Division 1 game preview and numbers: Al Nahdha meet Al Shoalah

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Mon 09.May
Match begins: 15:55 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (20100 seats)

Al Nahdha hope to get a lot of fans in for this fixture despite that the season has been hard so far with 37 points and a 18th position in the Division 1 table. Guests Al Shoalah have 11th place with 43 pts.

Insights:
  • Al Shoalah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Al Nahdha form and stats

The Division 1 results at home this season for Al Nahdha are 5-8-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Al Nahdha crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Al Shoalah here at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Al Orubah the opponent.

Al Nahdha are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 18 games. Nahdha have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Al Shoalah form and stats

The visitors are W4-D8-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Division 1.

It's the second away game in a row for Al Shoalah, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Al Nahdha (placed 18th) last time out.

A draw for Shoalah before that, at their own venue hosting Al Quadisiya (1-1).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Shoalah as they have only managed to score 16 times from 18 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).

Head 2 Head

These sides encountered each other before this match year: Al Nahdha - Al Shoalah 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Nahdha wins - draws - Al Shoalah wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Al Nahdha missing players

Al Shoalah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Nahdha Al Shoalah
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 18 5 Played P 6 18 35
8 5 0 Won W 2 4 9
13 8 4 Drew D 2 8 16
14 5 1 Lost L 2 6 10
35 21 4 Scored S 6 16 36
46 19 6 Conceded C 5 16 31
89% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 78% 83%
83% 83% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 60%
34% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 31%
17% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 17% 17%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
49% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 51%
26% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 28% 29%
37% 28% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 37%
 
2.9 3.1 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 3.8 4.6
4.4 4.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 3.6 3.6
2.6 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.7
7 4 0 Red cards R C 0 4 7
 
7.6 8.4 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8.3 8.3
2.9 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3.4
34% 37% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 24% 31%
 
10.1 9.5 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.9 6.4
4.2 4.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 2.9 2.8
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Shoalah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Shoalah 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 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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