Division 1 match preview: Al Nahdha versus Al Shoalah

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Mon 31.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Division 1: Al Nahdha are 12 points behind Al Shoalah, but fully intend to go all in. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Al Nahdha have the most points from losing position (18) in Division 1
  • Al Shoalah 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!

Nahdha are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Shoalah is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Al Nahdha form and stats

The story so far in the Division 1 for Al Nahdha at their home stadium (Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Nahdha, their manager J. Rodríguez Araújo and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Happy days for Al Nahdha in their previous game, a Division 1 match away at Al Najoom (placed 20th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

1-1 away at Al-Thuqbah before that.

The Nahdha fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nahdha's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Shoalah form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Shoalah's previous game versus Al Jabalain (placed 4th), a Division 1 1-0 win played at home.

A 0-1 defeat away at Al Bukayriyah before that.

The visiting Al Shoalah have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Al Shoalah have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Al Shoalah - Nahdha 0-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nahdha five wins, three draws and Al Shoalah two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Al Nahdha missing players

Al Shoalah missing players

Al Nahdha Al Shoalah
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
8 5 1 Won W 3 6 13
15 6 3 Drew D 1 5 12
14 7 2 Lost L 2 7 12
36 19 6 Scored S 8 18 37
45 21 7 Conceded C 7 19 32
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 78%
68% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 46%
35% 33% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 30%
19% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 22%
8% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 8%
59% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 41%
22% 22% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 35%
30% 33% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 39% 46%
 
2.5 2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.8 2.7
3.6 4.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1.5 1.7
1.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.9 8 6 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.8 6.6
2.2 2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.8
45% 83% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 48%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Nahdha have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Al Nahdha have the most points from losing position (18) in Division 1
  • Al Nahdha have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Al Shoalah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Shoalah have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Al Shoalah have won significantly more corners away than at 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 Hazm 37 28 6 3 77 27 19 13 4 2 37 11 18 15 2 1 40 16 50 90
2 Al Feiha 37 24 8 5 72 27 18 15 2 1 38 11 19 9 6 4 34 16 45 80
3 Al Ta'ee 37 22 8 7 56 33 19 12 4 3 31 18 18 10 4 4 25 15 23 74
4 Al Jabalain 37 21 10 6 51 27 18 10 6 2 25 10 19 11 4 4 26 17 24 73
5 Hajer 37 15 9 13 48 36 19 8 4 7 33 19 18 7 5 6 15 17 12 54
6 Al Khaleej 37 13 13 11 42 46 19 7 6 6 20 22 18 6 7 5 22 24 -4 52
7 Al Shoalah 37 13 12 12 37 32 19 7 7 5 19 13 18 6 5 7 18 19 5 51
8 Al-Kawkab 37 13 12 12 46 47 18 6 6 6 26 24 19 7 6 6 20 23 -1 51
9 Ohod 37 12 15 10 46 49 19 8 9 2 25 18 18 4 6 8 21 31 -3 51
10 Jeddah 37 12 10 15 44 51 18 4 7 7 21 24 19 8 3 8 23 27 -7 46
11 Al Sahel 37 11 13 13 34 46 19 5 8 6 17 19 18 6 5 7 17 27 -12 46
12 Al Adalh 37 10 15 12 43 38 19 5 7 7 19 17 18 5 8 5 24 21 5 45
13 Al Draih 37 12 9 16 32 38 18 3 5 10 12 21 19 9 4 6 20 17 -6 45
14 Al Jeel 37 11 11 15 36 50 19 6 3 10 21 31 18 5 8 5 15 19 -14 44
15 Najran 37 10 12 15 40 44 18 6 4 8 21 24 19 4 8 7 19 20 -4 42
16 Al Nahdha 37 8 15 14 36 45 18 5 6 7 19 21 19 3 9 7 17 24 -9 39
17 Al Bukayriyah 37 11 6 20 28 47 18 7 2 9 14 21 19 4 4 11 14 26 -19 39
18 Al-Thuqbah 37 9 7 21 44 60 18 5 3 10 27 29 19 4 4 11 17 31 -16 34
19 Arar 37 4 14 19 28 60 18 3 8 7 19 27 19 1 6 12 9 33 -32 26
20 Al Najoom 37 6 5 26 26 63 19 3 4 12 14 28 18 3 1 14 12 35 -37 23

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