Al Nahdha - Al-Kawkab: Division 1 basement sides hungry for points and greatness. Here are all the available statistics and news before the fixture!
- Al-Kawkab have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Division 1
It's no vacation for neither Al Nahdha nor Al-Kawkab as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Nahdha form and stats
5-7-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Al Nahdha so far this season. When Al Nahdha hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Al Nahdha, Al Draih, Bisha, Al Jeel, Al-Ain and Al Sahel), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Al-Kawkab last time out and are looking for a win here.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Jabalain with a 2-1 scoreline.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nahdha have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn three and lost one.
Al Nahdha has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Al Nahdha have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Nahdha has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 5 times.
Al-Kawkab form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Kawkab so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 1-9-5 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Al-Kawkab, who have now gone 19 games without a victory. The Al Nahdha game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
The attacking players of Al-Kawkab have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 259 minutes.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Nahdha (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
A loss against Al Quadisiya was the result prior to that, in a home game.We have checked recent matches where Al-Kawkab have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were two victories, two draws and two defeats.
The attacking power of Al-Kawkab when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. 19 goals have been conceded by Al-Kawkab in these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought previously this season: Al-Kawkab - Al Nahdha 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Al Nahdha four wins, one draw and Al-Kawkab four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Al Nahdha missing players
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| Al Nahdha | Al-Kawkab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 30 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 38 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 38 |
| 87% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 90% |
| 84% | 82% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 68% |
| 29% | 24% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 26% |
| 10% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 12% | 13% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 45% | 47% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 75% | 55% |
| 29% | 35% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 16% |
| 39% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 39% |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 32% | 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 33% | 33% |
| 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
- Al-Kawkab have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Al-Kawkab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al-Kawkab have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Division 1
- Al-Kawkab have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Division 1
- Al-Kawkab have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Division 1
- Al-Kawkab have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Adalh | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 53 |
| 3 | Al Jabalain | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 52 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Ohod | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 50 |
| 6 | Hajer | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 47 |
| 7 | Al Quadisiya | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Najran | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 42 |
| 9 | Al Akhdoud | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 42 |
| 10 | Al Kholood | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Al Orubah | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | Al Shoalah | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 13 | Jeddah | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 36 |
| 14 | Al Sahel | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 15 | Al-Ain | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 35 |
| 16 | Al Nahdha | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 34 |
| 17 | Al Jeel | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -13 | 34 |
| 18 | Al Draih | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -15 | 34 |
| 19 | Al-Kawkab | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 20 | Bisha | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 24 |
