Betting preview: Al Arabi vs Al-Ain should be interesting

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 17.May
Match begins: 16:25 (UTC)
Venue: Department of Education Stadium

Al Arabi warm up for Al-Ain with expectations of landing all three points. Can they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Al Arabi have the most points from losing position (17) in Division 1
  • Al-Ain have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Al Arabi form and stats

The story so far in the Division 1 for Al Arabi at their home stadium (Department of Education Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

A nice win for Al Arabi last time playing, versus Al-Ain. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Al Ahli Jeddah.

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 Arabi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 0.

Early season league goal statistics from Al Arabi's 15 home games: {15 goals}, 15 conceded.

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Al-Ain form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Al-Ain playing as the away team in the Division 1 this season.

There might be some fixture complaints from Al-Ain as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Al Arabi.

A loss against Al Hazm was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al-Ain playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 1 Al-Ain win, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

The attacking power of Al-Ain when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Al-Ain have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Al-Ain - Al Arabi 2-0 was the output when these two sides formerly played each other, some time ago this season.

Al Arabi missing players

Al-Ain missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Arabi Al-Ain
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
13 6 3 Won W 0 5 10
10 6 2 Drew D 0 3 6
9 4 0 Lost L 4 8 16
40 17 6 Scored S 1 14 31
39 16 2 Conceded C 9 21 41
91% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
81% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 62%
47% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 53%
19% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 16%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
53% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 47%
25% 38% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
31% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 75% 38% 41%
 
4.3 4.9 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.4 2.6
3.7 3.1 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.5 4.1
1.5 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.4 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 3 4 7
 
9.7 9.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 5 7.2
3.8 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 2.8
33% 30% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 40% 34%
 
8.4 7.6 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 10.1 9.3
3.4 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Arabi have the most points from losing position (17) in Division 1
  • Al-Ain have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Akhdoud 32 20 5 7 58 31 16 11 3 2 27 14 16 9 2 5 31 17 27 65
2 Al Ahli Jeddah 31 19 8 4 46 24 16 10 3 3 25 15 15 9 5 1 21 9 22 65
3 Al Riyadh 32 19 5 8 50 33 16 7 4 5 22 21 16 12 1 3 28 12 17 62
4 Al Hazm 31 18 7 6 51 27 15 11 3 1 28 10 16 7 4 5 23 17 24 61
5 Al Faisaly 32 15 10 7 41 30 16 7 4 5 23 19 16 8 6 2 18 11 11 55
6 Al Arabi 31 12 10 9 38 38 15 5 6 4 15 15 16 7 4 5 23 23 0 46
7 Al Kholood 32 12 7 13 32 28 16 7 2 7 14 14 16 5 5 6 18 14 4 43
8 Al Jabalain 32 9 13 10 41 40 16 7 3 6 23 21 16 2 10 4 18 19 1 40
9 Hajer 32 10 10 12 35 39 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 4 4 8 17 24 -4 40
10 Ohod 32 9 12 11 27 37 16 6 8 2 17 15 16 3 4 9 10 22 -10 39
11 Al Orubah 32 10 7 15 33 38 16 5 5 6 11 13 16 5 2 9 22 25 -5 37
12 Al Quadisiya 32 9 10 13 26 31 16 4 8 4 15 14 16 5 2 9 11 17 -5 37
13 Al-Ain 31 10 6 15 30 39 16 5 3 8 17 20 15 5 3 7 13 19 -9 36
14 Al Qaisoma 32 7 15 10 33 43 16 4 8 4 18 21 16 3 7 6 15 22 -10 36
15 Jeddah 32 9 7 16 31 39 16 7 5 4 21 18 16 2 2 12 10 21 -8 34
16 Najran 32 8 9 15 33 50 16 5 4 7 14 24 16 3 5 8 19 26 -17 33
17 Al Sahel 31 6 11 14 31 44 16 2 4 10 15 28 15 4 7 4 16 16 -13 29
18 Al Shoalah 31 3 8 20 19 44 15 2 1 12 10 25 16 1 7 8 9 19 -25 17

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 Akhdoud 32 20 5 7 58 31 16 11 3 2 27 14 16 9 2 5 31 17 27 65
2 Al Ahli Jeddah 31 19 8 4 46 24 16 10 3 3 25 15 15 9 5 1 21 9 22 65
3 Al Riyadh 32 19 5 8 50 33 16 7 4 5 22 21 16 12 1 3 28 12 17 62
4 Al Hazm 31 18 7 6 51 27 15 11 3 1 28 10 16 7 4 5 23 17 24 61
5 Al Faisaly 32 15 10 7 41 30 16 7 4 5 23 19 16 8 6 2 18 11 11 55
6 Al Arabi 31 12 10 9 38 38 15 5 6 4 15 15 16 7 4 5 23 23 0 46
7 Al Kholood 32 12 7 13 32 28 16 7 2 7 14 14 16 5 5 6 18 14 4 43
8 Al Jabalain 32 9 13 10 41 40 16 7 3 6 23 21 16 2 10 4 18 19 1 40
9 Hajer 32 10 10 12 35 39 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 4 4 8 17 24 -4 40
10 Ohod 32 9 12 11 27 37 16 6 8 2 17 15 16 3 4 9 10 22 -10 39
11 Al Orubah 32 10 7 15 33 38 16 5 5 6 11 13 16 5 2 9 22 25 -5 37
12 Al Quadisiya 32 9 10 13 26 31 16 4 8 4 15 14 16 5 2 9 11 17 -5 37
13 Al-Ain 31 10 6 15 30 39 16 5 3 8 17 20 15 5 3 7 13 19 -9 36
14 Al Qaisoma 32 7 15 10 33 43 16 4 8 4 18 21 16 3 7 6 15 22 -10 36
15 Jeddah 32 9 7 16 31 39 16 7 5 4 21 18 16 2 2 12 10 21 -8 34
16 Najran 32 8 9 15 33 50 16 5 4 7 14 24 16 3 5 8 19 26 -17 33
17 Al Sahel 31 6 11 14 31 44 16 2 4 10 15 28 15 4 7 4 16 16 -13 29
18 Al Shoalah 31 3 8 20 19 44 15 2 1 12 10 25 16 1 7 8 9 19 -25 17

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