Al Shoalah vs Al Kholood betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 12.October
Match begins: 15:05 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium (8000 seats)

14th- against 9th spot might not feel all that juicy. But look: Tipsway has the facts that makes Al Shoalah - Al Kholood (even) more entertaining!

Insights:
  • Al Shoalah have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Division 1
  • Al Kholood have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Division 1

It's no vacation for neither Al Shoalah nor Al Kholood 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.

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Al Shoalah form and stats

The story so far in the Division 1 for Al Shoalah at their home stadium (Al-Shoalah Club Stadium) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Three consecutive losses here at Al-Shoalah Club Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Al Shoalah haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 297 minutes ago. Bakit scored that one.

The Al Shoalah crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Al Kholood here at Al-Shoalah Club Stadium. The defeat against Al Kholood was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Akono).

Prior to that, an away loss at Al Akhdoud.

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 Shoalah have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 5 and lost 6.

Al Shoalah has scored {4 goals-1} so far and conceded {4 goals-2} from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Al Kholood form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Division 1, on their Division 1 travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Two away matches in a row for Al Kholood, whose coach could celebrate last time after the win against Al Shoalah. That win felt good as this side had gone four league matches without victory.

A 0-2 loss hosting Al Sahel before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Kholood playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 4 Al Kholood wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The visiting Kholood have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Al Kholood are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Al Shoalah and Al Kholood have faced each other before this season: Al Shoalah - Al Kholood 0-1. Stats for the former three meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Shoalah, one draw and one win for Al Kholood. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 2 red cards from the last three encounters.

Al Shoalah missing players

Al Kholood missing players

Al Shoalah Al Kholood
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 4 2 Played P 1 4 7
2 1 0 Won W 1 2 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
4 3 2 Lost L 0 1 3
6 4 1 Scored S 3 5 7
6 4 3 Conceded C 0 2 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
43% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 57%
29% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 29%
29% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 43%
43% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 29%
 
4.5 5.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1.8 2.7
3.7 2.7 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1 4.2 3.7
2.2 2.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
7.2 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 8 7.1
2.3 1.7 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4 3.9
21% 20% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 31% 26%
 
6.5 6 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5 8.2 7.9
3 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.5 3.3
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Kholood have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Al Kholood have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Al Kholood have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Division 1
  • Al Kholood have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Kholood haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Shoalah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shoalah have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Division 1
  • Al Shoalah have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Al Shoalah have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Al Shoalah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 Faisaly 7 5 1 1 10 5 4 3 1 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 4 3 5 16
2 Al Akhdoud 7 5 0 2 11 5 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 2 6 4 6 15
3 Al Hazm 7 4 2 1 13 7 4 3 1 0 8 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 6 14
4 Al Ahli 7 3 3 1 8 5 4 3 1 0 7 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 12
5 Al Jabalain 7 3 2 2 11 10 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 1 11
6 Al Arabi 7 2 4 1 10 8 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 10
7 Al Qaisoma 7 2 4 1 8 7 3 0 3 0 5 5 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 10
8 Al Sahel 7 2 4 1 8 7 3 1 2 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 10
9 Al Kholood 7 3 1 3 7 6 3 1 0 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 5 2 1 10
10 Al Riyadh 7 3 1 3 8 10 3 1 0 2 4 7 4 2 1 1 4 3 -2 10
11 Jeddah 7 2 3 2 7 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 1 1 2 4 5 0 9
12 Hajer 7 2 2 3 7 8 4 2 0 2 4 4 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 8
13 Al Orubah 7 2 2 3 7 10 3 0 1 2 0 3 4 2 1 1 7 7 -3 8
14 Al Shoalah 7 2 1 4 6 6 4 1 0 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 7
15 Ohod 7 1 4 2 4 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 0 2 2 1 5 -3 7
16 Al-Ain 7 1 2 4 5 10 4 1 1 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 1 3 -5 5
17 Al Quadisiya 7 0 3 4 6 11 4 0 2 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 2 4 -5 3
18 Najran 7 0 3 4 7 14 3 0 2 1 2 4 4 0 1 3 5 10 -7 3