Al Batin fights Al Ansar in Division 1 battle

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 26.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Batin FC Stadium (6000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Batin fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Al Ansar's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.

The hosts Batin saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Division 1. Thankfully the previous game, versus Hottain, was also a home game here at Al-Batin FC Stadium. The away team is better rested.

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Al Ansar's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Al Ansar have performed like this: Played three matches resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats with the goal stats 3-0 (scored/conceded).

It's quite the trip for Al Ansar when visiting Batin as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Al Batin form and stats

Al Batin, who have the most points (38) at home in Division 1, have performed here at Al-Batin FC Stadium this season with 11 wins from 16 Division 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. The Al Batin fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Al-Batin FC Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Al Batin has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 260 minutes.

A decent goal production from Batin in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. Al Batin have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 8 goals.

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Al Ansar form and stats

5-2-9 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Ansar, who have the most conceded goals (35) away in Division 1, in their Division 1 matches away.

Ansar are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 16 games (in the league). For Ansar, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Ansar - Batin 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Al Batin one win, two draws and Al Ansar two victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Al Batin missing players

Al Ansar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Batin Al Ansar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
18 11 4 Won W 2 5 9
9 5 1 Drew D 0 2 6
5 0 0 Lost L 3 9 17
43 26 9 Scored S 5 16 28
22 8 2 Conceded C 13 35 51
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
62% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 72%
31% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 69% 41%
19% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 38% 19%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 12%
44% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 34%
44% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 19%
25% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 50%
 
3.2 2.8 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.2 3.2
3.1 3.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5 4.8
1.1 0.9 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
127 29 11 Total Shots T S 25 78 182
73 25 9 Shots on Target S O 13 37 81
44% 72% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 26%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Ansar has the most conceded goals (35) away
  • Al Ansar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Al Ansar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Batin has the fewest conceded goals (22)
  • Al Batin has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
  • Al Batin has the most points (38) at home
  • Al Batin have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Batin have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Al Batin is in the best form (4-1-1)

  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 Batin 32 18 9 5 43 22 16 11 5 0 26 8 16 7 4 5 17 14 21 63
2 Al-Ain 32 16 13 3 47 23 16 11 3 2 28 8 16 5 10 1 19 15 24 61
3 Al Quadisiya 32 15 12 5 52 31 16 8 6 2 32 15 16 7 6 3 20 16 21 57
4 Al Bukayriyah 32 15 10 7 56 34 15 10 1 4 33 15 17 5 9 3 23 19 22 55
5 Ohod 32 15 10 7 50 33 16 5 7 4 19 15 16 10 3 3 31 18 17 55
6 Al Nahdha 32 14 9 9 47 38 16 9 4 3 34 21 16 5 5 6 13 17 9 51
7 Al-Thuqbah 32 12 11 9 50 35 16 6 5 5 28 17 16 6 6 4 22 18 15 47
8 Jeddah 32 13 8 11 40 38 17 9 3 5 23 17 15 4 5 6 17 21 2 47
9 Al Jabalain 32 11 12 9 45 33 16 6 6 4 23 17 16 5 6 5 22 16 12 45
10 Al Shoalah 32 11 12 9 38 31 17 6 7 4 24 17 15 5 5 5 14 14 7 45
11 Al Ta'ee 32 12 8 12 36 32 16 6 6 4 23 15 16 6 2 8 13 17 4 44
12 Najran 32 11 10 11 40 40 16 4 5 7 18 21 16 7 5 4 22 19 0 43
13 Al Jeel 32 9 10 13 31 41 16 4 6 6 15 18 16 5 4 7 16 23 -10 37
14 Al-Kawkab 32 8 11 13 27 38 16 4 7 5 16 18 16 4 4 8 11 20 -11 35
15 Al Khaleej 32 7 12 13 35 44 16 2 6 8 13 23 16 5 6 5 22 21 -9 33
16 Al Ansar 32 9 6 17 28 51 16 4 4 8 12 16 16 5 2 9 16 35 -23 33
17 Hottain 32 8 5 19 36 59 15 4 3 8 23 25 17 4 2 11 13 34 -23 29
18 Al Najoom 32 6 11 15 29 53 16 4 6 6 13 19 16 2 5 9 16 34 -24 29
19 Al Mojzel 32 8 5 19 29 55 16 4 1 11 14 25 16 4 4 8 15 30 -26 29
20 Al Taqdom 32 7 6 19 29 57 16 4 4 8 15 26 16 3 2 11 14 31 -28 27

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 Batin 32 18 9 5 43 22 16 11 5 0 26 8 16 7 4 5 17 14 21 63
2 Al-Ain 32 16 13 3 47 23 16 11 3 2 28 8 16 5 10 1 19 15 24 61
3 Al Quadisiya 32 15 12 5 52 31 16 8 6 2 32 15 16 7 6 3 20 16 21 57
4 Al Bukayriyah 32 15 10 7 56 34 15 10 1 4 33 15 17 5 9 3 23 19 22 55
5 Ohod 32 15 10 7 50 33 16 5 7 4 19 15 16 10 3 3 31 18 17 55
6 Al Nahdha 32 14 9 9 47 38 16 9 4 3 34 21 16 5 5 6 13 17 9 51
7 Al-Thuqbah 32 12 11 9 50 35 16 6 5 5 28 17 16 6 6 4 22 18 15 47
8 Jeddah 32 13 8 11 40 38 17 9 3 5 23 17 15 4 5 6 17 21 2 47
9 Al Jabalain 32 11 12 9 45 33 16 6 6 4 23 17 16 5 6 5 22 16 12 45
10 Al Shoalah 32 11 12 9 38 31 17 6 7 4 24 17 15 5 5 5 14 14 7 45
11 Al Ta'ee 32 12 8 12 36 32 16 6 6 4 23 15 16 6 2 8 13 17 4 44
12 Najran 32 11 10 11 40 40 16 4 5 7 18 21 16 7 5 4 22 19 0 43
13 Al Jeel 32 9 10 13 31 41 16 4 6 6 15 18 16 5 4 7 16 23 -10 37
14 Al-Kawkab 32 8 11 13 27 38 16 4 7 5 16 18 16 4 4 8 11 20 -11 35
15 Al Khaleej 32 7 12 13 35 44 16 2 6 8 13 23 16 5 6 5 22 21 -9 33
16 Al Ansar 32 9 6 17 28 51 16 4 4 8 12 16 16 5 2 9 16 35 -23 33
17 Hottain 32 8 5 19 36 59 15 4 3 8 23 25 17 4 2 11 13 34 -23 29
18 Al Najoom 32 6 11 15 29 53 16 4 6 6 13 19 16 2 5 9 16 34 -24 29
19 Al Mojzel 32 8 5 19 29 55 16 4 1 11 14 25 16 4 4 8 15 30 -26 29
20 Al Taqdom 32 7 6 19 29 57 16 4 4 8 15 26 16 3 2 11 14 31 -28 27

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