleej Saihat attack 1.38 / defence 0.95 against Al Shabab attack 0.68 / defence 1.02, drawn from 50/50 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Al Khaleej Saihat 65% | Draw 20% | Al Shabab 15%, with Al Khaleej Saihat to win its most likely call at 65%. Instead the game produced a draw, an outcome the model had rated at just 20% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 60%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 82% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 55% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 62% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Al Khaleej Saihat 68%, Al Shabab 56%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 63%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Al Khaleej Saihat's trading profile (50 games, 24 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 64% of their matches — today it did not.

Al Shabab's trading profile (50 games, 24 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Al Khaleej Saihat 1.22 PPG, Al Shabab 1.44 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Al Khaleej Saihat (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.62 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.46 average — tighter than their form line. Al Shabab (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.33 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.42 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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