With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Al Shoalah fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Al Ansar.
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!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Ansar, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Al Shoalah form and stats
When playing at home in the Division 1, Al Shoalah have managed 3 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games.
Happy days for Al Shoalah in their previous game, a Division 1 match away at Najran (placed 11th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Jeddah (0-1).
Al Shoalah has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Al Shoalah are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al-Shoalah Club Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.
Al Ansar form and stats
Al Ansar have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 3-1-8 (12 played). Bitter travels for Al Ansar as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Al Nahdha match.
Al Ansar are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Division 1 against Al-Kawkab (placed 15th). Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Najran.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Ansar as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. Al Ansar have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Ansar - Al Shoalah 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Al Shoalah two wins, two draws and Al Ansar three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Al Shoalah missing players
Al Ansar missing players
| Al Shoalah | Al Ansar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 29 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 40 |
| 85% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 69% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 58% | 31% |
| 23% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 8% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 42% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 31% |
| 38% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 19% |
| 35% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 58% | 54% |
| 3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 171 | 73 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 69 | 173 |
| 87 | 38 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 33 | 77 |
| 26% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 24% | 23% |
- Al Ansar has the fewest scored goals (18)
- Al Ansar has the most matches under the total-line (18)
- Al Ansar has the the worst goal difference (-18) away
- Al Ansar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Ansar 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 | Ohod | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | Al-Ain | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Al Batin | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | Al Quadisiya | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 48 |
| 5 | Al Bukayriyah | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 6 | Al Nahdha | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 |
| 7 | Al Jabalain | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Al-Thuqbah | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 | Jeddah | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Al Shoalah | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 11 | Najran | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Al Ta'ee | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Jeel | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | -3 | 30 |
| 15 | Al-Kawkab | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 29 |
| 16 | Al Ansar | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -22 | 23 |
| 17 | Hottain | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Al Mojzel | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -22 | 22 |
| 19 | Al Najoom | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -23 | 22 |
| 20 | Al Taqdom | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -23 | 22 |