A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Batin fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Al Khaleej's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
The visiting Al Khaleej played their last game only four days ago, a Division 1 match.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Khaleej have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Al Batin form and stats
Al Batin are steadily winning Division 1 games and points here at Al-Batin FC Stadium. 9 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 14 games. In general it's been a long time since Al Batin tasted defeat here at Al-Batin FC Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league.
Batin manager M. Panait and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Najran (placed 12th) in the Division 1.
Al Batin have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al-Batin FC Stadium with 24 goals in 14 league matches. Al Batin have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Khaleej form and stats
As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Al Khaleej have produced an overall stat of 5-5-4 so far.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Hottain.
It looked so good for Al Khaleej vs Al Ansar, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
The visiting Khaleej have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. 17 goals have been conceded by Khaleej in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Khaleej - Batin 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Batin, five draws and three wins for Al Khaleej. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Al Batin missing players
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| Al Batin | Al Khaleej | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 41 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 32 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 43% |
| 20% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 27% |
| 3% | 7% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 10% |
| 47% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 63% |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 27% |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 127 | 29 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 76 | 187 |
| 73 | 25 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 48 | 98 |
| 44% | 72% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 30% |
- Al Batin have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Batin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Batin have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Khaleej has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Al Khaleej haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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-Ain | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | Al Batin | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Al Quadisiya | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 56 |
| 4 | Al Bukayriyah | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 54 |
| 5 | Ohod | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 53 |
| 6 | Al Nahdha | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 50 |
| 7 | Jeddah | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 44 |
| 8 | Al-Thuqbah | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 43 |
| 9 | Al Ta'ee | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Al Jabalain | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Al Shoalah | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| 12 | Najran | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 39 |
| 13 | Al Jeel | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 37 |
| 14 | Al-Kawkab | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -8 | 32 |
| 16 | Al Ansar | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -19 | 30 |
| 17 | Al Mojzel | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -21 | 29 |
| 18 | Hottain | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -27 | 26 |
| 19 | Al Najoom | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -25 | 25 |
| 20 | Al Taqdom | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -29 | 23 |