Al-Thuqbah fights Al Najoom in Division 1 battle

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 15:55 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Division 1, Al-Thuqbah holding 18th place and Al Najoom lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Al-Thuqbah have the most conceded goals (56) in Division 1
  • Al Najoom have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Division 1

Al-Thuqbah are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Al Najoom are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Al-Thuqbah form and stats

Al-Thuqbah's struggle is real here at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium with only 14 points collected from 16 Division 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-2-10. Al-Thuqbah are slowly digging their own grave here at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Al Jabalain match.

Al-Thuqbah are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al-Thuqbah defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Al Najoom form and stats

There's been little loot from Al Najoom's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 17 away games in the Division 1. Al Najoom, who have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Division 1, only have 3 wins to counter their 13 defeats and 1 draw.

Late heartbreak for Najoom in the Al Jeel match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Najoom as they have only managed to score 12 times from 17 away games in the league. Najoom struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 31 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Najoom - Al-Thuqbah 1-3. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Al-Thuqbah, zero draws and one win for Al Najoom. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Al-Thuqbah missing players

Al Najoom missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al-Thuqbah Al Najoom
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 4 17 34
8 4 2 Won W 1 3 6
6 2 1 Drew D 0 1 5
20 10 1 Lost L 3 13 23
38 22 8 Scored S 3 12 25
56 28 6 Conceded C 4 31 55
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
79% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 65%
65% 81% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 47% 47%
29% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 26%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
62% 81% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 47% 50%
15% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 12% 15%
32% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 41% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 0.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
4.2 2.8 3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 3.2 4.6
2.2 1.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.2 2.2
39% 70% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 80% 50%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Najoom have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Najoom have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Division 1
  • Al Najoom have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Division 1
  • Al Najoom have the most conceded goals (31) away in Division 1
  • Al Najoom have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Division 1
  • Al Najoom have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Division 1
  • Al Najoom haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Al-Thuqbah have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Al-Thuqbah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al-Thuqbah have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Division 1
  • Al-Thuqbah have the most conceded goals (28) at home in Division 1
  • Al-Thuqbah have the most conceded goals (56) in Division 1
  • Al-Thuqbah haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Hazm 34 26 5 3 74 26 17 12 3 2 35 10 17 14 2 1 39 16 48 83
2 Al Feiha 34 23 7 4 69 25 17 15 1 1 38 11 17 8 6 3 31 14 44 76
3 Al Jabalain 34 20 9 5 49 25 17 9 6 2 24 10 17 11 3 3 25 15 24 69
4 Al Ta'ee 34 20 7 7 51 31 17 10 4 3 26 16 17 10 3 4 25 15 20 67
5 Al-Kawkab 34 13 11 10 43 42 17 6 6 5 24 21 17 7 5 5 19 21 1 50
6 Hajer 34 13 9 12 39 35 17 7 4 6 25 18 17 6 5 6 14 17 4 48
7 Al Khaleej 34 12 11 11 38 43 17 6 5 6 19 22 17 6 6 5 19 21 -5 47
8 Ohod 34 11 13 10 42 47 17 8 7 2 24 17 17 3 6 8 18 30 -5 46
9 Al Shoalah 34 11 12 11 31 30 17 5 7 5 13 12 17 6 5 6 18 18 1 45
10 Al Adalh 34 10 13 11 41 34 18 5 7 6 19 15 16 5 6 5 22 19 7 43
11 Al Sahel 34 10 12 12 30 39 17 4 7 6 14 17 17 6 5 6 16 22 -9 42
12 Al Jeel 34 11 9 14 32 45 17 6 2 9 18 27 17 5 7 5 14 18 -13 42
13 Najran 34 10 11 13 40 42 17 6 4 7 21 23 17 4 7 6 19 19 -2 41
14 Jeddah 34 11 8 15 41 49 17 4 6 7 19 22 17 7 2 8 22 27 -8 41
15 Al Draih 34 10 9 15 27 35 17 3 5 9 12 20 17 7 4 6 15 15 -8 39
16 Al Nahdha 34 7 14 13 34 42 17 5 6 6 19 19 17 2 8 7 15 23 -8 35
17 Al Bukayriyah 34 9 6 19 25 45 17 6 2 9 13 21 17 3 4 10 12 24 -20 33
18 Al-Thuqbah 34 8 6 20 38 56 16 4 2 10 22 28 18 4 4 10 16 28 -18 30
19 Arar 34 4 13 17 28 51 17 3 7 7 19 27 17 1 6 10 9 24 -23 25
20 Al Najoom 34 6 5 23 25 55 17 3 4 10 13 24 17 3 1 13 12 31 -30 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 34 26 5 3 74 26 17 12 3 2 35 10 17 14 2 1 39 16 48 83
2 Al Feiha 34 23 7 4 69 25 17 15 1 1 38 11 17 8 6 3 31 14 44 76
3 Al Jabalain 34 20 9 5 49 25 17 9 6 2 24 10 17 11 3 3 25 15 24 69
4 Al Ta'ee 34 20 7 7 51 31 17 10 4 3 26 16 17 10 3 4 25 15 20 67
5 Al-Kawkab 34 13 11 10 43 42 17 6 6 5 24 21 17 7 5 5 19 21 1 50
6 Hajer 34 13 9 12 39 35 17 7 4 6 25 18 17 6 5 6 14 17 4 48
7 Al Khaleej 34 12 11 11 38 43 17 6 5 6 19 22 17 6 6 5 19 21 -5 47
8 Ohod 34 11 13 10 42 47 17 8 7 2 24 17 17 3 6 8 18 30 -5 46
9 Al Shoalah 34 11 12 11 31 30 17 5 7 5 13 12 17 6 5 6 18 18 1 45
10 Al Adalh 34 10 13 11 41 34 18 5 7 6 19 15 16 5 6 5 22 19 7 43
11 Al Sahel 34 10 12 12 30 39 17 4 7 6 14 17 17 6 5 6 16 22 -9 42
12 Al Jeel 34 11 9 14 32 45 17 6 2 9 18 27 17 5 7 5 14 18 -13 42
13 Najran 34 10 11 13 40 42 17 6 4 7 21 23 17 4 7 6 19 19 -2 41
14 Jeddah 34 11 8 15 41 49 17 4 6 7 19 22 17 7 2 8 22 27 -8 41
15 Al Draih 34 10 9 15 27 35 17 3 5 9 12 20 17 7 4 6 15 15 -8 39
16 Al Nahdha 34 7 14 13 34 42 17 5 6 6 19 19 17 2 8 7 15 23 -8 35
17 Al Bukayriyah 34 9 6 19 25 45 17 6 2 9 13 21 17 3 4 10 12 24 -20 33
18 Al-Thuqbah 34 8 6 20 38 56 16 4 2 10 22 28 18 4 4 10 16 28 -18 30
19 Arar 34 4 13 17 28 51 17 3 7 7 19 27 17 1 6 10 9 24 -23 25
20 Al Najoom 34 6 5 23 25 55 17 3 4 10 13 24 17 3 1 13 12 31 -30 23

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