Najran vs Al-Kawkab: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Sat 05.September
Match begins: 15:50 (UTC)
Venue: Najran Sport City Center (10000 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Najran fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Al-Kawkab.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Division 1.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Al-Kawkab are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Najran form and stats

Najran's struggle is real here at Najran Sport City Center with only 17 points collected from 17 Division 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-5-8.

An away draw last time out for Najran, facing Hottain in a game that ended 2-2.

Najran are traveling soon after this match as the Division 1 match at Al Nahdha awaits in four days.

The Najran fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 17 matches. Najran's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al-Kawkab form and stats

As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Al-Kawkab have produced an overall stat of 5-4-8 so far.

Al-Kawkab failed to get anything from their last game, a Division 1 home match vs Al Mojzel (placed 19th) that ended with defeat 0-1.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Al-Kawkab have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Najran and Al-Kawkab have met before this season: Al-Kawkab - Najran 0-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Najran victory, three draws and one Al-Kawkab win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Najran missing players

Al-Kawkab missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Najran Al-Kawkab
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 17 34
11 4 2 Won W 3 5 9
11 5 2 Drew D 0 4 11
12 8 1 Lost L 3 8 14
44 20 9 Scored S 5 12 28
45 24 6 Conceded C 5 20 39
88% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
71% 59% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 59%
47% 41% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 18% 24%
35% 35% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
15% 24% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
59% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 29% 35%
26% 18% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 35% 35%
26% 41% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 41% 41%
 
2.4 0.8 0.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.5 4.6
2.2 0.9 0.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.7 3.3
1.3 0.6 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
120 37 10 Total Shots T S 44 101 194
82 36 9 Shots on Target S O 16 37 75
33% 31% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 22% 29%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al-Kawkab has the fewest scored goals (12) away
  • Al-Kawkab has the fewest scored goals (28)
  • Al-Kawkab have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Najran have won significantly less 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 Batin 34 20 9 5 47 23 17 12 5 0 28 8 17 8 4 5 19 15 24 69
2 Al-Ain 34 17 14 3 50 25 17 12 3 2 30 9 17 5 11 1 20 16 25 65
3 Al Quadisiya 34 17 12 5 57 33 17 9 6 2 35 17 17 8 6 3 22 16 24 63
4 Al Bukayriyah 34 15 11 8 58 38 17 10 2 5 35 19 17 5 9 3 23 19 20 56
5 Ohod 34 15 11 8 51 35 17 5 7 5 19 16 17 10 4 3 32 19 16 56
6 Al Nahdha 34 14 10 10 50 45 16 9 4 3 34 21 18 5 6 7 16 24 5 52
7 Al-Thuqbah 34 13 11 10 56 38 17 7 5 5 33 18 17 6 6 5 23 20 18 50
8 Jeddah 34 14 8 12 44 41 18 9 3 6 24 19 16 5 5 6 20 22 3 50
9 Al Ta'ee 34 12 10 12 38 34 17 6 7 4 24 16 17 6 3 8 14 18 4 46
10 Al Jabalain 34 11 12 11 47 37 17 6 6 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 23 18 10 45
11 Al Shoalah 34 11 12 11 40 36 18 6 7 5 24 19 16 5 5 6 16 17 4 45
12 Najran 34 11 11 12 44 45 17 4 5 8 20 24 17 7 6 4 24 21 -1 44
13 Al Jeel 34 10 10 14 33 44 17 5 6 6 17 19 17 5 4 8 16 25 -11 40
14 Al Khaleej 34 9 12 13 39 44 17 3 6 8 15 23 17 6 6 5 24 21 -5 39
15 Al-Kawkab 34 9 11 14 28 39 17 4 7 6 16 19 17 5 4 8 12 20 -11 38
16 Al Ansar 34 9 7 18 30 55 17 4 5 8 14 18 17 5 2 10 16 37 -25 34
17 Al Taqdom 34 9 6 19 34 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 5 2 11 19 34 -26 33
18 Al Najoom 34 7 11 16 34 56 17 4 6 7 13 21 17 3 5 9 21 35 -22 32
19 Al Mojzel 34 9 5 20 31 60 17 4 1 12 15 30 17 5 4 8 16 30 -29 32
20 Hottain 34 8 7 19 39 62 17 4 5 8 26 28 17 4 2 11 13 34 -23 31

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 Batin 34 20 9 5 47 23 17 12 5 0 28 8 17 8 4 5 19 15 24 69
2 Al-Ain 34 17 14 3 50 25 17 12 3 2 30 9 17 5 11 1 20 16 25 65
3 Al Quadisiya 34 17 12 5 57 33 17 9 6 2 35 17 17 8 6 3 22 16 24 63
4 Al Bukayriyah 34 15 11 8 58 38 17 10 2 5 35 19 17 5 9 3 23 19 20 56
5 Ohod 34 15 11 8 51 35 17 5 7 5 19 16 17 10 4 3 32 19 16 56
6 Al Nahdha 34 14 10 10 50 45 16 9 4 3 34 21 18 5 6 7 16 24 5 52
7 Al-Thuqbah 34 13 11 10 56 38 17 7 5 5 33 18 17 6 6 5 23 20 18 50
8 Jeddah 34 14 8 12 44 41 18 9 3 6 24 19 16 5 5 6 20 22 3 50
9 Al Ta'ee 34 12 10 12 38 34 17 6 7 4 24 16 17 6 3 8 14 18 4 46
10 Al Jabalain 34 11 12 11 47 37 17 6 6 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 23 18 10 45
11 Al Shoalah 34 11 12 11 40 36 18 6 7 5 24 19 16 5 5 6 16 17 4 45
12 Najran 34 11 11 12 44 45 17 4 5 8 20 24 17 7 6 4 24 21 -1 44
13 Al Jeel 34 10 10 14 33 44 17 5 6 6 17 19 17 5 4 8 16 25 -11 40
14 Al Khaleej 34 9 12 13 39 44 17 3 6 8 15 23 17 6 6 5 24 21 -5 39
15 Al-Kawkab 34 9 11 14 28 39 17 4 7 6 16 19 17 5 4 8 12 20 -11 38
16 Al Ansar 34 9 7 18 30 55 17 4 5 8 14 18 17 5 2 10 16 37 -25 34
17 Al Taqdom 34 9 6 19 34 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 5 2 11 19 34 -26 33
18 Al Najoom 34 7 11 16 34 56 17 4 6 7 13 21 17 3 5 9 21 35 -22 32
19 Al Mojzel 34 9 5 20 31 60 17 4 1 12 15 30 17 5 4 8 16 30 -29 32
20 Hottain 34 8 7 19 39 62 17 4 5 8 26 28 17 4 2 11 13 34 -23 31

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