Division 1: What this game might lack in glamour it should make up for in tempo and commitment. Get set for Najran - Al-Kawkab!
- Najran have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Al-Kawkab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Al-Kawkab when visiting Najran as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
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.
Najran form and stats
4-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Division 1 numbers at home for Najran so far this season. There’s a good atmosphere here at Najran Sport City Center after three straight home wins.
Happy days for Najran in their previous game, a fixture away at Ohod (placed 3rd) that ended with a 0-1 victory. The Najran manager Al-Ayari and his gang return home after a 0-1 draw away versus Ohod (placed 3rd). Najran lost their last game at Ohod (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 1-2 victory visiting Al Khaleej. Before that, Najran played out a draw 1-2 when visiting Al Khaleej. Heartbreak before that as Najran lost 1-2 at Al Khaleej's place.Najran are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Najran's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al-Kawkab form and stats
Al-Kawkab have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 1-6-3 (10 played). Al-Kawkab has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Al-Kawkab delivered a 0-1 draw playing at home against Al Adalh (placed 2nd) in their previous match. Al-Kawkab might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Adalh proved too strong as Al-Kawkab slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Al-Shoalah Club Stadium. Al-Kawkab had fun at their own home (Najran Sport City Center) last time out, beating Al Adalh 0-1.
Before that, Al-Kawkab secured a home win against Al Kholood with the score 1-1. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Al Kholood. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-1 defeat against Al Kholood.The attacking power of Al-Kawkab when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Al-Kawkab have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Al-Kawkab - Najran 0-1. Data for the former nine meetings involving these two contenders are: four wins for Najran, three draws and two wins for Al-Kawkab. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Najran missing players
Al-Kawkab missing players
| Najran | Al-Kawkab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 60% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 55% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 50% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10.3 | 6 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.2 | 10.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 23% | 28% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| 7.8 | 5.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
- Al-Kawkab have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Al-Kawkab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al-Kawkab have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Al Adalh | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | Ohod | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Jabalain | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Sahel | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Hajer | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Al Akhdoud | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Al Kholood | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Orubah | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Najran | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Al Quadisiya | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 13 | Al Draih | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 25 |
| 14 | Al Shoalah | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | Al Nahdha | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 16 | Al Jeel | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Jeddah | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Al-Kawkab | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 19 | Al-Ain | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Bisha | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 12 |
