Hajer favourites for feisty fight facing Jeddah

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Mon 23.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hajer Club Stadium

There is optimism in Hajer so far, with their 3rd position in the Division 1 table and anticipating the visit of Jeddah (who are placed 12th).

Insights:
  • Hajer is in the best form (4-1-1) in Division 1
  • Jeddah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The season is still full of potential for Hajer as they can still win the whole Division 1. For Jeddah most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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.

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Hajer form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 18 Division 1 games here at Hajer Club Stadium for Hajer. The data says 10 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. It’s been three wins in a row for Hajer here at Hajer Club Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Hajer's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Al Quadisiya (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that match, a win away at Bisha.

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 Hajer have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Hajer has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Hajer have only let in 8 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Jeddah form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Division 1.

Jeddah won their last game, 1-0 versus Al Kholood played at home. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Rentero and that is quite the feat!

A 1-1 draw at Al Khaleej's stadium before that.

Jeddah are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Jeddah as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. Jeddah have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met earlier this season: Jeddah - Hajer 0-1. Last five meetings with these squads: Hajer won two, Jeddah triumphed in one and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Hajer missing players

Jeddah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hajer Jeddah
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
17 10 4 Won W 1 5 12
9 6 2 Drew D 2 5 10
10 2 0 Lost L 2 8 14
42 25 9 Scored S 5 17 34
29 8 1 Conceded C 7 22 37
86% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 83%
67% 72% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 64%
31% 22% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 42%
8% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 6%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
36% 33% 17% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 44%
44% 67% 83% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 36%
33% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 28% 36%
 
4 4.1 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.9 4.1
4.5 4.1 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 5.3
2.1 2.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.4 2
5 3 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
8.9 10.2 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 6.9 7.5
3.8 4.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.9 3.1
30% 34% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 30%
 
12.3 13.2 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 9.1 9.5
5 5.2 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.8 4.2
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Hajer have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Hajer have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Division 1
  • Hajer have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Division 1
  • Hajer have the most points (36) at home in Division 1
  • Hajer have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Division 1
  • Hajer is in the best form (4-1-1) in Division 1
  • Jeddah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 36 17 11 8 50 36 18 10 5 3 28 15 18 7 6 5 22 21 14 62
2 Al Adalh 36 17 11 8 40 31 18 8 6 4 21 17 18 9 5 4 19 14 9 62
3 Hajer 36 17 9 10 42 29 18 10 6 2 25 8 18 7 3 8 17 21 13 60
4 Al Jabalain 36 17 9 10 46 36 18 9 4 5 22 18 18 8 5 5 24 18 10 60
5 Al Wahda 36 15 14 7 43 28 18 7 6 5 23 17 18 8 8 2 20 11 15 59
6 Ohod 36 14 14 8 49 40 18 7 6 5 22 18 18 7 8 3 27 22 9 56
7 Al Quadisiya 36 14 12 10 40 31 18 9 4 5 22 16 18 5 8 5 18 15 9 54
8 Al Kholood 36 14 10 12 39 35 18 9 8 1 26 11 18 5 2 11 13 24 4 52
9 Najran 36 13 11 12 38 33 18 7 5 6 21 17 18 6 6 6 17 16 5 50
10 Al Orubah 36 12 13 11 40 38 18 6 9 3 18 15 18 6 4 8 22 23 2 49
11 Al Akhdoud 36 12 11 13 42 42 18 8 3 7 23 17 18 4 8 6 19 25 0 47
12 Jeddah 36 12 10 14 34 37 18 7 5 6 17 15 18 5 5 8 17 22 -3 46
13 Al Sahel 36 11 12 13 49 42 18 7 6 5 25 19 18 4 6 8 24 23 7 45
14 Al Shoalah 36 9 17 10 38 33 18 5 9 4 22 17 18 4 8 6 16 16 5 44
15 Al-Ain 36 9 16 11 33 41 18 6 10 2 21 16 18 3 6 9 12 25 -8 43
16 Al Jeel 36 10 13 13 33 48 18 4 5 9 15 30 18 6 8 4 18 18 -15 43
17 Al Draih 36 9 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 4 6 8 14 26 -16 39
18 Al Nahdha 36 8 13 15 35 49 18 5 8 5 21 19 18 3 5 10 14 30 -14 37
19 Al-Kawkab 36 4 14 18 30 50 18 3 3 12 14 25 18 1 11 6 16 25 -20 26
20 Bisha 36 5 10 21 25 51 18 2 7 9 14 24 18 3 3 12 11 27 -26 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 36 17 11 8 50 36 18 10 5 3 28 15 18 7 6 5 22 21 14 62
2 Al Adalh 36 17 11 8 40 31 18 8 6 4 21 17 18 9 5 4 19 14 9 62
3 Hajer 36 17 9 10 42 29 18 10 6 2 25 8 18 7 3 8 17 21 13 60
4 Al Jabalain 36 17 9 10 46 36 18 9 4 5 22 18 18 8 5 5 24 18 10 60
5 Al Wahda 36 15 14 7 43 28 18 7 6 5 23 17 18 8 8 2 20 11 15 59
6 Ohod 36 14 14 8 49 40 18 7 6 5 22 18 18 7 8 3 27 22 9 56
7 Al Quadisiya 36 14 12 10 40 31 18 9 4 5 22 16 18 5 8 5 18 15 9 54
8 Al Kholood 36 14 10 12 39 35 18 9 8 1 26 11 18 5 2 11 13 24 4 52
9 Najran 36 13 11 12 38 33 18 7 5 6 21 17 18 6 6 6 17 16 5 50
10 Al Orubah 36 12 13 11 40 38 18 6 9 3 18 15 18 6 4 8 22 23 2 49
11 Al Akhdoud 36 12 11 13 42 42 18 8 3 7 23 17 18 4 8 6 19 25 0 47
12 Jeddah 36 12 10 14 34 37 18 7 5 6 17 15 18 5 5 8 17 22 -3 46
13 Al Sahel 36 11 12 13 49 42 18 7 6 5 25 19 18 4 6 8 24 23 7 45
14 Al Shoalah 36 9 17 10 38 33 18 5 9 4 22 17 18 4 8 6 16 16 5 44
15 Al-Ain 36 9 16 11 33 41 18 6 10 2 21 16 18 3 6 9 12 25 -8 43
16 Al Jeel 36 10 13 13 33 48 18 4 5 9 15 30 18 6 8 4 18 18 -15 43
17 Al Draih 36 9 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 4 6 8 14 26 -16 39
18 Al Nahdha 36 8 13 15 35 49 18 5 8 5 21 19 18 3 5 10 14 30 -14 37
19 Al-Kawkab 36 4 14 18 30 50 18 3 3 12 14 25 18 1 11 6 16 25 -20 26
20 Bisha 36 5 10 21 25 51 18 2 7 9 14 24 18 3 3 12 11 27 -26 25

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