Division 1 match preview and statistics: Al Shoalah fight Al-Ain

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Date: Tue 14.January
Match begins: 12:25 (UTC)

This could be an interesting match as Al Shoalah have their presumed home advantage while Al-Ain are ahead 11 points in the Division 1 table.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Al Shoalah form and stats

2-7-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Al Shoalah so far this season. Al Shoalah haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Taqdom, 89 days ago.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Al Shoalah, who played 1-1 against Al Mojzel. That match was also played at this venue Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Adalh (0-2).

Al Shoalah are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. From these home matches, Al Shoalah have conceded only 7 goals.

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Al-Ain form and stats

Playing away, Al-Ain have won 3 games, drawn 6 and suffered 0 defeats in the Division 1 this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Khaleej game have they lost an away game, meaning Al-Ain has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

It's the second away game in a row for Al-Ain, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Najran (placed 13th) in the Division 1 last time out. A 0-2 loss hosting Al Bukayriyah before that.

Al-Ain find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Al-Ain are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Al-Ain - Al Shoalah 1-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 0 - 0 - 3 (Al Shoalah wins - draws - Al-Ain wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Al Shoalah missing players

Al-Ain missing players

Al Shoalah Al-Ain
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 4 Played P 3 9 19
5 2 1 Won W 1 3 10
11 7 3 Drew D 2 6 7
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
23 13 6 Scored S 3 9 26
15 7 1 Conceded C 2 6 12
79% 70% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 78% 89%
58% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 58%
32% 30% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 22% 26%
26% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 11% 11%
5% 10% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
47% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 42%
42% 50% 75% Clean Sheets C S 67% 44% 47%
32% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 21%
 
3.4 3.6 1.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4 5.3 2.7
3.2 2 1.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 1.7 0.7
1.9 2.1 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 0.6
3 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
119 57 23 Total Shots T S 8 48 70
59 27 10 Shots on Target S O 3 32 45
29% 30% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 44%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al-Ain has the fewest conceded goals (12)
  • Al-Ain has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
  • Al-Ain has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
  • Al-Ain have not yet lost a game away.
  • Al-Ain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al-Ain have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al-Ain 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-Ain 19 10 7 2 26 12 10 7 1 2 17 6 9 3 6 0 9 6 14 37
2 Al Batin 18 10 5 3 27 15 8 5 3 0 15 6 10 5 2 3 12 9 12 35
3 Al Quadisiya 18 9 7 2 25 15 9 6 2 1 15 6 9 3 5 1 10 9 10 34
4 Ohod 19 8 7 4 30 16 9 3 4 2 11 7 10 5 3 2 19 9 14 31
5 Al-Thuqbah 19 8 6 5 28 19 10 4 3 3 14 9 9 4 3 2 14 10 9 30
6 Al Ta'ee 19 9 3 7 26 20 9 5 1 3 17 8 10 4 2 4 9 12 6 30
7 Al Bukayriyah 19 7 6 6 35 23 9 4 1 4 21 12 10 3 5 2 14 11 12 27
8 Al Nahdha 19 7 6 6 27 26 10 6 2 2 22 14 9 1 4 4 5 12 1 27
9 Jeddah 19 7 6 6 20 23 9 4 2 3 9 10 10 3 4 3 11 13 -3 27
10 Al Shoalah 19 5 11 3 23 15 10 2 7 1 13 7 9 3 4 2 10 8 8 26
11 Al Jabalain 19 6 8 5 28 22 9 2 5 2 12 13 10 4 3 3 16 9 6 26
12 Al Khaleej 20 5 8 7 21 23 10 0 4 6 7 16 10 5 4 1 14 7 -2 23
13 Najran 19 5 8 6 18 21 9 1 4 4 5 9 10 4 4 2 13 12 -3 23
14 Al-Kawkab 19 6 5 8 17 23 10 3 5 2 10 9 9 3 0 6 7 14 -6 23
15 Al Jeel 19 5 7 7 19 24 9 1 4 4 7 12 10 4 3 3 12 12 -5 22
16 Al Taqdom 19 6 2 11 17 31 10 3 2 5 9 16 9 3 0 6 8 15 -14 20
17 Al Ansar 19 5 4 10 15 25 10 2 3 5 7 9 9 3 1 5 8 16 -10 19
18 Hottain 19 5 4 10 18 29 9 3 2 4 13 15 10 2 2 6 5 14 -11 19
19 Al Najoom 20 4 6 10 20 39 11 3 4 4 10 13 9 1 2 6 10 26 -19 18
20 Al Mojzel 19 3 4 12 20 39 10 2 1 7 10 19 9 1 3 5 10 20 -19 13