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

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Fri 30.April
Match begins: 18:50 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium (8000 seats)

Al Shoalah will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Al-Kawkab.

Insights:
  • Al Shoalah have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Division 1

Al Shoalah and Al-Kawkab should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

Al Shoalah are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Al-Kawkab is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Al Shoalah form and stats

4 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Al Shoalah, who have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Division 1, have to build on here at Al-Shoalah Club Stadium in the Division 1. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Al Shoalah have scored 10 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Shoalah have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Al-Kawkab form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Al-Kawkab as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

Al-Kawkab are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 16 games (in the league). 18 goals have been conceded by Al-Kawkab in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al-Kawkab - Shoalah 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Al Shoalah won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Al-Kawkab has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four

Al Shoalah missing players

Al-Kawkab missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shoalah Al-Kawkab
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 5 16 33
10 4 0 Won W 4 7 13
12 7 1 Drew D 1 5 11
11 5 3 Lost L 0 4 9
28 10 1 Scored S 11 18 42
29 11 6 Conceded C 6 18 39
76% 62% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 88%
45% 38% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 73%
27% 19% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 50% 55%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 25% 24%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 6%
39% 25% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 61%
36% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 27%
48% 62% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 0.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
6 4.8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.2 4.7
2.5 2.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.2 2.1
48% 62% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 56% 72%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Shoalah have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Division 1

  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 Hazm 33 25 5 3 72 26 17 12 3 2 35 10 16 13 2 1 37 16 46 80
2 Al Feiha 33 22 7 4 67 25 16 14 1 1 36 11 17 8 6 3 31 14 42 73
3 Al Jabalain 33 19 9 5 47 25 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 11 3 3 25 15 22 66
4 Al Ta'ee 33 19 7 7 48 29 16 9 4 3 23 14 17 10 3 4 25 15 19 64
5 Al-Kawkab 33 13 11 9 42 39 17 6 6 5 24 21 16 7 5 4 18 18 3 50
6 Hajer 33 13 9 11 39 33 17 7 4 6 25 18 16 6 5 5 14 15 6 48
7 Ohod 33 11 13 9 41 45 17 8 7 2 24 17 16 3 6 7 17 28 -4 46
8 Al Khaleej 33 11 11 11 36 42 17 6 5 6 19 22 16 5 6 5 17 20 -6 44
9 Al Adalh 33 10 13 10 41 32 17 5 7 5 19 13 16 5 6 5 22 19 9 43
10 Al Shoalah 33 10 12 11 28 29 16 4 7 5 10 11 17 6 5 6 18 18 -1 42
11 Jeddah 33 11 8 14 41 47 16 4 6 6 19 20 17 7 2 8 22 27 -6 41
12 Al Draih 33 10 9 14 25 32 17 3 5 9 12 20 16 7 4 5 13 12 -7 39
13 Al Sahel 33 9 12 12 29 39 16 3 7 6 13 17 17 6 5 6 16 22 -10 39
14 Al Jeel 33 10 9 14 30 44 17 6 2 9 18 27 16 4 7 5 12 17 -14 39
15 Najran 33 9 11 13 38 42 17 6 4 7 21 23 16 3 7 6 17 19 -4 38
16 Al Nahdha 33 7 14 12 33 40 16 5 6 5 18 17 17 2 8 7 15 23 -7 35
17 Al-Thuqbah 33 8 6 19 38 54 16 4 2 10 22 28 17 4 4 9 16 26 -16 30
18 Al Bukayriyah 33 8 6 19 23 44 16 5 2 9 11 20 17 3 4 10 12 24 -21 30
19 Arar 33 4 13 16 28 50 17 3 7 7 19 27 16 1 6 9 9 23 -22 25
20 Al Najoom 33 6 5 22 24 53 16 3 4 9 12 22 17 3 1 13 12 31 -29 23

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 Hazm 33 25 5 3 72 26 17 12 3 2 35 10 16 13 2 1 37 16 46 80
2 Al Feiha 33 22 7 4 67 25 16 14 1 1 36 11 17 8 6 3 31 14 42 73
3 Al Jabalain 33 19 9 5 47 25 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 11 3 3 25 15 22 66
4 Al Ta'ee 33 19 7 7 48 29 16 9 4 3 23 14 17 10 3 4 25 15 19 64
5 Al-Kawkab 33 13 11 9 42 39 17 6 6 5 24 21 16 7 5 4 18 18 3 50
6 Hajer 33 13 9 11 39 33 17 7 4 6 25 18 16 6 5 5 14 15 6 48
7 Ohod 33 11 13 9 41 45 17 8 7 2 24 17 16 3 6 7 17 28 -4 46
8 Al Khaleej 33 11 11 11 36 42 17 6 5 6 19 22 16 5 6 5 17 20 -6 44
9 Al Adalh 33 10 13 10 41 32 17 5 7 5 19 13 16 5 6 5 22 19 9 43
10 Al Shoalah 33 10 12 11 28 29 16 4 7 5 10 11 17 6 5 6 18 18 -1 42
11 Jeddah 33 11 8 14 41 47 16 4 6 6 19 20 17 7 2 8 22 27 -6 41
12 Al Draih 33 10 9 14 25 32 17 3 5 9 12 20 16 7 4 5 13 12 -7 39
13 Al Sahel 33 9 12 12 29 39 16 3 7 6 13 17 17 6 5 6 16 22 -10 39
14 Al Jeel 33 10 9 14 30 44 17 6 2 9 18 27 16 4 7 5 12 17 -14 39
15 Najran 33 9 11 13 38 42 17 6 4 7 21 23 16 3 7 6 17 19 -4 38
16 Al Nahdha 33 7 14 12 33 40 16 5 6 5 18 17 17 2 8 7 15 23 -7 35
17 Al-Thuqbah 33 8 6 19 38 54 16 4 2 10 22 28 17 4 4 9 16 26 -16 30
18 Al Bukayriyah 33 8 6 19 23 44 16 5 2 9 11 20 17 3 4 10 12 24 -21 30
19 Arar 33 4 13 16 28 50 17 3 7 7 19 27 16 1 6 9 9 23 -22 25
20 Al Najoom 33 6 5 22 24 53 16 3 4 9 12 22 17 3 1 13 12 31 -29 23

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