It's game two of the Division 1 campaign and a lot to play for. Check out our thorough preview of Al Taraji-Jeddah!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Taraji form and stats
The previous season, Al Taraji's league results were 16 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, leading to 1st spot in the Division 2. Over these 30 matches they scored {48 goals} and gave away 32. Playing at home in the previous season Al Taraji managed 9-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with {28 goals} and 19 conceded.
The club members are hoping that Taraji will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Al Orubah (placed 3rd).
A Division 2 defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Al Najma.Jeddah form and stats
Let's have a look at how Jeddah performed last season in the Division 1: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 8 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded {40 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 11/22 goals scored/conceded. Jeddah have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Division 1 were 2 victories, 3 draws and 12 defeats from 17 fixtures.
Jeddah play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Al Arabi (placed 6th).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Al Sahel.{1 goals} so far away for Jeddah, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Al Taraji missing players
Jeddah missing players
| Al Taraji | Jeddah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Al Taraji | Last season | Jeddah | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 31 | 15 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 12 | 16 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 22 | 40 | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 91% | ||
| 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 65% | ||
| 45% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 38% | ||
| 26% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 6% | 15% | ||
| 19% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
| 61% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 47% | ||
| 29% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 29% | ||
| 19% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 7.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 Quadisiya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Faisaly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Orubah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Al Bukayriyah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Ohod | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Al Jabalain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Al Adalh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Al Najma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Al Qaisoma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Al Kholood | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Al Batin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Al-Ain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jeddah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Hajer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Al Safa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Al Taraji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Al-Jndal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 Ahli | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 72 |
| 2 | Al Akhdoud | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 68 |
| 3 | Al Hazm | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 68 |
| 4 | Al Riyadh | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 63 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 58 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 49 |
| 7 | Al Kholood | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Hajer | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -5 | 43 |
| 9 | Ohod | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 42 |
| 10 | Al Jabalain | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Al Quadisiya | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Al Orubah | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 27 | -6 | 40 |
| 13 | Al Qaisoma | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 40 |
| 14 | Al-Ain | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Jeddah | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 22 | -6 | 38 |
| 16 | Najran | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Al Sahel | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -15 | 32 |
| 18 | Al Shoalah | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -23 | 23 |