Struggling Al Najoom will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Al Bukayriyah in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Al Najoom form and stats
The story so far in the Division 1 for Al Najoom at their home stadium (Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Najoom's attacking players as they have now played 214 minutes without scoring in a league game.
The fans are hoping that Najoom will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Division 1 game against Al-Ain (placed 1st). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Al Jeel the opponent.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Najoom here at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 14 games). On the other hand, Najoom have conceded 18 goals.
Al Bukayriyah form and stats
5 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Bukayriyah, who have the most scored goals (50) in Division 1, playing as the away team in the Division 1 this season.
Bukayriyah had fun at their own home (Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium) last time out, beating Najran 3-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Mojzel at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Bukayriyah are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Bukayriyah have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Bukayriyah - Najoom 7-1 entered in the official records.Al Najoom missing players
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| Al Najoom | Al Bukayriyah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 52 |
| 50 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 29 |
| 86% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 71% | 71% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 82% |
| 50% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 50% |
| 32% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 36% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 64% | 57% |
| 21% | 21% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 36% |
| 36% | 29% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 14% | 14% |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 193 | 123 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 87 | 200 |
| 99 | 62 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 50 | 108 |
| 23% | 19% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 44% |
- Al Bukayriyah has the most scored goals (50)
- Al Bukayriyah has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
- Al Bukayriyah have scored more than double the goals of Al Najoom.
- Al Bukayriyah have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Bukayriyah is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Al Najoom has the fewest scored goals in the second half (11)
- Al Najoom have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won 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-Ain | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Batin | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 53 |
| 3 | Ohod | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Al Quadisiya | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 49 |
| 5 | Al Nahdha | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 49 |
| 6 | Al Bukayriyah | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| 7 | Jeddah | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Al Jabalain | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Najran | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 41 |
| 10 | Al-Thuqbah | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 40 |
| 11 | Al Shoalah | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 |
| 12 | Al Ta'ee | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 13 | Al Jeel | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Al-Kawkab | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 29 |
| 16 | Al Ansar | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -18 | 29 |
| 17 | Al Mojzel | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Al Najoom | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -25 | 23 |
| 19 | Hottain | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -27 | 23 |
| 20 | Al Taqdom | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -27 | 22 |