Betting preview: Najran vs Al-Ain - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 02.March
Match begins: 13:05 (UTC)
Venue: Najran Sport City Center (2800 seats)

A demanding season for Najran so far, and the same description fits Al-Ain. These struggling sides hope for some crucial points here.

Insights:
  • Najran have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Al-Ain have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Najran form and stats

The total Division 1 results at home this season for Najran are 4-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Najran hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Al-Kawkab, Al Draih, Al Nahdha, Bisha, Al Jeel and Najran), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Stress levels are on the rise for Najran's attacking players as they have now played 250 minutes without scoring in a league game. Diarra was their last goal scorer.

The home team returns to Najran Sport City Center after drawing with Al Orubah (placed 8th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Ahead of that match, Najran lost 0-1 at home to Hajer.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Najran handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and four defeats.

Early season league goal statistics from Najran's 12 home games: 12 goals, 12 conceded. Najran has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Al-Ain form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Ain so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-7 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Al-Ain's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Al-Ain are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Al Adalh (placed 2nd).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Al Orubah.

Al-Ain are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, seven draws and five defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al-Ain as they have only managed to score 7 times from 13 away games in the league. Al-Ain's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips. When Al-Ain is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Al-Kawkab, Al Draih, Al Nahdha, Bisha, Al Jeel and Al-Ain.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled before this season: Al-Ain - Najran 1-1. Previous six meetings with these teams: Najran won one, Al-Ain triumphed in two and we saw three draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

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Total First Half Second Half
Najran Al-Ain
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 13 25
7 4 2 Won W 0 1 5
9 3 1 Drew D 1 5 12
9 5 0 Lost L 2 7 8
21 12 5 Scored S 2 7 24
22 12 1 Conceded C 7 20 33
80% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
56% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 76%
28% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 31% 36%
4% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 15% 20%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
44% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 46% 56%
36% 25% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 24%
40% 42% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 46% 28%
 
4.5 5.4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 4
3.5 2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.3 3.2
1.7 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.2 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.7 10.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7.3 8.5
3.6 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 2.8
22% 27% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 20% 38%
 
7.9 5.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 9.1 8.1
3.5 2.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.2 3.5
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al-Ain have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Najran have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Najran have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 26 14 7 5 44 29 14 9 4 1 24 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 15 49
2 Al Adalh 26 13 8 5 29 22 12 6 4 2 14 10 14 7 4 3 15 12 7 47
3 Ohod 26 12 9 5 41 30 13 6 3 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 23 15 11 45
4 Al Jabalain 26 12 6 8 31 26 13 6 3 4 13 12 13 6 3 4 18 14 5 42
5 Al Wahda 26 10 11 5 30 20 13 4 5 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 12 5 10 41
6 Hajer 25 11 6 8 30 23 13 6 5 2 18 7 12 5 1 6 12 16 7 39
7 Al Quadisiya 26 9 10 7 28 23 13 6 4 3 16 11 13 3 6 4 12 12 5 37
8 Al Orubah 26 9 8 9 28 27 12 4 6 2 12 10 14 5 2 7 16 17 1 35
9 Al Akhdoud 26 9 8 9 33 33 13 6 3 4 19 13 13 3 5 5 14 20 0 35
10 Al Sahel 26 8 10 8 35 30 13 5 4 4 18 15 13 3 6 4 17 15 5 34
11 Al Kholood 25 9 7 9 27 26 12 5 6 1 16 7 13 4 1 8 11 19 1 34
12 Jeddah 26 9 7 10 26 26 13 5 4 4 13 9 13 4 3 6 13 17 0 34
13 Al Shoalah 25 6 12 7 28 25 12 4 6 2 17 12 13 2 6 5 11 13 3 30
14 Najran 25 7 9 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 13 3 6 4 9 10 -1 30
15 Al Draih 25 8 5 12 27 41 13 5 3 5 17 19 12 3 2 7 10 22 -14 29
16 Al Nahdha 25 6 9 10 24 31 14 5 7 2 17 10 11 1 2 8 7 21 -7 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 26 5 12 9 22 36 14 3 4 7 12 24 12 2 8 2 10 12 -14 27
19 Al-Kawkab 26 4 10 12 22 31 13 3 2 8 10 15 13 1 8 4 12 16 -9 22
20 Bisha 25 4 6 15 20 36 12 2 3 7 12 18 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 18

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 26 14 7 5 44 29 14 9 4 1 24 10 12 5 3 4 20 19 15 49
2 Al Adalh 26 13 8 5 29 22 12 6 4 2 14 10 14 7 4 3 15 12 7 47
3 Ohod 26 12 9 5 41 30 13 6 3 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 23 15 11 45
4 Al Jabalain 26 12 6 8 31 26 13 6 3 4 13 12 13 6 3 4 18 14 5 42
5 Al Wahda 26 10 11 5 30 20 13 4 5 4 18 15 13 6 6 1 12 5 10 41
6 Hajer 25 11 6 8 30 23 13 6 5 2 18 7 12 5 1 6 12 16 7 39
7 Al Quadisiya 26 9 10 7 28 23 13 6 4 3 16 11 13 3 6 4 12 12 5 37
8 Al Orubah 26 9 8 9 28 27 12 4 6 2 12 10 14 5 2 7 16 17 1 35
9 Al Akhdoud 26 9 8 9 33 33 13 6 3 4 19 13 13 3 5 5 14 20 0 35
10 Al Sahel 26 8 10 8 35 30 13 5 4 4 18 15 13 3 6 4 17 15 5 34
11 Al Kholood 25 9 7 9 27 26 12 5 6 1 16 7 13 4 1 8 11 19 1 34
12 Jeddah 26 9 7 10 26 26 13 5 4 4 13 9 13 4 3 6 13 17 0 34
13 Al Shoalah 25 6 12 7 28 25 12 4 6 2 17 12 13 2 6 5 11 13 3 30
14 Najran 25 7 9 9 21 22 12 4 3 5 12 12 13 3 6 4 9 10 -1 30
15 Al Draih 25 8 5 12 27 41 13 5 3 5 17 19 12 3 2 7 10 22 -14 29
16 Al Nahdha 25 6 9 10 24 31 14 5 7 2 17 10 11 1 2 8 7 21 -7 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 26 5 12 9 22 36 14 3 4 7 12 24 12 2 8 2 10 12 -14 27
19 Al-Kawkab 26 4 10 12 22 31 13 3 2 8 10 15 13 1 8 4 12 16 -9 22
20 Bisha 25 4 6 15 20 36 12 2 3 7 12 18 13 2 3 8 8 18 -16 18

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