Match preview: Al Shabab favourite to triumph over Al Wahda at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Thu 18.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (68752 seats)

Welcome to Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and the match featuring Al Shabab & Al Wahda in the Pro League. Here's all you should know!

Insights:
  • Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have the fewest scored goals (22) in Pro League

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Wahda, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Al Shabab nor Al Wahda 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 Shabab form and stats

32 points is a decent return from 13 Pro League games here at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium for Al Shabab. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Al Shabab's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Al Wahda (placed 13th).

Prior to that, an away loss at Al Ittifaq.

Al Shabab are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 6 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 1 and lost 1.

The Shabab manager Peris has got the team scoring with 28 from 13 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Al Shabab have only let in {6 goals} at home.

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Al Wahda form and stats

Al Wahda have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-3-8 (13 played). Wahda love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Two away matches in a row for Al Wahda, whose coach Pando could celebrate last time after the win against Al Shabab. Yoda has bagged at least one goal for the visitors three fixtures in a row. The flair!

Before that, 1-1 away against Al Hilal (after extra-time, 7-6 on penalties) in the Kings Cup.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Wahda as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Al Wahda in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the result Al Wahda - Al Shabab 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shabab seven wins, two draws and Al Wahda one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Al ShababC. Carvalho da Silva Junior
C. Carvalho da Silva Junior
12 goals
Al ShababC. Guanca
C. Guanca
11 goals
Al ShababA. Boupendza Pozzi
A. Boupendza Pozzi
7 goals

Al Shabab missing players

Al Wahda missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shabab Al Wahda
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 14 27
16 10 4 Won W 0 3 7
5 2 0 Drew D 0 3 8
6 2 1 Lost L 4 8 12
51 28 13 Scored S 0 9 23
26 7 4 Conceded C 7 19 37
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
78% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 70%
63% 57% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 33%
30% 21% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 15%
15% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
52% 29% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 41%
41% 64% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 22%
11% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 44%
 
6.5 5.4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.4 4.5
4.7 4.5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.9 5
1.5 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
14.2 13.7 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.2 10.6
5.7 6.4 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.1 3.8
33% 31% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 22%
 
9.6 9 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 9.7 11
3.4 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 5.1
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Al Shabab have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Al Shabab have scored more than double the goals of Al Wahda.
  • Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Al Wahda have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have the fewest scored goals (22) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Wahda is in the worst form (1-1-3)

  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 Ittihad 27 19 6 2 54 13 13 10 2 1 27 3 14 9 4 1 27 10 41 63
2 Al Nassr 27 18 6 3 56 15 13 10 3 0 28 8 14 8 3 3 28 7 41 60
3 Al Shabab 26 16 5 5 51 25 13 10 2 1 28 6 13 6 3 4 23 19 26 53
4 Al Hilal 26 14 8 4 47 25 14 8 4 2 28 13 12 6 4 2 19 12 22 50
5 Al Taawon 27 13 7 7 38 32 13 5 4 4 17 17 14 8 3 3 21 15 6 46
6 Al Fateh 27 12 3 12 43 39 14 6 2 6 22 21 13 6 1 6 21 18 4 39
7 Al Ta'ee 27 10 4 13 39 43 14 7 1 6 21 17 13 3 3 7 18 26 -4 34
8 Al Ittifaq 26 9 6 11 24 29 13 7 2 4 16 12 13 2 4 7 8 17 -5 33
9 Al Raed 27 9 5 13 38 45 14 5 2 7 23 25 13 4 3 6 15 20 -7 32
10 Dhamk 26 8 8 10 30 37 12 4 5 3 14 13 14 4 3 7 16 24 -7 32
11 Abha 26 9 3 14 30 44 13 6 3 4 18 20 13 3 0 10 12 24 -14 30
12 Al Feiha 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 4 4 5 14 16 14 3 4 7 15 23 -10 29
13 Al Wahda 26 6 8 12 22 37 13 4 5 4 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 19 -15 26
14 Al Khaleej 27 7 3 17 23 42 14 5 2 7 17 20 13 2 1 10 6 22 -19 24
15 Al Adalh 27 6 6 15 26 52 13 4 2 7 12 24 14 2 4 8 14 28 -26 24
16 Al Batin 27 5 4 18 24 57 14 5 2 7 16 26 13 0 2 11 8 31 -33 19

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 Ittihad 27 19 6 2 54 13 13 10 2 1 27 3 14 9 4 1 27 10 41 63
2 Al Nassr 27 18 6 3 56 15 13 10 3 0 28 8 14 8 3 3 28 7 41 60
3 Al Shabab 26 16 5 5 51 25 13 10 2 1 28 6 13 6 3 4 23 19 26 53
4 Al Hilal 26 14 8 4 47 25 14 8 4 2 28 13 12 6 4 2 19 12 22 50
5 Al Taawon 27 13 7 7 38 32 13 5 4 4 17 17 14 8 3 3 21 15 6 46
6 Al Fateh 27 12 3 12 43 39 14 6 2 6 22 21 13 6 1 6 21 18 4 39
7 Al Ta'ee 27 10 4 13 39 43 14 7 1 6 21 17 13 3 3 7 18 26 -4 34
8 Al Ittifaq 26 9 6 11 24 29 13 7 2 4 16 12 13 2 4 7 8 17 -5 33
9 Al Raed 27 9 5 13 38 45 14 5 2 7 23 25 13 4 3 6 15 20 -7 32
10 Dhamk 26 8 8 10 30 37 12 4 5 3 14 13 14 4 3 7 16 24 -7 32
11 Abha 26 9 3 14 30 44 13 6 3 4 18 20 13 3 0 10 12 24 -14 30
12 Al Feiha 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 4 4 5 14 16 14 3 4 7 15 23 -10 29
13 Al Wahda 26 6 8 12 22 37 13 4 5 4 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 19 -15 26
14 Al Khaleej 27 7 3 17 23 42 14 5 2 7 17 20 13 2 1 10 6 22 -19 24
15 Al Adalh 27 6 6 15 26 52 13 4 2 7 12 24 14 2 4 8 14 28 -26 24
16 Al Batin 27 5 4 18 24 57 14 5 2 7 16 26 13 0 2 11 8 31 -33 19

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