Abha fights Al Khaleej in Division 1 battle

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Date: Wed 15.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (20000 seats)

The managers Abdulrazak Alshabi and Maher Alshammari are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Division 1 league table.

Al Khaleej could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Division 1 game only four sleeps ago.

Al Khaleej play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Al Khaleej when playing on grass are 6 wins, 10 draws and 9 defeats from 25 matches. They have scored 34 goals and conceded 36 times in these games. It's quite the trip for Al Khaleej when visiting Abha as the cities are 2200 kilometers apart.

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Abha form and stats

Abha are steadily winning games and points here at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. 11 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 18 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Abha after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, the manager Abdulrazak Alshabi led his Abha to a defeat in the Division 1 match away at Al Qaisoma. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. Before that, Abha had a home game versus Najran which ended with a victory 3-1.

A decent goal production from Abha in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 matches. Abha have only conceded 15 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Khaleej form and stats

There's been little loot from Al Khaleej's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 18 away games. Al Khaleej only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 8 draws.

Al Khaleej's last game was the home draw against Al Adalh (2-2). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Al-Ain's place.

The attacking power of Al Khaleej when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored in 18 matches. Al Khaleej have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Abha and Al Khaleej have met before this season: Al Khaleej - Abha 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 3 - 3 (Abha wins - draws - Al Khaleej wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.

Abha missing players

Al Khaleej missing players

Abha Al Khaleej
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
37 18 5 Played 5 18 37
19 11 4 Won 0 3 15
11 6 1 Drew 2 8 14
7 1 0 Lost 3 7 8
50 28 8 Scored 2 16 47
36 15 3 Conceded 8 22 37
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 80% 83% 84%
62% 67% 40% Over 1.5 80% 67% 65%
38% 44% 40% Over 2.5 40% 39% 46%
27% 22% 40% Over 3.5 0% 17% 24%
11% 6% 0% Over 4.5 0% 6% 8%
46% 61% 40% BTTS 40% 50% 51%
43% 39% 60% Clean Sheets 20% 22% 35%
22% 6% 0% Failed To Score 60% 44% 30%
 
3.2 1.8 0 Corners For (avg) 3.7 3.9 5.5
3.7 2.3 0 Corners Against (avg) 3.7 3.8 3.6
1.5 0.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.7 1.5 1.9
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Abha have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Abha have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Al Khaleej have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Abha
All Crown Prince Cup Kings Cup Division 1
All Home Away
20-03-19 D1 Al-Washm 2 - 3 Abha
27-03-19 D1 Abha 1 - 1 Al Orubah
03-04-19 D1 Abha 2 - 2 Al Shoalah
10-04-19 D1 Al Jabalain 0 - 1 Abha
17-04-19 D1 Jeddah 3 - 3 Abha
24-04-19 D1 Abha 2 - 1 Al Nahdha
30-04-19 D1 Al Najoom 2 - 2 Abha
05-05-19 D1 Abha 3 - 1 Najran
10-05-19 D1 Al Qaisoma 3 - 1 Abha
15-05-19 D1 Abha 19:00 Al Khaleej
Al Khaleej
All Pro League Kings Cup Division 1
All Home Away
19-03-19 D1 Najran 1 - 1 Al Khaleej
27-03-19 D1 Al Khaleej 3 - 2 Al Qaisoma
03-04-19 D1 Al Khaleej 2 - 0 Al Ansar
09-04-19 D1 Dhamk 3 - 0 Al Khaleej
16-04-19 D1 Al Khaleej 3 - 2 Hajer
23-04-19 D1 Al-Kawkab 2 - 2 Al Khaleej
30-04-19 D1 Al Khaleej 1 - 0 Al Ta'ee
05-05-19 D1 Al-Ain 1 - 0 Al Khaleej
11-05-19 D1 Al Khaleej 2 - 2 Al Adalh
15-05-19 D1 Abha 19:00 Al Khaleej

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Abha 37 19 11 7 50 36 18 11 6 1 28 15 19 8 5 6 22 21 14 68
2 Dhamk 37 16 16 5 52 29 19 8 10 1 25 12 18 8 6 4 27 17 23 64
3 Al Adalh 37 17 9 11 47 39 18 11 3 4 26 16 19 6 6 7 21 23 8 60
4 Al Rabeea 24 8 14 2 27 17 14 7 6 1 18 8 10 1 8 1 9 9 10 38
4 Al Khaleej 37 15 14 8 47 37 19 12 6 1 31 15 18 3 8 7 16 22 10 59
5 Al Jeel 37 16 8 13 51 43 18 8 7 3 30 16 19 8 1 10 21 27 8 56
6 Al Ta'ee 37 14 12 11 36 32 18 9 4 5 19 13 19 5 8 6 17 19 4 54
7 Najran 37 13 12 12 46 42 19 9 6 4 27 18 18 4 6 8 19 24 4 51
8 Jeddah 37 11 17 9 45 40 19 8 8 3 25 15 18 3 9 6 20 25 5 50
9 Al-Ain 37 12 13 12 42 43 18 8 6 4 23 15 19 4 7 8 19 28 -1 49
10 Al-Kawkab 37 13 9 15 43 49 19 7 4 8 24 26 18 6 5 7 19 23 -6 48
11 Al Najoom 37 10 17 10 44 44 19 5 12 2 24 20 18 5 5 8 20 24 0 47
12 Al Mojzel 37 12 11 14 40 44 18 8 5 5 26 20 19 4 6 9 14 24 -4 47
13 Al Jabalain 37 11 14 12 34 39 19 7 8 4 20 18 18 4 6 8 14 21 -5 47
14 Al Ansar 37 12 10 15 38 40 18 7 6 5 20 15 19 5 4 10 18 25 -2 46
15 Al Nahdha 37 13 7 17 38 41 19 7 3 9 17 19 18 6 4 8 21 22 -3 46
16 Al Qaisoma 37 13 7 17 45 52 19 8 3 8 28 27 18 5 4 9 17 25 -7 46
17 Al Ain 25 6 8 11 24 31 13 4 5 4 13 10 12 2 3 7 11 21 -7 26
17 Al Shoalah 37 12 9 16 39 45 18 7 1 10 20 25 19 5 8 6 19 20 -6 45
18 Hajer 37 10 14 13 37 41 19 5 6 8 16 20 18 5 8 5 21 21 -4 44
19 Al-Washm 37 12 7 18 35 49 18 7 3 8 21 26 19 5 4 10 14 23 -14 43
20 Al Orubah 37 5 11 21 36 60 18 4 7 7 20 24 19 1 4 14 16 36 -24 26

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