A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Nahdha fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Al Najoom's 20th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Nahdha form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 15 Division 1 games here at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium for Al Nahdha. The data says 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. Nahdha have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The Al Nahdha manager J. Rodríguez Araújo has got the team scoring with 33 from 15 home games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded.
Al Najoom form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Najoom's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 15 away games in the Division 1. Al Najoom only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws. With three draws in a row for Najoom the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Before that, Al Najoom travelled to Al Taqdom and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al Najoom have conceded 33 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Najoom - Nahdha 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Al Nahdha-Al Najoom H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Al Nahdha three wins, Al Najoom one win, five draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Nahdha missing players
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| Al Nahdha | Al Najoom | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 46 | 33 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 36 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 21 | 33 | 52 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 71% |
| 58% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 60% | 45% |
| 29% | 47% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 47% | 29% |
| 10% | 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 80% | 33% | 16% |
| 58% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 58% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 23% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 202 | 117 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 70 | 193 |
| 89 | 49 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 37 | 99 |
| 44% | 59% | 73% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 30% | 23% |
- Al Nahdha have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Nahdha have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Najoom have scored away.
- Al Nahdha haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Najoom has the fewest points (8) away
- Al Najoom has the fewest scored goals in the second half (13)
- Al Najoom have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Najoom have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- All of Al Nahdha's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 61 |
| 2 | Al Batin | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 60 |
| 3 | Al Quadisiya | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 57 |
| 4 | Al Bukayriyah | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 54 |
| 5 | Ohod | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
| 6 | Al Nahdha | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 51 |
| 7 | Jeddah | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 47 |
| 8 | Al-Thuqbah | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 9 | Al Shoalah | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | Al Ta'ee | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 44 |
| 11 | Najran | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 43 |
| 12 | Al Jabalain | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 13 | Al Jeel | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -10 | 37 |
| 14 | Al-Kawkab | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 34 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | -9 | 33 |
| 16 | Al Ansar | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -23 | 33 |
| 17 | Hottain | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -22 | 29 |
| 18 | Al Mojzel | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -22 | 29 |
| 19 | Al Taqdom | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -28 | 27 |
| 20 | Al Najoom | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -25 | 26 |