Division 1 match prediction: Little separates Al Nahdha and Hajer in quality

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 02.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (20100 seats)

Al Nahdha will pray that their home advantage is enough to get at least a draw from this difficult battle, vs high-flying Hajer.

Insights:
  • Hajer have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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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, 7 draws and 2 defeats. When Al Nahdha hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Al Wahda, Ohod, Al Adalh, Al Khaleej and Al Jabalain), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Al Nahdha are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Al Akhdoud.

Preceding that match was the home game against Al Wahda that was lost 0-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Al Nahdha perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al Nahdha as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Al Nahdha has won nine of these, drawn three and lost one.

The Nahdha fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. Al Nahdha have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hajer form and stats

5-1-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hajer in their Division 1 matches away. Momentum is building for Hajer in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Home advantage was not enough for Hajer in their previous game as they lost hosting Al Jabalain, 1-2.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Najran at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Hajer in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Hajer, two draws and four defeats.

16 goals have been conceded by Hajer in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams get together this season, as the results database show this recent match: Hajer - Nahdha 2-0. Previous nine meetings with these squads: Al Nahdha won two, Hajer were winners in five and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.

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Total First Half Second Half
Al Nahdha Hajer
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 14 5 Played P 3 12 25
6 5 2 Won W 2 5 11
9 7 2 Drew D 1 1 6
10 2 1 Lost L 0 6 8
24 17 6 Scored S 4 12 30
31 10 3 Conceded C 2 16 23
88% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 88%
84% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 72%
24% 21% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 32%
12% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 12%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 8%
40% 43% 20% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 36%
32% 43% 60% Clean Sheets C S 67% 25% 44%
40% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 32%
 
2.9 3 1.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.2 4.2
4.4 4.5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.5 4.8
2.8 2.9 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.9
6 4 3 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
8.3 8.6 6.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 7.3 8.8
3.1 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.8
31% 38% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 32%
 
9.2 8.9 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 11.8 13
3.8 3.5 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.8 5.3
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Hajer 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 Khaleej 26 14 7 5 44 29 14 9 4 1 24 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 15 49
2 Al Adalh 26 13 8 5 29 22 12 6 4 2 14 10 14 7 4 3 15 12 7 47
3 Ohod 26 12 9 5 41 30 13 6 3 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 23 15 11 45
4 Al Jabalain 26 12 6 8 31 26 13 6 3 4 13 12 13 6 3 4 18 14 5 42
5 Al Wahda 26 10 11 5 30 20 13 4 5 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 12 5 10 41
6 Hajer 25 11 6 8 30 23 13 6 5 2 18 7 12 5 1 6 12 16 7 39
7 Al Quadisiya 26 9 10 7 28 23 13 6 4 3 16 11 13 3 6 4 12 12 5 37
8 Al Orubah 26 9 8 9 28 27 12 4 6 2 12 10 14 5 2 7 16 17 1 35
9 Al Akhdoud 26 9 8 9 33 33 13 6 3 4 19 13 13 3 5 5 14 20 0 35
10 Al Sahel 26 8 10 8 35 30 13 5 4 4 18 15 13 3 6 4 17 15 5 34
11 Al Kholood 25 9 7 9 27 26 12 5 6 1 16 7 13 4 1 8 11 19 1 34
12 Jeddah 26 9 7 10 26 26 13 5 4 4 13 9 13 4 3 6 13 17 0 34
13 Al Shoalah 25 6 12 7 28 25 12 4 6 2 17 12 13 2 6 5 11 13 3 30
14 Najran 25 7 9 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 13 3 6 4 9 10 -1 30
15 Al Draih 25 8 5 12 27 41 13 5 3 5 17 19 12 3 2 7 10 22 -14 29
16 Al Nahdha 25 6 9 10 24 31 14 5 7 2 17 10 11 1 2 8 7 21 -7 27
17 Al-Ain 25 5 12 8 24 33 12 4 7 1 17 13 13 1 5 7 7 20 -9 27
18 Al Jeel 26 5 12 9 22 36 14 3 4 7 12 24 12 2 8 2 10 12 -14 27
19 Al-Kawkab 26 4 10 12 22 31 13 3 2 8 10 15 13 1 8 4 12 16 -9 22
20 Bisha 25 4 6 15 20 36 12 2 3 7 12 18 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 18

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 Khaleej 26 14 7 5 44 29 14 9 4 1 24 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 15 49
2 Al Adalh 26 13 8 5 29 22 12 6 4 2 14 10 14 7 4 3 15 12 7 47
3 Ohod 26 12 9 5 41 30 13 6 3 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 23 15 11 45
4 Al Jabalain 26 12 6 8 31 26 13 6 3 4 13 12 13 6 3 4 18 14 5 42
5 Al Wahda 26 10 11 5 30 20 13 4 5 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 12 5 10 41
6 Hajer 25 11 6 8 30 23 13 6 5 2 18 7 12 5 1 6 12 16 7 39
7 Al Quadisiya 26 9 10 7 28 23 13 6 4 3 16 11 13 3 6 4 12 12 5 37
8 Al Orubah 26 9 8 9 28 27 12 4 6 2 12 10 14 5 2 7 16 17 1 35
9 Al Akhdoud 26 9 8 9 33 33 13 6 3 4 19 13 13 3 5 5 14 20 0 35
10 Al Sahel 26 8 10 8 35 30 13 5 4 4 18 15 13 3 6 4 17 15 5 34
11 Al Kholood 25 9 7 9 27 26 12 5 6 1 16 7 13 4 1 8 11 19 1 34
12 Jeddah 26 9 7 10 26 26 13 5 4 4 13 9 13 4 3 6 13 17 0 34
13 Al Shoalah 25 6 12 7 28 25 12 4 6 2 17 12 13 2 6 5 11 13 3 30
14 Najran 25 7 9 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 13 3 6 4 9 10 -1 30
15 Al Draih 25 8 5 12 27 41 13 5 3 5 17 19 12 3 2 7 10 22 -14 29
16 Al Nahdha 25 6 9 10 24 31 14 5 7 2 17 10 11 1 2 8 7 21 -7 27
17 Al-Ain 25 5 12 8 24 33 12 4 7 1 17 13 13 1 5 7 7 20 -9 27
18 Al Jeel 26 5 12 9 22 36 14 3 4 7 12 24 12 2 8 2 10 12 -14 27
19 Al-Kawkab 26 4 10 12 22 31 13 3 2 8 10 15 13 1 8 4 12 16 -9 22
20 Bisha 25 4 6 15 20 36 12 2 3 7 12 18 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 18

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