Al Khaleej vs Al-Kawkab Preview & Prediction 15 Sep 2020

An important duel in the bottom section of the Division 1, with both Al Khaleej and Al-Kawkab experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 14th place.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

3 - 1 - 1 with 12-8. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Al-Kawkab when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Al-Kawkab play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

It's quite the trip for Al-Kawkab when visiting Khaleej as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

Khaleej can neither be promoted or relegated from Division 1. For Al-Kawkab most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Al Khaleej form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Division 1 this season. Al Khaleej have only managed 3 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Al Safwa Stadium.

The spoils were shared in Khaleej's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Bukayriyah (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. 2-2 away at Al Taqdom before that.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Khaleej here at Al Safwa Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 18 games). Khaleej's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al-Kawkab form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (31) in Division 1, are W6-D4-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Division 1. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Al-Kawkab, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Najran at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Al-Kawkab have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al-Kawkab - Al Khaleej 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Al Khaleej victories, two draws and one Al-Kawkab win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Al Khaleej missing players

Al-Kawkab missing players

Total First Half Second Half

Al Khaleej				Al-Kawkab
Total	Home	vs low	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
36	18	5	Played	P	5	18	36
9	3	0	Won	W	1	6	10
14	7	2	Drew	D	2	4	12
13	8	3	Lost	L	2	8	14
41	15	4	Scored	S	4	14	31
46	23	8	Conceded	C	6	21	41
86%	72%	80%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	94%	89%
72%	61%	60%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	100%	67%	61%
42%	44%	60%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	22%	25%
28%	28%	40%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	6%	11%
11%	6%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	6%	6%
58%	50%	60%	BTTS	BTTS	40%	33%	39%
28%	33%	20%	Clean Sheets	C S	20%	33%	33%
28%	44%	40%	Failed to Score	F T	40%	39%	39%

3.1	3.1	2.8	Corners for (avg)	C F	5.3	5.5	4.4
3.5	4.8	3	Corners against (avg)	C A	3	3.7	3.1
2	2.3	1	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	2	1.9	1.5
2	2	1	Red cards	R C	0	0	0

187	111	19	Total Shots	T S	33	101	194
98	50	9	Shots on Target	S O	11	37	75
32%	22%	22%	Goal Efficiency	G E	27%	22%	31%

Al Khaleej			First Half	Al-Kawkab
Total	Home	vs low	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
35	18	5	Played	P	5	18	35
10	6	2	Won	W	1	4	6
16	7	1	Drew	D	2	10	22
9	5	2	Lost	L	2	4	7
17	9	3	Scored	S	2	7	11
16	9	3	Conceded	C	3	7	13
57%	61%	80%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	80%	56%	49%
20%	22%	20%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	20%	17%	17%
14%	17%	20%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	6%	3%
3%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	0%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
11%	11%	20%	BTTS	BTTS	20%	17%	14%
66%	61%	40%	Clean Sheets	C S	40%	61%	66%
66%	67%	60%	Failed to Score	F T	60%	67%	71%

Al Khaleej			Second Half	Al-Kawkab
Total	Home	vs low	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
35	18	5	Played	P	5	18	35
7	2	0	Won	W	1	4	8
15	9	2	Drew	D	1	5	14
13	7	3	Lost	L	3	9	13
22	6	1	Scored	S	2	7	19
30	14	5	Conceded	C	3	14	27
77%	61%	60%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	80%	78%	71%
49%	39%	40%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	20%	28%	31%
14%	11%	20%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	6%	11%
6%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	6%	11%
3%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	3%
34%	22%	20%	BTTS	BTTS	0%	6%	14%
40%	50%	40%	Clean Sheets	C S	40%	44%	51%
49%	67%	80%	Failed to Score	F T	80%	72%	63%

Key stats in Division 1 this season:

Al Khaleej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Al-Kawkab has the fewest scored goals (31) in Division 1
Al-Kawkab have won significantly more corners away than 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 Batin	36	21	9	6	50	27	18	13	5	0	30	9	18	8	4	6	20	18	23	72
2	Al-Ain	36	19	14	3	54	25	18	13	3	2	32	9	18	6	11	1	22	16	29	71
3	Al Quadisiya	36	19	12	5	65	37	18	10	6	2	38	18	18	9	6	3	27	19	28	69
4	Al Bukayriyah	36	16	12	8	61	39	18	11	2	5	38	20	18	5	10	3	23	19	22	60
5	Ohod	36	15	12	9	51	37	18	5	8	5	19	16	18	10	4	4	32	21	14	57
6	Al Nahdha	36	15	11	10	54	47	18	10	5	3	38	23	18	5	6	7	16	24	7	56
7	Al Jabalain	36	13	12	11	52	39	18	7	6	5	26	20	18	6	6	6	26	19	13	51
8	Jeddah	36	14	9	13	46	44	18	9	3	6	24	19	18	5	6	7	22	25	2	51
9	Al-Thuqbah	36	13	11	12	57	42	18	7	5	6	33	20	18	6	6	6	24	22	15	50
10	Al Ta'ee	36	12	11	13	39	36	18	6	8	4	25	17	18	6	3	9	14	19	3	47
11	Al Shoalah	36	11	13	12	42	40	18	6	7	5	24	19	18	5	6	7	18	21	2	46
12	Najran	36	11	11	14	45	49	18	4	5	9	21	26	18	7	6	5	24	23	-4	44
13	Al Jeel	36	11	10	15	35	46	18	6	6	6	18	19	18	5	4	9	17	27	-11	43
14	Al-Kawkab	36	10	12	14	31	41	18	4	8	6	17	20	18	6	4	8	14	21	-10	42
15	Al Khaleej	36	9	14	13	41	46	18	3	7	8	15	23	18	6	7	5	26	23	-5	41
16	Al Taqdom	36	10	7	19	41	64	18	5	5	8	22	30	18	5	2	11	19	34	-23	37
17	Al Mojzel	36	10	6	20	32	60	18	5	1	12	16	30	18	5	5	8	16	30	-28	36
18	Al Najoom	36	8	11	17	37	60	18	4	6	8	14	24	18	4	5	9	23	36	-23	35
19	Al Ansar	36	9	8	19	32	58	18	4	5	9	15	20	18	5	3	10	17	38	-26	35
20	Hottain	36	8	7	21	44	72	18	4	5	9	29	33	18	4	2	12	15	39	-28	31

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	36	21	9	6	50	27	18	13	5	0	30	9	18	8	4	6	20	18	23	72
2	Al-Ain	36	19	14	3	54	25	18	13	3	2	32	9	18	6	11	1	22	16	29	71
3	Al Quadisiya	36	19	12	5	65	37	18	10	6	2	38	18	18	9	6	3	27	19	28	69
4	Al Bukayriyah	36	16	12	8	61	39	18	11	2	5	38	20	18	5	10	3	23	19	22	60
5	Ohod	36	15	12	9	51	37	18	5	8	5	19	16	18	10	4	4	32	21	14	57
6	Al Nahdha	36	15	11	10	54	47	18	10	5	3	38	23	18	5	6	7	16	24	7	56
7	Al Jabalain	36	13	12	11	52	39	18	7	6	5	26	20	18	6	6	6	26	19	13	51
8	Jeddah	36	14	9	13	46	44	18	9	3	6	24	19	18	5	6	7	22	25	2	51
9	Al-Thuqbah	36	13	11	12	57	42	18	7	5	6	33	20	18	6	6	6	24	22	15	50
10	Al Ta'ee	36	12	11	13	39	36	18	6	8	4	25	17	18	6	3	9	14	19	3	47
11	Al Shoalah	36	11	13	12	42	40	18	6	7	5	24	19	18	5	6	7	18	21	2	46
12	Najran	36	11	11	14	45	49	18	4	5	9	21	26	18	7	6	5	24	23	-4	44
13	Al Jeel	36	11	10	15	35	46	18	6	6	6	18	19	18	5	4	9	17	27	-11	43
14	Al-Kawkab	36	10	12	14	31	41	18	4	8	6	17	20	18	6	4	8	14	21	-10	42
15	Al Khaleej	36	9	14	13	41	46	18	3	7	8	15	23	18	6	7	5	26	23	-5	41
16	Al Taqdom	36	10	7	19	41	64	18	5	5	8	22	30	18	5	2	11	19	34	-23	37
17	Al Mojzel	36	10	6	20	32	60	18	5	1	12	16	30	18	5	5	8	16	30	-28	36
18	Al Najoom	36	8	11	17	37	60	18	4	6	8	14	24	18	4	5	9	23	36	-23	35
19	Al Ansar	36	9	8	19	32	58	18	4	5	9	15	20	18	5	3	10	17	38	-26	35
20	Hottain	36	8	7	21	44	72	18	4	5	9	29	33	18	4	2	12	15	39	-28	31

Al Khaleej vs Al-Kawkab: Match guide and preview

An important duel in the bottom section of the Division 1, with both Al Khaleej and Al-Kawkab experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 14th place.

Al Khaleej form and stats

Al-Kawkab form and stats

Head 2 Head

Verdict

Al Khaleej missing players

Al-Kawkab missing players

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Al Khaleej vs Al-Kawkab: Match guide and preview

An important duel in the bottom section of the Division 1, with both Al Khaleej and Al-Kawkab experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 14th place.

Al Khaleej form and stats

Al-Kawkab form and stats

Head 2 Head

Verdict

Al Khaleej missing players

Al-Kawkab missing players

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