Al Hazem v NEOM — Prediction, Odds & Stats
Saturday 10 October 2026 · KSA-Pro League · 2627
AI prediction
ai-blend v1.0 dailyCalibrated: the model's number corrected by how often calls at that confidence have landed, out of sample (5,276 settled matches in the thinnest band), then normalised. The smaller figure is the raw model output.
Top 5 scorelines
- 1-1 14.6%
- 0-0 10.9%
- 0-1 10.3%
- 1-0 9.0%
- 1-2 8.2%
Goals
| Over 2.5 | 42.1% | Under 2.5 | 57.9% |
| BTTS yes | 49.4% | BTTS no | 50.6% |
| Al Hazem 1+ | 67.3% | Al Hazem 2+ | 30.7% |
| NEOM 1+ | 71.3% | NEOM 2+ | 35.5% |
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.25. Every market above is read off one scoreline distribution.
Footing
Positive factors
- NEOM carry the stronger rating, 1517 Elo against 1482.
- Form is good: 1.80 points a match from the last five.
Risk factors
- No specific risk flags beyond the usual variance of a football match.
Why the model thinks this
The price
NEOM have an estimated 37.3% win probability, against 31.4% for Al Hazem and 31.4% for the draw. Expected goals from the ensemble are 1.12 for Al Hazem and 1.25 for NEOM.
Why Al Hazem
Nothing in the data singles out Al Hazem.
Why the draw is live
The draw sits at 31.4%. A combined 2.37 expected goals is a low-scoring profile, and low totals mean more level finishes. The sides are closely matched on expected goals, 1.12 to 1.25. Draws run at 21% in this competition.
Why NEOM can win
NEOM carry the stronger rating, 1517 Elo against 1482. Form is good: 1.80 points a match from the last five.
Key players
No player-level data for this fixture; the leagues with lineups are the big five.
Availability
No lineup on record for Al Hazem, so availability is unknown. No lineup on record for NEOM, so availability is unknown.
The matchup, as far as the data reaches
Al Hazem: 45% possession, 9.8 shots a match, 12.8 faced, 0.30 xG a match from set pieces. NEOM: 43% possession, 10.2 shots a match, 7.8 faced, 0.30 xG a match from set pieces.
Inputs last refreshed: matches 2026-09-05 22:20 · team_stats 2026-09-05 09:41 · availability 2026-09-05 21:03 · prediction 2026-09-05 18:39 ·
NEOM are the model's most likely outcome at 37.3%. The likeliest scoreline is 1-1 at 14.6%. Confidence 78/100, data quality 65/100. These are probabilities, not certainties: the less likely outcome happens as often as its number says.
Written from the numbers the model saw, not by a language model; nothing here is a statistic the snapshot does not hold. How predictions work.
Was this pick made in advance?
-oos is out of sample: it was fitted only on matches
played before this one, so its pick is a genuine forecast rather than hindsight.
Anything without that suffix was fitted on all available data.What the model said
| Model | Home / Draw / Away | Expected goals | Likeliest score | O2.5 | BTTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dc-xg | 1.00–1.31 | 1-1 15% | 41% | 48% |
A model whose name ends -oos was produced by the walk-forward backtest:
it was fitted only on matches played before this one, so the pick is genuinely out of sample.