The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al-Kawkab are in the 13th position while the guests worry at 15th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This stadium uses grass, unlike Al Khaleej's home stadium. The visitors last 28 games on grass have ended in 8 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al-Kawkab form and stats
The story so far in the Division 1 for Al-Kawkab at their home stadium is 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Al-Kawkab has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 202 minutes without scoring a league goal.
The fans are hoping that Al-Kawkab will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Division 1 game against Al Shoalah (placed 8th). The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Najran.
The Al-Kawkab fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Al-Kawkab have conceded only 8 goals.
Al Khaleej form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Momentum is building for Al Khaleej in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Division 1 home defeat versus Al Najoom with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Bukayriyah with the score of 2-0.
Al Khaleej have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Al Khaleej as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Al-Kawkab won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Al Khaleej has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 2Al-Kawkab missing players
Al Khaleej missing players
| Al-Kawkab | Al Khaleej | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 20 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 88% | 78% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 88% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 41% |
| 19% | 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 38% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 38% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 38% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 18% |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 117 | 61 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 64 | 140 |
| 46 | 24 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 37 | 71 |
| 33% | 42% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 35% | 28% |
- Al Khaleej has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
- 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 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Al Quadisiya | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Batin | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Al Jabalain | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Al Bukayriyah | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Ta'ee | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Al-Thuqbah | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Shoalah | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 9 | Jeddah | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Ohod | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Nahdha | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Najran | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Al-Kawkab | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Al Ansar | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Al Najoom | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Al Taqdom | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Al Jeel | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 19 | Hottain | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 20 | Al Mojzel | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 9 |