Soccer betting preview: Al Wahda welcomes Ohod in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 23.February
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium (33195 seats)

A key match as both contenders are struggling for the top spots. With Al Wahda in 6th position and Ohod located at 3rd, this has all the looks of a thriling duel. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Al Wahda have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Division 1
  • Ohod have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Division 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Al Wahda form and stats

4-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Al Wahda so far this season.

Happy days for Al Wahda in their previous game, a fixture away at Al Nahdha (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-0 victory.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Jeel (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Al Wahda perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al Wahda as a small favourite), we find seven games. Wahda has won three of these, drawn one and lost three.

Al Wahda are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games.

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Ohod form and stats

The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Division 1, are W6-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Division 1. Two points from the last two away games for Ohod, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Ohod's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Al Shoalah that finished 2-2.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Jeddah.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Ohod in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Ohod, three draws and five defeats.

Ohod are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far.

Head 2 Head

Al Wahda and Ohod have played each other before this season: Ohod - Al Wahda 1-2. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: eight - zero - one (Al Wahda wins - draws - Ohod wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Al Wahda missing players

Ohod missing players

Al Wahda Ohod
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 2 12 24
9 4 0 Won W 1 6 11
10 4 1 Drew D 1 5 8
5 4 1 Lost L 0 1 5
25 15 2 Scored S 4 20 37
17 12 4 Conceded C 1 12 27
79% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 79%
25% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 54%
8% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
42% 58% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 67%
46% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 21%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 12%
 
5.3 5.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.9 4.3
3.4 3.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 4.6 4.3
2.1 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.6 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.6 8.7 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.2 9.2
2.9 3.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.5 4.1
33% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 46% 37%
 
7.2 7.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 8.4 8.2
3 3.4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.6 3.9
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Wahda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Wahda have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Division 1
  • Ohod have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Division 1
  • Ohod have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Division 1
  • Ohod have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Division 1
  • Ohod have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ohod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 Khaleej 25 13 7 5 43 29 13 8 4 1 23 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 14 46
2 Al Adalh 25 13 7 5 28 21 12 6 4 2 14 10 13 7 3 3 14 11 7 46
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 Orubah 25 9 8 8 28 26 12 4 6 2 12 10 13 5 2 6 16 16 2 35
8 Al Quadisiya 24 8 10 6 27 22 12 5 4 3 15 11 12 3 6 3 12 11 5 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 Najran 25 7 9 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 13 3 6 4 9 10 -1 30
13 Al Shoalah 24 6 11 7 27 24 11 4 5 2 16 11 13 2 6 5 11 13 3 29
14 Al Draih 25 8 5 12 27 41 13 5 3 5 17 19 12 3 2 7 10 22 -14 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 25 5 12 8 24 33 12 4 7 1 17 13 13 1 5 7 7 20 -9 27
18 Al Jeel 25 5 12 8 21 34 13 3 4 6 11 22 12 2 8 2 10 12 -13 27
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 25 4 6 15 20 36 12 2 3 7 12 18 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 18