Division 1 duel: Close contest expected between Al Akhdoud and Al Shoalah

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Mon 23.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Najran Sport City Center (2800 seats)

Al Akhdoud have harvested 27 of their 47 in total here in the safety of their own home. How will they do against Al Shoalah?

Insights:
  • Al Akhdoud have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Division 1
  • Al Shoalah have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Akhdoud are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Al Shoalah are struggling to avoid relegation.

These teams have little in common geographically as Al Shoalah have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This looks to be an engaging game with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Al Akhdoud form and stats

Al Akhdoud have played 18 Division 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).

The home team returns to Najran Sport City Center after drawing with Al Orubah (placed 10th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Rentero has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. Badass!

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Al Sahel.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Al Akhdoud have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 4.

Al Akhdoud has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Akhdoud have conceded only 17 goals.

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Al Shoalah form and stats

The visitors are W4-D8-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Division 1.

Al Shoalah delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Al Wahda (placed 5th) in their previous fixture. Rentero has found the net for this team three fixtures in a row. The talent!

Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Nahdha with the score of 3-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Al Shoalah in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Al Shoalah, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

The attacking power of Al Shoalah when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 18 league matches away. Shoalah are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Al Shoalah - Al Akhdoud 1-2 was the outcome when these two teams last met, earlier this season.

Al Akhdoud missing players

Al Shoalah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Akhdoud Al Shoalah
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
12 8 4 Won W 1 4 9
11 3 0 Drew D 4 8 17
13 7 2 Lost L 1 6 10
42 23 11 Scored S 4 16 38
42 17 5 Conceded C 4 16 33
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 78% 83%
69% 61% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 61%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 33% 33%
19% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 19%
3% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
61% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 53%
22% 28% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 28% 28%
25% 33% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 36%
 
4.6 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.8 4.7
4.4 4.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 3.6 3.5
2.1 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 3 4 7
 
8.9 9.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 8.3 8.4
4 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.6 3.4
29% 30% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 24% 31%
 
7.6 6.5 3.8 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 6.9 6.5
3.4 2.9 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.9 2.8
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Akhdoud have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Division 1
  • Al Shoalah have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 36 17 11 8 50 36 18 10 5 3 28 15 18 7 6 5 22 21 14 62
2 Al Adalh 36 17 11 8 40 31 18 8 6 4 21 17 18 9 5 4 19 14 9 62
3 Hajer 36 17 9 10 42 29 18 10 6 2 25 8 18 7 3 8 17 21 13 60
4 Al Jabalain 36 17 9 10 46 36 18 9 4 5 22 18 18 8 5 5 24 18 10 60
5 Al Wahda 36 15 14 7 43 28 18 7 6 5 23 17 18 8 8 2 20 11 15 59
6 Ohod 36 14 14 8 49 40 18 7 6 5 22 18 18 7 8 3 27 22 9 56
7 Al Quadisiya 36 14 12 10 40 31 18 9 4 5 22 16 18 5 8 5 18 15 9 54
8 Al Kholood 36 14 10 12 39 35 18 9 8 1 26 11 18 5 2 11 13 24 4 52
9 Najran 36 13 11 12 38 33 18 7 5 6 21 17 18 6 6 6 17 16 5 50
10 Al Orubah 36 12 13 11 40 38 18 6 9 3 18 15 18 6 4 8 22 23 2 49
11 Al Akhdoud 36 12 11 13 42 42 18 8 3 7 23 17 18 4 8 6 19 25 0 47
12 Jeddah 36 12 10 14 34 37 18 7 5 6 17 15 18 5 5 8 17 22 -3 46
13 Al Sahel 36 11 12 13 49 42 18 7 6 5 25 19 18 4 6 8 24 23 7 45
14 Al Shoalah 36 9 17 10 38 33 18 5 9 4 22 17 18 4 8 6 16 16 5 44
15 Al-Ain 36 9 16 11 33 41 18 6 10 2 21 16 18 3 6 9 12 25 -8 43
16 Al Jeel 36 10 13 13 33 48 18 4 5 9 15 30 18 6 8 4 18 18 -15 43
17 Al Draih 36 9 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 4 6 8 14 26 -16 39
18 Al Nahdha 36 8 13 15 35 49 18 5 8 5 21 19 18 3 5 10 14 30 -14 37
19 Al-Kawkab 36 4 14 18 30 50 18 3 3 12 14 25 18 1 11 6 16 25 -20 26
20 Bisha 36 5 10 21 25 51 18 2 7 9 14 24 18 3 3 12 11 27 -26 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 36 17 11 8 50 36 18 10 5 3 28 15 18 7 6 5 22 21 14 62
2 Al Adalh 36 17 11 8 40 31 18 8 6 4 21 17 18 9 5 4 19 14 9 62
3 Hajer 36 17 9 10 42 29 18 10 6 2 25 8 18 7 3 8 17 21 13 60
4 Al Jabalain 36 17 9 10 46 36 18 9 4 5 22 18 18 8 5 5 24 18 10 60
5 Al Wahda 36 15 14 7 43 28 18 7 6 5 23 17 18 8 8 2 20 11 15 59
6 Ohod 36 14 14 8 49 40 18 7 6 5 22 18 18 7 8 3 27 22 9 56
7 Al Quadisiya 36 14 12 10 40 31 18 9 4 5 22 16 18 5 8 5 18 15 9 54
8 Al Kholood 36 14 10 12 39 35 18 9 8 1 26 11 18 5 2 11 13 24 4 52
9 Najran 36 13 11 12 38 33 18 7 5 6 21 17 18 6 6 6 17 16 5 50
10 Al Orubah 36 12 13 11 40 38 18 6 9 3 18 15 18 6 4 8 22 23 2 49
11 Al Akhdoud 36 12 11 13 42 42 18 8 3 7 23 17 18 4 8 6 19 25 0 47
12 Jeddah 36 12 10 14 34 37 18 7 5 6 17 15 18 5 5 8 17 22 -3 46
13 Al Sahel 36 11 12 13 49 42 18 7 6 5 25 19 18 4 6 8 24 23 7 45
14 Al Shoalah 36 9 17 10 38 33 18 5 9 4 22 17 18 4 8 6 16 16 5 44
15 Al-Ain 36 9 16 11 33 41 18 6 10 2 21 16 18 3 6 9 12 25 -8 43
16 Al Jeel 36 10 13 13 33 48 18 4 5 9 15 30 18 6 8 4 18 18 -15 43
17 Al Draih 36 9 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 4 6 8 14 26 -16 39
18 Al Nahdha 36 8 13 15 35 49 18 5 8 5 21 19 18 3 5 10 14 30 -14 37
19 Al-Kawkab 36 4 14 18 30 50 18 3 3 12 14 25 18 1 11 6 16 25 -20 26
20 Bisha 36 5 10 21 25 51 18 2 7 9 14 24 18 3 3 12 11 27 -26 25

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