Evenly matched teams: Al Akhdoud vs Jeddah match preview

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 18:40 (UTC)
Venue: Najran Sport City Center (2800 seats)

Al Akhdoud have delivered 7 home victories this season, Jeddah have won 5 away. Who upgrades their results after this one?

Insights:
  • Al Akhdoud have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Division 1
  • Jeddah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Al Akhdoud nor Jeddah 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 Akhdoud form and stats

Al Akhdoud have collected 24 points from their Division 1 home games so far after 7-3-7. Al Akhdoud has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 280 minutes without scoring a league goal. Kaka was the last player to find the net.

The Al Akhdoud crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Jeddah here at Najran Sport City Center.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hajer (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Akhdoud perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al Akhdoud as a small favourite), we find six games. Al Akhdoud has won one of these, drawn one and lost four.

Al Akhdoud are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Akhdoud are not conceding a lot of goals here at Najran Sport City Center in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches.

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Jeddah form and stats

As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Jeddah have produced an overall stat of 5-4-8 so far.

Two trips in a row for Jeddah, whose manager could celebrate last time after the win against Al Akhdoud.

A loss against Al Quadisiya was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Jeddah in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Jeddah, one draw and five defeats.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Jeddah have conceded 21 goals in 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

These opponents have played previously this season: Akhdoud - Jeddah 0-1. Statistics for the prior two meetings involving these two participants are: zero wins for Al Akhdoud, one draw and one win for Jeddah. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Al Akhdoud missing players

Jeddah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Akhdoud Jeddah
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 5 Played P 6 17 33
11 7 4 Won W 2 5 10
9 3 0 Drew D 1 4 9
13 7 1 Lost L 3 8 14
37 21 11 Scored S 6 16 30
38 16 4 Conceded C 8 21 35
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 82%
67% 59% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 71% 64%
48% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 53% 42%
18% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 6%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
58% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 42%
24% 29% 60% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 36%
27% 35% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 39%
 
4.9 5.1 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.1 4.2
4.4 4.2 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.9 5.5
2 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.7 9.8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.9 7.5
3.9 4.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.9 3
28% 28% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 32% 30%
 
7.7 6.5 4.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.4 9.1 9.7
3.5 2.9 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 3.8 4.4
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Akhdoud have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) 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 33 17 9 7 49 33 17 10 4 3 27 14 16 7 5 4 22 19 16 60
2 Al Wahda 32 14 12 6 39 24 16 6 5 5 22 17 16 8 7 1 17 7 15 54
3 Al Adalh 32 15 9 8 37 30 16 7 5 4 19 16 16 8 4 4 18 14 7 54
4 Al Jabalain 32 15 8 9 40 33 17 8 4 5 20 18 15 7 4 4 20 15 7 53
5 Hajer 32 14 9 9 36 27 16 8 6 2 21 8 16 6 3 7 15 19 9 51
6 Ohod 32 13 11 8 45 39 15 6 4 5 19 18 17 7 7 3 26 21 6 50
7 Al Quadisiya 32 12 11 9 36 27 16 7 4 5 19 15 16 5 7 4 17 12 9 47
8 Al Kholood 32 12 9 11 35 32 16 8 7 1 23 9 16 4 2 10 12 23 3 45
9 Al Orubah 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 7 3 15 12 16 5 4 7 19 20 2 44
10 Najran 32 11 10 11 30 29 16 6 4 6 16 15 16 5 6 5 14 14 1 43
11 Al Akhdoud 33 11 9 13 37 38 17 7 3 7 21 16 16 4 6 6 16 22 -1 42
12 Al Jeel 32 9 13 10 28 39 16 4 5 7 13 24 16 5 8 3 15 15 -11 40
13 Al Sahel 32 9 12 11 40 35 16 5 6 5 19 17 16 4 6 6 21 18 5 39
14 Al Shoalah 32 8 15 9 32 28 15 5 7 3 19 13 17 3 8 6 13 15 4 39
15 Jeddah 33 10 9 14 30 35 16 5 5 6 14 14 17 5 4 8 16 21 -5 39
16 Al-Ain 32 8 14 10 29 37 16 6 9 1 20 14 16 2 5 9 9 23 -8 38
17 Al Draih 32 9 9 14 33 48 15 5 4 6 19 22 17 4 5 8 14 26 -15 36
18 Al Nahdha 32 8 11 13 31 40 17 5 8 4 20 16 15 3 3 9 11 24 -9 35
19 Al-Kawkab 32 4 13 15 27 41 16 3 3 10 12 20 16 1 10 5 15 21 -14 25
20 Bisha 33 5 10 18 23 44 17 2 7 8 13 22 16 3 3 10 10 22 -21 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 33 17 9 7 49 33 17 10 4 3 27 14 16 7 5 4 22 19 16 60
2 Al Wahda 32 14 12 6 39 24 16 6 5 5 22 17 16 8 7 1 17 7 15 54
3 Al Adalh 32 15 9 8 37 30 16 7 5 4 19 16 16 8 4 4 18 14 7 54
4 Al Jabalain 32 15 8 9 40 33 17 8 4 5 20 18 15 7 4 4 20 15 7 53
5 Hajer 32 14 9 9 36 27 16 8 6 2 21 8 16 6 3 7 15 19 9 51
6 Ohod 32 13 11 8 45 39 15 6 4 5 19 18 17 7 7 3 26 21 6 50
7 Al Quadisiya 32 12 11 9 36 27 16 7 4 5 19 15 16 5 7 4 17 12 9 47
8 Al Kholood 32 12 9 11 35 32 16 8 7 1 23 9 16 4 2 10 12 23 3 45
9 Al Orubah 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 7 3 15 12 16 5 4 7 19 20 2 44
10 Najran 32 11 10 11 30 29 16 6 4 6 16 15 16 5 6 5 14 14 1 43
11 Al Akhdoud 33 11 9 13 37 38 17 7 3 7 21 16 16 4 6 6 16 22 -1 42
12 Al Jeel 32 9 13 10 28 39 16 4 5 7 13 24 16 5 8 3 15 15 -11 40
13 Al Sahel 32 9 12 11 40 35 16 5 6 5 19 17 16 4 6 6 21 18 5 39
14 Al Shoalah 32 8 15 9 32 28 15 5 7 3 19 13 17 3 8 6 13 15 4 39
15 Jeddah 33 10 9 14 30 35 16 5 5 6 14 14 17 5 4 8 16 21 -5 39
16 Al-Ain 32 8 14 10 29 37 16 6 9 1 20 14 16 2 5 9 9 23 -8 38
17 Al Draih 32 9 9 14 33 48 15 5 4 6 19 22 17 4 5 8 14 26 -15 36
18 Al Nahdha 32 8 11 13 31 40 17 5 8 4 20 16 15 3 3 9 11 24 -9 35
19 Al-Kawkab 32 4 13 15 27 41 16 3 3 10 12 20 16 1 10 5 15 21 -14 25
20 Bisha 33 5 10 18 23 44 17 2 7 8 13 22 16 3 3 10 10 22 -21 25

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