Division 1 match prediction: Little separates Al-Kawkab and Jeddah in quality

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 16.February
Match begins: 12:45 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium (8000 seats)

Pay more attention to their own game plan or make adjustments according to the opponent? Both Al-Kawkab and Jeddah need to try something else than in earlier matches. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Al-Kawkab have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Division 1
  • Jeddah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Al-Kawkab form and stats

Al-Kawkab's results here at Al-Shoalah Club Stadium in the Division 1 have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. When Al-Kawkab hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Al-Kawkab, Al Nahdha, Al Draih, Bisha, Al Jeel and Al-Ain), they have won 1 of 2 matches! The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts.

Al-Kawkab faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Khaleej (1-3).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Hajer (2-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Al-Kawkab have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost six.

Al-Kawkab have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. 12 goals have been conceded. Al-Kawkab has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Jeddah form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Jeddah so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Jeddah are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

There were no winners in Jeddah's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Ohod (placed 3rd).

Prior to that match, the Jeddah manager faced defeat when travelling to Al-Ain and losing 0-1.

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

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by Jeddah in these games. When Jeddah is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Al Nahdha, Al Draih, Bisha, Al Jeel, Al-Ain and Jeddah.

Head 2 Head

Al-Kawkab and Jeddah have duelled earlier this season: Jeddah - Al-Kawkab 0-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Al-Kawkab victories, two draws and two Jeddah wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Al-Kawkab missing players

Jeddah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al-Kawkab Jeddah
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 3 11 23
4 3 1 Won W 0 2 6
9 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
10 6 1 Lost L 3 6 10
21 10 2 Scored S 2 10 21
27 12 1 Conceded C 5 16 25
87% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 83%
61% 45% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 65%
35% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 55% 39%
17% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 9%
9% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
57% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 43%
22% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 30%
35% 45% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 43%
 
2.9 3.5 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.5 3.9
4.5 3.1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 5.2 5.4
2.4 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.8
5 4 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
6.1 5.6 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 6.5 7.9
2.5 2.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.8 3.1
36% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 30%
 
7.4 7.2 4 Shots against (avg) S A 7.3 9.5 9.7
3 3.3 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.9 4
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al-Kawkab have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Division 1
  • Al-Kawkab have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Division 1
  • Al-Kawkab have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Adalh 24 13 6 5 27 20 11 6 3 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 14 11 7 45
2 Al Khaleej 24 12 7 5 41 29 12 7 4 1 21 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 12 43
3 Ohod 23 11 7 5 35 25 11 5 2 4 15 13 12 6 5 1 20 12 10 40
4 Hajer 24 11 6 7 29 21 12 6 5 1 17 5 12 5 1 6 12 16 8 39
5 Al Jabalain 24 11 5 8 27 23 12 6 2 4 11 10 12 5 3 4 16 13 4 38
6 Al Wahda 23 8 10 5 23 17 12 4 4 4 15 12 11 4 6 1 8 5 6 34
7 Al Orubah 24 9 7 8 28 26 11 4 5 2 12 10 13 5 2 6 16 16 2 34
8 Al Kholood 24 9 7 8 27 25 12 5 6 1 16 7 12 4 1 7 11 18 2 34
9 Al Sahel 23 8 9 6 34 26 11 5 3 3 17 13 12 3 6 3 17 13 8 33
10 Al Quadisiya 23 7 10 6 26 22 12 5 4 3 15 11 11 2 6 3 11 11 4 31
11 Al Akhdoud 23 8 7 8 28 28 12 5 3 4 17 12 11 3 4 4 11 16 0 31
12 Najran 24 7 8 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 12 3 5 4 9 10 -1 29
13 Al Shoalah 23 6 10 7 25 22 11 4 5 2 16 11 12 2 5 5 9 11 3 28
14 Al Nahdha 23 6 9 8 23 27 13 5 7 1 17 8 10 1 2 7 6 19 -4 27
15 Al-Ain 24 5 11 8 23 32 12 4 7 1 17 13 12 1 4 7 6 19 -9 26
16 Al Draih 23 7 5 11 25 38 12 4 3 5 15 18 11 3 2 6 10 20 -13 26
17 Al Jeel 24 5 11 8 19 32 13 3 4 6 11 22 11 2 7 2 8 10 -13 26
18 Jeddah 23 6 7 10 21 25 12 4 4 4 11 9 11 2 3 6 10 16 -4 25
19 Al-Kawkab 23 4 9 10 21 27 11 3 2 6 10 12 12 1 7 4 11 15 -6 21
20 Bisha 24 4 5 15 18 34 11 2 2 7 10 16 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 17

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 Adalh 24 13 6 5 27 20 11 6 3 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 14 11 7 45
2 Al Khaleej 24 12 7 5 41 29 12 7 4 1 21 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 12 43
3 Ohod 23 11 7 5 35 25 11 5 2 4 15 13 12 6 5 1 20 12 10 40
4 Hajer 24 11 6 7 29 21 12 6 5 1 17 5 12 5 1 6 12 16 8 39
5 Al Jabalain 24 11 5 8 27 23 12 6 2 4 11 10 12 5 3 4 16 13 4 38
6 Al Wahda 23 8 10 5 23 17 12 4 4 4 15 12 11 4 6 1 8 5 6 34
7 Al Orubah 24 9 7 8 28 26 11 4 5 2 12 10 13 5 2 6 16 16 2 34
8 Al Kholood 24 9 7 8 27 25 12 5 6 1 16 7 12 4 1 7 11 18 2 34
9 Al Sahel 23 8 9 6 34 26 11 5 3 3 17 13 12 3 6 3 17 13 8 33
10 Al Quadisiya 23 7 10 6 26 22 12 5 4 3 15 11 11 2 6 3 11 11 4 31
11 Al Akhdoud 23 8 7 8 28 28 12 5 3 4 17 12 11 3 4 4 11 16 0 31
12 Najran 24 7 8 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 12 3 5 4 9 10 -1 29
13 Al Shoalah 23 6 10 7 25 22 11 4 5 2 16 11 12 2 5 5 9 11 3 28
14 Al Nahdha 23 6 9 8 23 27 13 5 7 1 17 8 10 1 2 7 6 19 -4 27
15 Al-Ain 24 5 11 8 23 32 12 4 7 1 17 13 12 1 4 7 6 19 -9 26
16 Al Draih 23 7 5 11 25 38 12 4 3 5 15 18 11 3 2 6 10 20 -13 26
17 Al Jeel 24 5 11 8 19 32 13 3 4 6 11 22 11 2 7 2 8 10 -13 26
18 Jeddah 23 6 7 10 21 25 12 4 4 4 11 9 11 2 3 6 10 16 -4 25
19 Al-Kawkab 23 4 9 10 21 27 11 3 2 6 10 12 12 1 7 4 11 15 -6 21
20 Bisha 24 4 5 15 18 34 11 2 2 7 10 16 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 17

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