Al Arabi are flying at 5th, while Al Riyadh are loitering 0 points behind in the league table. Can they trim the gap?
- Al Arabi have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Division 1
- Al Riyadh haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arabi and Al Riyadh.
Al Arabi form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Al Arabi have to build on here at Department of Education Stadium in the Division 1.
The Al Arabi crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Al Riyadh here at Department of Education Stadium. Up until that defeat this team had gone six consecutive league fixtures without a loss.
Before that, Arabi played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Ohod.The Al Arabi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches.
Al Riyadh form and stats
As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Al Riyadh have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Al Riyadh, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Al Arabi (placed 5th) last time out.
Before that, Al Riyadh travelled to Al Quadisiya and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Riyadh are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Al Arabi - Al Riyadh 1-2. Previous three meetings with these contenders: Al Arabi won one, Al Riyadh triumphed in one and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.
Al Arabi missing players
Al Riyadh missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Riyadh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 86% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 57% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 4.4 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 10.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
- Al Arabi have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Division 1
- Al Arabi have the most points from losing position (5) in Division 1
- Al Arabi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Al Arabi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Al Riyadh haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Al Hazm | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Al Faisaly | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Jabalain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Al Qaisoma | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Al Riyadh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Sahel | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Jeddah | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Al Shoalah | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Al Kholood | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Ohod | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Hajer | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Al Orubah | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Al Quadisiya | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 17 | Najran | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Al-Ain | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
