A home victory is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Riyadh fans are confident that the gulf between 3rd and Al Sahel's 17th place in the table will be revealed on the pitch.
- Al Riyadh have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Division 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Riyadh and Al Sahel.
Al Riyadh form and stats
6-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Al Riyadh so far this season.
Al Riyadh's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Al Sahel (placed 17th). Before that match this team had gone six consecutive league rounds without a defeat.
Before that match, a win away at Al-Ain.Riyadh has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Al Riyadh's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Sahel form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
Two trips in a row for Sahel, whose coach could celebrate last time after the win against Al Riyadh. Hooray; their first three points in the league after eight matches not winning.
A 1-3 loss hosting Al Ahli before that.The visiting Al Sahel have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 15 games. 16 goals have been conceded by Sahel in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded match involving both these teams is the Al Riyadh - Al Sahel 1-2 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Al Riyadh one win, zero draws and Al Sahel one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.
Al Riyadh missing players
Al Sahel missing players
| Al Riyadh | Al Sahel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 46 | 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 32 | 21 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 42 |
| 93% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 80% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 77% |
| 60% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 13% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 17% |
| 10% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 57% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 63% |
| 30% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 20% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 30% |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.9 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 10.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.1 | 6.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 30% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.4 | 9.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
- Al Riyadh have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Riyadh have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Division 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 Akhdoud | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 62 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 62 |
| 3 | Al Riyadh | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 56 |
| 4 | Al Hazm | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 55 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 42 |
| 7 | Al Kholood | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Ohod | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 39 |
| 9 | Al Jabalain | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | Al Orubah | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Hajer | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Al Quadisiya | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 34 |
| 13 | Jeddah | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 33 |
| 14 | Al Qaisoma | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 33 |
| 15 | Al-Ain | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -9 | 33 |
| 16 | Najran | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -17 | 29 |
| 17 | Al Sahel | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -14 | 26 |
| 18 | Al Shoalah | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -24 | 16 |
