Division 1 match preview: Al-Ain vs Al Kholood

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 04.May
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: King Saud Sport City Stadium (7000 seats)

Al-Ain are looking to brush off the league table ahead of this fixture versus Al Kholood. Here's everything you need to know before the game!

Insights:
  • Al-Ain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Kholood have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Al-Ain form and stats

6-9-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Al-Ain so far this season. Al-Ain has recorded two wins in a row here at King Saud Sport City Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Al-Ain are confident in defense, having played 267 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Al-Ain shared the glory with Ohod in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Nahdha in a game that was won 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Al-Ain perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al-Ain as a small favourite), we find five games. Al-Ain has won zero of these, drawn one and lost four.

Al-Ain are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. Al-Ain have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Al Kholood form and stats

There's been little loot from Al Kholood's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 16 away games in the Division 1. Al Kholood only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws.

Al Kholood had fun at their own home (King Saud Sport City Stadium) last time out, beating Al Sahel 3-2.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Al Jabalain.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Al Kholood have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Al-Ain and Al Kholood have met already this season: Al Kholood - Al-Ain 2-0.

Al-Ain missing players

Al Kholood missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al-Ain Al Kholood
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
8 6 2 Won W 1 4 13
15 9 3 Drew D 1 2 9
10 1 0 Lost L 2 10 11
29 20 8 Scored S 5 12 38
37 14 4 Conceded C 6 23 34
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
64% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 64%
30% 31% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 31% 30%
15% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 24%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
48% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 38% 45%
30% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 33%
33% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 27%
 
3.8 3.6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.6 3.5
3.3 3 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.6 4.8
2 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
8.7 10.5 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 8.6 7.8
2.8 2.5 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 3.3
33% 50% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 24% 35%
 
7.9 6.8 6.6 Shots against (avg) S A 6 7.9 7.5
3.2 2.5 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.3 3.2
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Kholood have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Kholood haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Al-Ain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Khaleej 33 17 9 7 49 33 17 10 4 3 27 14 16 7 5 4 22 19 16 60
2 Al Wahda 33 15 12 6 40 24 17 7 5 5 23 17 16 8 7 1 17 7 16 57
3 Al Adalh 33 16 9 8 38 30 16 7 5 4 19 16 17 9 4 4 19 14 8 57
4 Al Jabalain 33 15 8 10 41 35 17 8 4 5 20 18 16 7 4 5 21 17 6 53
5 Hajer 33 14 9 10 36 28 16 8 6 2 21 8 17 6 3 8 15 20 8 51
6 Ohod 33 13 12 8 45 39 16 6 5 5 19 18 17 7 7 3 26 21 6 51
7 Al Quadisiya 33 13 11 9 38 28 17 8 4 5 21 16 16 5 7 4 17 12 10 50
8 Al Kholood 33 13 9 11 38 34 17 9 7 1 26 11 16 4 2 10 12 23 4 48
9 Al Orubah 33 12 11 10 37 34 16 6 7 3 15 12 17 6 4 7 22 22 3 47
10 Najran 33 12 10 11 33 29 16 6 4 6 16 15 17 6 6 5 17 14 4 46
11 Al Akhdoud 33 11 9 13 37 38 17 7 3 7 21 16 16 4 6 6 16 22 -1 42
12 Al Jeel 33 9 13 11 28 42 17 4 5 8 13 27 16 5 8 3 15 15 -14 40
13 Al Sahel 33 9 12 12 42 38 16 5 6 5 19 17 17 4 6 7 23 21 4 39
14 Al Shoalah 33 8 15 10 32 29 16 5 7 4 19 14 17 3 8 6 13 15 3 39
15 Jeddah 33 10 9 14 30 35 16 5 5 6 14 14 17 5 4 8 16 21 -5 39
16 Al-Ain 33 8 15 10 29 37 16 6 9 1 20 14 17 2 6 9 9 23 -8 39
17 Al Draih 33 9 10 14 34 49 16 5 5 6 20 23 17 4 5 8 14 26 -15 37
18 Al Nahdha 33 8 12 13 32 41 17 5 8 4 20 16 16 3 4 9 12 25 -9 36
19 Al-Kawkab 33 4 13 16 29 44 17 3 3 11 14 23 16 1 10 5 15 21 -15 25
20 Bisha 33 5 10 18 23 44 17 2 7 8 13 22 16 3 3 10 10 22 -21 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Khaleej 33 17 9 7 49 33 17 10 4 3 27 14 16 7 5 4 22 19 16 60
2 Al Wahda 33 15 12 6 40 24 17 7 5 5 23 17 16 8 7 1 17 7 16 57
3 Al Adalh 33 16 9 8 38 30 16 7 5 4 19 16 17 9 4 4 19 14 8 57
4 Al Jabalain 33 15 8 10 41 35 17 8 4 5 20 18 16 7 4 5 21 17 6 53
5 Hajer 33 14 9 10 36 28 16 8 6 2 21 8 17 6 3 8 15 20 8 51
6 Ohod 33 13 12 8 45 39 16 6 5 5 19 18 17 7 7 3 26 21 6 51
7 Al Quadisiya 33 13 11 9 38 28 17 8 4 5 21 16 16 5 7 4 17 12 10 50
8 Al Kholood 33 13 9 11 38 34 17 9 7 1 26 11 16 4 2 10 12 23 4 48
9 Al Orubah 33 12 11 10 37 34 16 6 7 3 15 12 17 6 4 7 22 22 3 47
10 Najran 33 12 10 11 33 29 16 6 4 6 16 15 17 6 6 5 17 14 4 46
11 Al Akhdoud 33 11 9 13 37 38 17 7 3 7 21 16 16 4 6 6 16 22 -1 42
12 Al Jeel 33 9 13 11 28 42 17 4 5 8 13 27 16 5 8 3 15 15 -14 40
13 Al Sahel 33 9 12 12 42 38 16 5 6 5 19 17 17 4 6 7 23 21 4 39
14 Al Shoalah 33 8 15 10 32 29 16 5 7 4 19 14 17 3 8 6 13 15 3 39
15 Jeddah 33 10 9 14 30 35 16 5 5 6 14 14 17 5 4 8 16 21 -5 39
16 Al-Ain 33 8 15 10 29 37 16 6 9 1 20 14 17 2 6 9 9 23 -8 39
17 Al Draih 33 9 10 14 34 49 16 5 5 6 20 23 17 4 5 8 14 26 -15 37
18 Al Nahdha 33 8 12 13 32 41 17 5 8 4 20 16 16 3 4 9 12 25 -9 36
19 Al-Kawkab 33 4 13 16 29 44 17 3 3 11 14 23 16 1 10 5 15 21 -15 25
20 Bisha 33 5 10 18 23 44 17 2 7 8 13 22 16 3 3 10 10 22 -21 25

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