Jeddah - Najran: Small difference between teams in Division 1 clash

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 09.March
Match begins: 16:05 (UTC)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium (62345 seats)

This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, loss and gain giving mid-table places so far. Pave the way for Jeddah - Najran!

Insights:
  • Najran have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Division 1

It's no vacation for neither Jeddah nor Najran 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.

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Jeddah form and stats

5 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Jeddah have to build on here at King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium in the Division 1.

The Jeddah crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Najran here at King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Jeel with a 2-1 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Jeddah have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn four and lost three.

Jeddah are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches.

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Najran form and stats

4 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Najran playing as the away team in the Division 1 this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Najran, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Jeddah (placed 13th) last time out.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Al-Ain.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Najran in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Najran, seven draws and three defeats.

The attacking power of Najran when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

The newest past scoreline featuring both these teams is the Jeddah - Najran 1-2 played not long ago this season. (Jeddah) and Al-Hajri (Najran) were sent off when these sides met earlier this season. Will it be as short-tempered this time? As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Jeddah victories, one draw and four Najran wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Jeddah missing players

Najran missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jeddah Najran
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 3 Played P 3 14 27
9 5 2 Won W 0 4 9
7 4 1 Drew D 3 6 9
11 5 0 Lost L 0 4 9
27 14 3 Scored S 0 11 24
28 11 0 Conceded C 0 11 23
85% 79% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 71% 81%
67% 57% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 56%
41% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 30%
7% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 4%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
44% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 44%
33% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 43% 37%
37% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 36% 37%
 
4.1 4.2 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.9 4.5
5.2 5.5 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.6 3.5
1.9 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
7.6 8.5 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 9.6 9.7
3 3.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.9 3.6
33% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 24%
 
9.7 10.1 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 9 7.6
4 4.1 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.9 3.4
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Najran have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Najran have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) 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 Khaleej 27 15 7 5 45 29 14 9 4 1 24 10 13 6 3 4 21 19 16 52
2 Al Adalh 27 13 8 6 30 24 13 6 4 3 15 12 14 7 4 3 15 12 6 47
3 Hajer 27 13 6 8 34 25 14 7 5 2 20 8 13 6 1 6 14 17 9 45
4 Ohod 27 12 9 6 41 33 13 6 3 4 18 15 14 6 6 2 23 18 8 45
5 Al Jabalain 27 13 6 8 32 26 13 6 3 4 13 12 14 7 3 4 19 14 6 45
6 Al Wahda 27 11 11 5 32 20 14 5 5 4 20 15 13 6 6 1 12 5 12 44
7 Al Quadisiya 27 10 10 7 31 23 14 7 4 3 19 11 13 3 6 4 12 12 8 40
8 Al Kholood 27 10 7 10 28 28 13 6 6 1 17 7 14 4 1 9 11 21 0 37
9 Najran 27 9 9 9 24 23 13 5 3 5 13 12 14 4 6 4 11 11 1 36
10 Al Orubah 27 9 8 10 28 28 13 4 6 3 12 11 14 5 2 7 16 17 0 35
11 Al Akhdoud 27 9 8 10 33 34 14 6 3 5 19 14 13 3 5 5 14 20 -1 35
12 Al Sahel 27 8 10 9 36 32 13 5 4 4 18 15 14 3 6 5 18 17 4 34
13 Jeddah 27 9 7 11 27 28 14 5 4 5 14 11 13 4 3 6 13 17 -1 34
14 Al Shoalah 27 7 12 8 30 27 13 4 6 3 17 13 14 3 6 5 13 14 3 33
15 Al Nahdha 27 7 9 11 27 34 15 5 7 3 18 12 12 2 2 8 9 22 -7 30
16 Al Jeel 27 6 12 9 23 36 14 3 4 7 12 24 13 3 8 2 11 12 -13 30
17 Al Draih 27 8 6 13 28 43 14 5 3 6 18 21 13 3 3 7 10 22 -15 30
18 Al-Ain 27 5 13 9 24 34 13 4 8 1 17 13 14 1 5 8 7 21 -10 28
19 Al-Kawkab 27 4 11 12 23 32 13 3 2 8 10 15 14 1 9 4 13 17 -9 23
20 Bisha 27 4 7 16 21 38 13 2 4 7 13 19 14 2 3 9 8 19 -17 19

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 Khaleej 27 15 7 5 45 29 14 9 4 1 24 10 13 6 3 4 21 19 16 52
2 Al Adalh 27 13 8 6 30 24 13 6 4 3 15 12 14 7 4 3 15 12 6 47
3 Hajer 27 13 6 8 34 25 14 7 5 2 20 8 13 6 1 6 14 17 9 45
4 Ohod 27 12 9 6 41 33 13 6 3 4 18 15 14 6 6 2 23 18 8 45
5 Al Jabalain 27 13 6 8 32 26 13 6 3 4 13 12 14 7 3 4 19 14 6 45
6 Al Wahda 27 11 11 5 32 20 14 5 5 4 20 15 13 6 6 1 12 5 12 44
7 Al Quadisiya 27 10 10 7 31 23 14 7 4 3 19 11 13 3 6 4 12 12 8 40
8 Al Kholood 27 10 7 10 28 28 13 6 6 1 17 7 14 4 1 9 11 21 0 37
9 Najran 27 9 9 9 24 23 13 5 3 5 13 12 14 4 6 4 11 11 1 36
10 Al Orubah 27 9 8 10 28 28 13 4 6 3 12 11 14 5 2 7 16 17 0 35
11 Al Akhdoud 27 9 8 10 33 34 14 6 3 5 19 14 13 3 5 5 14 20 -1 35
12 Al Sahel 27 8 10 9 36 32 13 5 4 4 18 15 14 3 6 5 18 17 4 34
13 Jeddah 27 9 7 11 27 28 14 5 4 5 14 11 13 4 3 6 13 17 -1 34
14 Al Shoalah 27 7 12 8 30 27 13 4 6 3 17 13 14 3 6 5 13 14 3 33
15 Al Nahdha 27 7 9 11 27 34 15 5 7 3 18 12 12 2 2 8 9 22 -7 30
16 Al Jeel 27 6 12 9 23 36 14 3 4 7 12 24 13 3 8 2 11 12 -13 30
17 Al Draih 27 8 6 13 28 43 14 5 3 6 18 21 13 3 3 7 10 22 -15 30
18 Al-Ain 27 5 13 9 24 34 13 4 8 1 17 13 14 1 5 8 7 21 -10 28
19 Al-Kawkab 27 4 11 12 23 32 13 3 2 8 10 15 14 1 9 4 13 17 -9 23
20 Bisha 27 4 7 16 21 38 13 2 4 7 13 19 14 2 3 9 8 19 -17 19

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