Division 1: Al Shoalah - Al-Kawkab preview and facts

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Tue 22.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium (8000 seats)

Al Shoalah have accomplished 4 home victories so far, Al-Kawkab have won 1 away. Which team improves their records after this one?

Insights:
  • Al Shoalah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al-Kawkab have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Division 1

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

This has all the signs of an engrossing match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Al Shoalah form and stats

When playing at home in the Division 1, Al Shoalah have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games.

The Al Shoalah manager Maqueda and his pawns return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Ohod (placed 3rd).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Najran in a game that was won 2-1.

Shoalah are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games.

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Al-Kawkab form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Kawkab so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-4 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Al-Kawkab, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Al Nahdha game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Home advantage was not enough for Al-Kawkab in their previous game as they lost hosting Jeddah, 0-1.

Prior to that match, the Al-Kawkab manager Mansharik faced defeat when travelling to Al Khaleej and losing 1-3.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Al-Kawkab have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have fought earlier this season: Al-Kawkab - Al Shoalah 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Shoalah four wins, two draws and Al-Kawkab three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Al Shoalah missing players

Al-Kawkab missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shoalah Al-Kawkab
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 5 Played P 3 12 24
6 4 1 Won W 0 1 4
11 5 3 Drew D 3 7 9
7 2 1 Lost L 0 4 11
27 16 7 Scored S 3 11 21
24 11 5 Conceded C 3 15 28
88% 91% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
67% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 58%
38% 45% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 42% 33%
21% 27% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
58% 64% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 54%
25% 27% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 21%
29% 18% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 38%
 
4.3 5.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.2 2.9
4.2 4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 4.5
1.9 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.3
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
8.1 8.9 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 6.6 6.2
3.3 3.5 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.5 2.5
34% 42% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 37% 34%
 
6.6 5.6 5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 7.5 7.4
3 2.6 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 2.6 2.9
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Shoalah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shoalah have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Al-Kawkab have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Al-Kawkab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al-Kawkab have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Division 1
  • Al-Kawkab have won significantly less corners away then 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 Adalh 24 13 6 5 27 20 11 6 3 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 14 11 7 45
2 Al Khaleej 24 12 7 5 41 29 12 7 4 1 21 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 12 43
3 Ohod 24 11 8 5 37 27 12 5 3 4 17 15 12 6 5 1 20 12 10 41
4 Hajer 24 11 6 7 29 21 12 6 5 1 17 5 12 5 1 6 12 16 8 39
5 Al Jabalain 24 11 5 8 27 23 12 6 2 4 11 10 12 5 3 4 16 13 4 38
6 Al Wahda 24 9 10 5 25 17 12 4 4 4 15 12 12 5 6 1 10 5 8 37
7 Al Quadisiya 24 8 10 6 27 22 12 5 4 3 15 11 12 3 6 3 12 11 5 34
8 Al Orubah 24 9 7 8 28 26 11 4 5 2 12 10 13 5 2 6 16 16 2 34
9 Al Kholood 24 9 7 8 27 25 12 5 6 1 16 7 12 4 1 7 11 18 2 34
10 Al Sahel 24 8 9 7 34 27 12 5 3 4 17 14 12 3 6 3 17 13 7 33
11 Al Akhdoud 24 8 7 9 29 30 12 5 3 4 17 12 12 3 4 5 12 18 -1 31
12 Al Shoalah 24 6 11 7 27 24 11 4 5 2 16 11 13 2 6 5 11 13 3 29
13 Najran 24 7 8 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 12 3 5 4 9 10 -1 29
14 Al Draih 24 8 5 11 27 39 13 5 3 5 17 19 11 3 2 6 10 20 -12 29
15 Jeddah 24 7 7 10 22 25 12 4 4 4 11 9 12 3 3 6 11 16 -3 28
16 Al Nahdha 24 6 9 9 23 29 14 5 7 2 17 10 10 1 2 7 6 19 -6 27
17 Al-Ain 24 5 11 8 23 32 12 4 7 1 17 13 12 1 4 7 6 19 -9 26
18 Al Jeel 24 5 11 8 19 32 13 3 4 6 11 22 11 2 7 2 8 10 -13 26
19 Al-Kawkab 24 4 9 11 21 28 12 3 2 7 10 13 12 1 7 4 11 15 -7 21
20 Bisha 24 4 5 15 18 34 11 2 2 7 10 16 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 17

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 Adalh 24 13 6 5 27 20 11 6 3 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 14 11 7 45
2 Al Khaleej 24 12 7 5 41 29 12 7 4 1 21 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 12 43
3 Ohod 24 11 8 5 37 27 12 5 3 4 17 15 12 6 5 1 20 12 10 41
4 Hajer 24 11 6 7 29 21 12 6 5 1 17 5 12 5 1 6 12 16 8 39
5 Al Jabalain 24 11 5 8 27 23 12 6 2 4 11 10 12 5 3 4 16 13 4 38
6 Al Wahda 24 9 10 5 25 17 12 4 4 4 15 12 12 5 6 1 10 5 8 37
7 Al Quadisiya 24 8 10 6 27 22 12 5 4 3 15 11 12 3 6 3 12 11 5 34
8 Al Orubah 24 9 7 8 28 26 11 4 5 2 12 10 13 5 2 6 16 16 2 34
9 Al Kholood 24 9 7 8 27 25 12 5 6 1 16 7 12 4 1 7 11 18 2 34
10 Al Sahel 24 8 9 7 34 27 12 5 3 4 17 14 12 3 6 3 17 13 7 33
11 Al Akhdoud 24 8 7 9 29 30 12 5 3 4 17 12 12 3 4 5 12 18 -1 31
12 Al Shoalah 24 6 11 7 27 24 11 4 5 2 16 11 13 2 6 5 11 13 3 29
13 Najran 24 7 8 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 12 3 5 4 9 10 -1 29
14 Al Draih 24 8 5 11 27 39 13 5 3 5 17 19 11 3 2 6 10 20 -12 29
15 Jeddah 24 7 7 10 22 25 12 4 4 4 11 9 12 3 3 6 11 16 -3 28
16 Al Nahdha 24 6 9 9 23 29 14 5 7 2 17 10 10 1 2 7 6 19 -6 27
17 Al-Ain 24 5 11 8 23 32 12 4 7 1 17 13 12 1 4 7 6 19 -9 26
18 Al Jeel 24 5 11 8 19 32 13 3 4 6 11 22 11 2 7 2 8 10 -13 26
19 Al-Kawkab 24 4 9 11 21 28 12 3 2 7 10 13 12 1 7 4 11 15 -7 21
20 Bisha 24 4 5 15 18 34 11 2 2 7 10 16 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 17

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