Najran vs Al Khaleej: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 04.March
Match begins: 12:55 (UTC)
Venue: Narjan Club Stadium (2800 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Najran are in the 11th position while the guesting Al Khaleej worry at 14th.

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.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Al Khaleej's home stadium. The visitors last 27 games on grass have ended in 9 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Najran form and stats

Najran's results here at Narjan Club Stadium in the Division 1 have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Najran's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Al Shoalah (placed 10th). In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Al Ansar.

Najran have scored 12 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Al Khaleej form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Al Khaleej playing as the away team in the Division 1 this season. Al Khaleej has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Ohod's place.

The visiting Al Khaleej have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 12 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Al Khaleej in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Khaleej - Najran 2-3. Najran-Al Khaleej H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Najran three wins, Al Khaleej four wins, two draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Najran missing players

Al Khaleej missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Najran Al Khaleej
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 12 26
9 3 1 Won W 2 5 7
8 4 2 Drew D 1 4 9
9 6 0 Lost L 1 3 10
30 12 3 Scored S 6 17 27
30 16 2 Conceded C 3 12 30
85% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
62% 46% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 69%
38% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 38%
27% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 19%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
46% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 58%
35% 23% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 27%
35% 54% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 8% 31%
 
2.5 0.9 1 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.9 3.6
2.3 1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 2.7 4.1
1.4 0.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
114 31 4 Total Shots T S 36 72 183
76 30 3 Shots on Target S O 17 44 94
30% 23% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 36% 28%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Khaleej has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Al Khaleej haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 Ohod 26 14 8 4 44 23 12 5 5 2 16 10 14 9 3 2 28 13 21 50
2 Al-Ain 26 13 11 2 38 18 13 9 2 2 23 7 13 4 9 0 15 11 20 50
3 Al Batin 26 14 8 4 36 19 13 8 5 0 21 7 13 6 3 4 15 12 17 50
4 Al Quadisiya 26 13 9 4 44 26 13 7 4 2 25 12 13 6 5 2 19 14 18 48
5 Al Bukayriyah 26 12 8 6 47 27 13 8 1 4 29 14 13 4 7 2 18 13 20 44
6 Al Nahdha 26 12 7 7 39 30 13 9 2 2 29 15 13 3 5 5 10 15 9 43
7 Al Jabalain 26 10 10 6 37 26 12 5 5 2 17 13 14 5 5 4 20 13 11 40
8 Al-Thuqbah 26 10 8 8 41 29 13 5 4 4 23 13 13 5 4 4 18 16 12 38
9 Jeddah 26 10 7 9 30 32 13 7 2 4 15 13 13 3 5 5 15 19 -2 37
10 Al Shoalah 26 8 11 7 29 22 13 3 7 3 16 11 13 5 4 4 13 11 7 35
11 Najran 26 9 8 9 30 30 13 3 4 6 12 16 13 6 4 3 18 14 0 35
12 Al Ta'ee 26 9 5 12 28 28 12 5 3 4 19 12 14 4 2 8 9 16 0 32
13 Al Jeel 26 8 8 10 27 34 13 4 5 4 14 14 13 4 3 6 13 20 -7 32
14 Al Khaleej 26 7 9 10 27 30 14 2 5 7 10 18 12 5 4 3 17 12 -3 30
15 Al-Kawkab 26 7 8 11 23 33 13 4 6 3 14 14 13 3 2 8 9 19 -10 29
16 Al Ansar 26 6 5 15 18 40 14 3 4 7 10 14 12 3 1 8 8 26 -22 23
17 Hottain 26 6 5 15 25 48 13 3 3 7 18 24 13 3 2 8 7 24 -23 23
18 Al Mojzel 26 6 4 16 24 46 13 3 1 9 11 21 13 3 3 7 13 25 -22 22
19 Al Najoom 26 5 7 14 25 48 14 4 4 6 12 18 12 1 3 8 13 30 -23 22
20 Al Taqdom 26 6 4 16 22 45 13 3 3 7 12 22 13 3 1 9 10 23 -23 22

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 Ohod 26 14 8 4 44 23 12 5 5 2 16 10 14 9 3 2 28 13 21 50
2 Al-Ain 26 13 11 2 38 18 13 9 2 2 23 7 13 4 9 0 15 11 20 50
3 Al Batin 26 14 8 4 36 19 13 8 5 0 21 7 13 6 3 4 15 12 17 50
4 Al Quadisiya 26 13 9 4 44 26 13 7 4 2 25 12 13 6 5 2 19 14 18 48
5 Al Bukayriyah 26 12 8 6 47 27 13 8 1 4 29 14 13 4 7 2 18 13 20 44
6 Al Nahdha 26 12 7 7 39 30 13 9 2 2 29 15 13 3 5 5 10 15 9 43
7 Al Jabalain 26 10 10 6 37 26 12 5 5 2 17 13 14 5 5 4 20 13 11 40
8 Al-Thuqbah 26 10 8 8 41 29 13 5 4 4 23 13 13 5 4 4 18 16 12 38
9 Jeddah 26 10 7 9 30 32 13 7 2 4 15 13 13 3 5 5 15 19 -2 37
10 Al Shoalah 26 8 11 7 29 22 13 3 7 3 16 11 13 5 4 4 13 11 7 35
11 Najran 26 9 8 9 30 30 13 3 4 6 12 16 13 6 4 3 18 14 0 35
12 Al Ta'ee 26 9 5 12 28 28 12 5 3 4 19 12 14 4 2 8 9 16 0 32
13 Al Jeel 26 8 8 10 27 34 13 4 5 4 14 14 13 4 3 6 13 20 -7 32
14 Al Khaleej 26 7 9 10 27 30 14 2 5 7 10 18 12 5 4 3 17 12 -3 30
15 Al-Kawkab 26 7 8 11 23 33 13 4 6 3 14 14 13 3 2 8 9 19 -10 29
16 Al Ansar 26 6 5 15 18 40 14 3 4 7 10 14 12 3 1 8 8 26 -22 23
17 Hottain 26 6 5 15 25 48 13 3 3 7 18 24 13 3 2 8 7 24 -23 23
18 Al Mojzel 26 6 4 16 24 46 13 3 1 9 11 21 13 3 3 7 13 25 -22 22
19 Al Najoom 26 5 7 14 25 48 14 4 4 6 12 18 12 1 3 8 13 30 -23 22
20 Al Taqdom 26 6 4 16 22 45 13 3 3 7 12 22 13 3 1 9 10 23 -23 22

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