Division 1 prediction and preview: Jeddah modest favorites to beat Al-Thuqbah

It's no vacation for neither Jeddah nor Al-Thuqbah as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Jeddah form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Division 1 game of the season here at King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 8 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses from Jeddah's 19 home games.

Jeddah's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Al-Thuqbah. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Al Najoom the opponent.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Jeddah have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won 0 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Jeddah has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

Al-Thuqbah form and stats

Playing away, Al-Thuqbah have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Division 1 this season.

Al-Thuqbah play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Jeddah. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Ohod.

We have checked recent matches where Al-Thuqbah have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were W1-D0-L0.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al-Thuqbah has managed 3 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Jeddah - Al-Thuqbah 0-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Jeddah won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Al-Thuqbah has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 0

Jeddah missing players

Al-Thuqbah missing players