Al-Qadisiyah FC 1-0 Al Riyadh – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Al-Qadisiyah FC at 51% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Al-Qadisiyah FC vs Al Riyadh encounter.

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Analysis

Al Riyadh make the trip to Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium to face Al-Qadisiyah FC in Pro League, Regular Season - 23. The match kicks off on Sunday 2 March 2025 at 19:00 UTC.

Form

Al-Qadisiyah FC (all games): 7W 1D 2L across 10 Pro League fixtures this term — 2.20 PPG. Last five: D W W W L. Offensively they are averaging 1.90 goals per game, with 1.10 conceded. 5 clean sheets from 10 games (50%) is a standout defensive return — they are keeping their net clean in more than half their matches. This season is still relatively young for Al-Qadisiyah FC, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Al-Qadisiyah FC at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium this season: 8W 0D 2L from 10 home games — 2.40 PPG on home soil. At home they are averaging 1.50 goals scored and 0.60 conceded per game. 6 clean sheets from 10 home games (60%) — they are an exceptionally hard side to score against at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. At home, both teams have scored in only 20% of games — reinforcing BTTS No as the home-venue-backed angle.

Al Riyadh's overall Pro League record this term: 3W 3D 4L from 10 games (1.20 PPG). Last five: W L D L D. Their scoring rate of 1.00 per game is modest, conceding 1.60 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 4 clean sheets in 10 outings (40%) underlines their defensive solidity. This season is still relatively young for Al Riyadh, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Al Riyadh away from home this season: 4W 2D 4L from 10 away games — 1.40 PPG on the road. Away from home they average 1.20 goals scored and 1.70 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their away games — meaningful support for the Yes angle in this specific context.

The form ledger tips toward Al-Qadisiyah FC. A 1.00 PPG lead over Al Riyadh (2.20 vs 1.20) is a consistent enough margin to carry weight. If the win odds appear compressed, Draw No Bet offers draw insurance at a lower cost than a full switch to Double Chance.

Head-to-Head

Form and model data should carry more weight here — the historical record is too balanced to provide a directional steer. From 1 meetings: Al-Qadisiyah FC 0W, Al Riyadh 1W, 0D.

These two sides have produced goals at a consistent rate historically, averaging 3.0 per game across 1 meetings. That scoring profile provides genuine support for the Over 2.5 angle. The most recent clash, on 4 Oct 2024, ended 1–2 with Al Riyadh winning.

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

Trading & In-Play

Al-Qadisiyah FC — key trading statistics (22 games, 10 at home): they score before half-time in 90% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 67% of the time; they lead at the break 54% of the time; BTTS occurs in 20% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 40% of games (home games); they keep a clean sheet 54% of the time.

Al Riyadh — key trading statistics (22 games, 10 at away): they score before half-time in 60% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 78% of the time; BTTS occurs in 60% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 60% of games (away games); they fail to score in 32% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Al-Qadisiyah FC 36% versus Al Riyadh 50%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Al-Qadisiyah FC 50% | Al Riyadh 54%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Al-Qadisiyah FC 1.58 xG and Al Riyadh 1.00 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-Qadisiyah FC attack 0.939 / defence 0.797 | Al Riyadh attack 0.926 / defence 1.111. League average goals — home 1.512 / away 1.350. Al-Qadisiyah FC's defence rating of 0.797 is below average — the home backline is amplifying the visitor's projected output. Data: 22 Al-Qadisiyah FC games / 56 Al Riyadh games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Al-Qadisiyah FC 51% | Draw 25% | Al Riyadh 24%. Fair-value odds: Al-Qadisiyah FC 1.96 | Draw 4.00 | Al Riyadh 4.17. Al-Qadisiyah FC hold a narrow Poisson edge at 51% — the draw (25%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 47% | BTTS probability 50% | Total xG 2.57. Over/Under 2.5 is close to a coin-flip at 47%/53% — the total xG of 2.57 sits near the 2.5 margin; this is a low-edge market from a Poisson standpoint. BTTS probability of 50% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Final Verdict

Poisson rates Al-Qadisiyah FC as the most likely outcome at 51% — moderate model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw probability of 25% warrants consideration of Double Chance or Draw No Bet on Al-Qadisiyah FC if the outright odds are short.

The Poisson model projects 2.57 xG in total — Under 2.5 at 47% — Poisson-only — limited corroboration confidence.

Poisson assigns a 50% probability to BTTS Yes based on the attack/defence strength model. This conflicts with form data: Al-Qadisiyah FC 20% | Al Riyadh 60% from recent games — a notable divergence.

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