Open game expected at Ar-Rass Stadium: Al Kholood vs Al Draih preview

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Tue 10.May
Match begins: 16:20 (UTC)
Venue: Ar-Rass Stadium (3000 seats)

A total of 34 league matches have been played and Al Kholood are 13 points in front of Al Draih. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Al Kholood have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Al Draih have the most conceded goals (50) in Division 1

Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic match!

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Al Kholood form and stats

34 points is a decent return from 17 Division 1 games here at Ar-Rass Stadium for Al Kholood. The data says 9 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. The Al Kholood fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Ar-Rass Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Al Kholood has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.

A strong away win for Al Kholood against Al-Ain the last match.

Before that game, the 3-2 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 Kholood have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost zero.

A decent goal production from Al Kholood in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. Kholood have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Draih form and stats

Al Draih have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 4-5-8 (17 played). Sharing is caring, but Al Draih are perhaps overdoing it with their four draws in a row.

There were no winners in Al Draih's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Ohod (placed 6th).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Al Nahdha.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Draih playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Al Draih wins, two draws and three defeats.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al Draih have conceded 26 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Al Draih - Al Kholood 1-3 was the story when these two contenders previously played each other, some time ago this season.

Al Kholood missing players

Al Draih missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Kholood Al Draih
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 17 34
14 9 4 Won W 2 4 9
9 7 1 Drew D 2 5 11
11 1 0 Lost L 2 8 14
39 26 7 Scored S 5 14 35
34 11 0 Conceded C 9 26 50
94% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 91%
62% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 79%
29% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 44%
24% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 24% 24%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 9%
44% 53% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 59%
35% 47% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 24% 18%
26% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 47% 32%
 
3.5 3.4 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.9 5
4.8 5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.9 4.3
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.2
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
7.6 6.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.1 8.7
3.3 3.5 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.8
35% 44% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 19% 26%
 
7.5 7.1 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12 9.1 8.2
3.2 3.2 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.1 3.1
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Draih have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Draih have the most conceded goals (50) in Division 1
  • Al Draih have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Division 1
  • Al Kholood have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 34 17 9 8 49 35 17 10 4 3 27 14 17 7 5 5 22 21 14 60
2 Al Adalh 34 17 9 8 40 31 17 8 5 4 21 17 17 9 4 4 19 14 9 60
3 Al Wahda 34 15 12 7 41 26 17 7 5 5 23 17 17 8 7 2 18 9 15 57
4 Al Jabalain 34 16 8 10 43 35 17 8 4 5 20 18 17 8 4 5 23 17 8 56
5 Hajer 34 15 9 10 38 28 17 9 6 2 23 8 17 6 3 8 15 20 10 54
6 Ohod 34 13 13 8 46 40 16 6 5 5 19 18 18 7 8 3 27 22 6 52
7 Al Quadisiya 34 13 12 9 39 29 17 8 4 5 21 16 17 5 8 4 18 13 10 51
8 Al Kholood 34 14 9 11 39 34 17 9 7 1 26 11 17 5 2 10 13 23 5 51
9 Al Orubah 34 12 12 10 39 36 17 6 8 3 17 14 17 6 4 7 22 22 3 48
10 Najran 34 12 11 11 35 31 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 6 6 5 17 14 4 47
11 Al Shoalah 35 9 16 10 36 31 17 5 8 4 20 15 18 4 8 6 16 16 5 43
12 Al Akhdoud 34 11 10 13 39 40 17 7 3 7 21 16 17 4 7 6 18 24 -1 43
13 Al Sahel 34 10 12 12 44 39 17 6 6 5 21 18 17 4 6 7 23 21 5 42
14 Jeddah 34 11 9 14 32 36 17 6 5 6 16 15 17 5 4 8 16 21 -4 42
15 Al-Ain 35 9 15 11 32 40 17 6 9 2 20 15 18 3 6 9 12 25 -8 42
16 Al Jeel 35 9 13 13 31 47 18 4 5 9 15 30 17 5 8 4 16 17 -16 40
17 Al Draih 34 9 11 14 35 50 17 5 6 6 21 24 17 4 5 8 14 26 -15 38
18 Al Nahdha 35 8 13 14 35 46 18 5 8 5 21 19 17 3 5 9 14 27 -11 37
19 Al-Kawkab 34 4 13 17 29 46 18 3 3 12 14 25 16 1 10 5 15 21 -17 25
20 Bisha 34 5 10 19 24 46 17 2 7 8 13 22 17 3 3 11 11 24 -22 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 34 17 9 8 49 35 17 10 4 3 27 14 17 7 5 5 22 21 14 60
2 Al Adalh 34 17 9 8 40 31 17 8 5 4 21 17 17 9 4 4 19 14 9 60
3 Al Wahda 34 15 12 7 41 26 17 7 5 5 23 17 17 8 7 2 18 9 15 57
4 Al Jabalain 34 16 8 10 43 35 17 8 4 5 20 18 17 8 4 5 23 17 8 56
5 Hajer 34 15 9 10 38 28 17 9 6 2 23 8 17 6 3 8 15 20 10 54
6 Ohod 34 13 13 8 46 40 16 6 5 5 19 18 18 7 8 3 27 22 6 52
7 Al Quadisiya 34 13 12 9 39 29 17 8 4 5 21 16 17 5 8 4 18 13 10 51
8 Al Kholood 34 14 9 11 39 34 17 9 7 1 26 11 17 5 2 10 13 23 5 51
9 Al Orubah 34 12 12 10 39 36 17 6 8 3 17 14 17 6 4 7 22 22 3 48
10 Najran 34 12 11 11 35 31 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 6 6 5 17 14 4 47
11 Al Shoalah 35 9 16 10 36 31 17 5 8 4 20 15 18 4 8 6 16 16 5 43
12 Al Akhdoud 34 11 10 13 39 40 17 7 3 7 21 16 17 4 7 6 18 24 -1 43
13 Al Sahel 34 10 12 12 44 39 17 6 6 5 21 18 17 4 6 7 23 21 5 42
14 Jeddah 34 11 9 14 32 36 17 6 5 6 16 15 17 5 4 8 16 21 -4 42
15 Al-Ain 35 9 15 11 32 40 17 6 9 2 20 15 18 3 6 9 12 25 -8 42
16 Al Jeel 35 9 13 13 31 47 18 4 5 9 15 30 17 5 8 4 16 17 -16 40
17 Al Draih 34 9 11 14 35 50 17 5 6 6 21 24 17 4 5 8 14 26 -15 38
18 Al Nahdha 35 8 13 14 35 46 18 5 8 5 21 19 17 3 5 9 14 27 -11 37
19 Al-Kawkab 34 4 13 17 29 46 18 3 3 12 14 25 16 1 10 5 15 21 -17 25
20 Bisha 34 5 10 19 24 46 17 2 7 8 13 22 17 3 3 11 11 24 -22 25

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