Najran manager Al-Ayari looking for three points in Hajer showdown

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Tue 23.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Najran Sport City Center (2800 seats)

Najran want to sell many tickets for this fixture despite that the season has been grim so far with 33 points and a 16th position in the Division 1 table. Visiting Hajer have 9th place with 40 pts.

Insights:
  • Najran have the most conceded goals (50) in Division 1
  • Hajer have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Relegation threatens Najran who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Hajer most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

It's quite the trip for Hajer when visiting Najran as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

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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Najran form and stats

When playing at home in the Division 1, Najran, who have the most conceded goals (50) in Division 1, have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 16 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Najran after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Najran regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Hajer and win 1-0.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Kholood in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Najran handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Najran here at Najran Sport City Center in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 16 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hajer form and stats

There's been little loot from Hajer's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 16 away games in the Division 1. Hajer only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.

180 minutes! That's how long the Hajer goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Hajer play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Najran (placed 16th).

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Al Jabalain.

We have checked recent matches where Hajer have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The visiting Hajer have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Hajer rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Hajer have won or drawn the last 8 matches (5-3-0) against Najran.

The squads have played each other previously this season, with the match result Hajer - Najran 1-1 logged in the official records.

Najran missing players

Hajer missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Najran Hajer
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 17 5 Played P 5 17 33
9 6 2 Won W 3 4 10
9 4 1 Drew D 1 4 10
15 7 2 Lost L 1 9 13
34 15 6 Scored S 9 17 35
50 24 8 Conceded C 7 25 40
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
76% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 64%
48% 41% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 59% 45%
24% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 21%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
61% 47% 80% BTTS BTTS 100% 65% 58%
18% 24% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 24%
27% 35% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 24%
 
4 4.4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.6 3.3 4
4.8 4.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 6.1 5.6
2.4 2.4 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.4 1.5
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
7.4 7.4 8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.8 6.3 7
3.2 2.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.9 3.2
32% 34% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 69% 35% 33%
 
9.2 7.8 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.2 8.4 9.2
3.2 2.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.6
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Hajer have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hajer have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Najran have the most conceded goals (50) 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 Ahli Jeddah 32 20 8 4 47 24 16 10 3 3 25 15 16 10 5 1 22 9 23 68
2 Al Akhdoud 32 20 5 7 58 31 16 11 3 2 27 14 16 9 2 5 31 17 27 65
3 Al Hazm 32 19 7 6 54 29 16 12 3 1 31 12 16 7 4 5 23 17 25 64
4 Al Riyadh 32 19 5 8 50 33 16 7 4 5 22 21 16 12 1 3 28 12 17 62
5 Al Faisaly 32 15 10 7 41 30 16 7 4 5 23 19 16 8 6 2 18 11 11 55
6 Al Arabi 32 13 10 9 41 39 16 6 6 4 18 16 16 7 4 5 23 23 2 49
7 Al Kholood 32 12 7 13 32 28 16 7 2 7 14 14 16 5 5 6 18 14 4 43
8 Al Jabalain 32 9 13 10 41 40 16 7 3 6 23 21 16 2 10 4 18 19 1 40
9 Hajer 32 10 10 12 35 39 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 4 4 8 17 24 -4 40
10 Ohod 32 9 12 11 27 37 16 6 8 2 17 15 16 3 4 9 10 22 -10 39
11 Al Orubah 32 10 7 15 33 38 16 5 5 6 11 13 16 5 2 9 22 25 -5 37
12 Al Quadisiya 32 9 10 13 26 31 16 4 8 4 15 14 16 5 2 9 11 17 -5 37
13 Al Qaisoma 32 7 15 10 33 43 16 4 8 4 18 21 16 3 7 6 15 22 -10 36
14 Al-Ain 32 10 6 16 31 42 16 5 3 8 17 20 16 5 3 8 14 22 -11 36
15 Jeddah 32 9 7 16 31 39 16 7 5 4 21 18 16 2 2 12 10 21 -8 34
16 Najran 32 8 9 15 33 50 16 5 4 7 14 24 16 3 5 8 19 26 -17 33
17 Al Sahel 32 6 11 15 33 47 16 2 4 10 15 28 16 4 7 5 18 19 -14 29
18 Al Shoalah 32 3 8 21 19 45 16 2 1 13 10 26 16 1 7 8 9 19 -26 17

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 Ahli Jeddah 32 20 8 4 47 24 16 10 3 3 25 15 16 10 5 1 22 9 23 68
2 Al Akhdoud 32 20 5 7 58 31 16 11 3 2 27 14 16 9 2 5 31 17 27 65
3 Al Hazm 32 19 7 6 54 29 16 12 3 1 31 12 16 7 4 5 23 17 25 64
4 Al Riyadh 32 19 5 8 50 33 16 7 4 5 22 21 16 12 1 3 28 12 17 62
5 Al Faisaly 32 15 10 7 41 30 16 7 4 5 23 19 16 8 6 2 18 11 11 55
6 Al Arabi 32 13 10 9 41 39 16 6 6 4 18 16 16 7 4 5 23 23 2 49
7 Al Kholood 32 12 7 13 32 28 16 7 2 7 14 14 16 5 5 6 18 14 4 43
8 Al Jabalain 32 9 13 10 41 40 16 7 3 6 23 21 16 2 10 4 18 19 1 40
9 Hajer 32 10 10 12 35 39 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 4 4 8 17 24 -4 40
10 Ohod 32 9 12 11 27 37 16 6 8 2 17 15 16 3 4 9 10 22 -10 39
11 Al Orubah 32 10 7 15 33 38 16 5 5 6 11 13 16 5 2 9 22 25 -5 37
12 Al Quadisiya 32 9 10 13 26 31 16 4 8 4 15 14 16 5 2 9 11 17 -5 37
13 Al Qaisoma 32 7 15 10 33 43 16 4 8 4 18 21 16 3 7 6 15 22 -10 36
14 Al-Ain 32 10 6 16 31 42 16 5 3 8 17 20 16 5 3 8 14 22 -11 36
15 Jeddah 32 9 7 16 31 39 16 7 5 4 21 18 16 2 2 12 10 21 -8 34
16 Najran 32 8 9 15 33 50 16 5 4 7 14 24 16 3 5 8 19 26 -17 33
17 Al Sahel 32 6 11 15 33 47 16 2 4 10 15 28 16 4 7 5 18 19 -14 29
18 Al Shoalah 32 3 8 21 19 45 16 2 1 13 10 26 16 1 7 8 9 19 -26 17

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