Najran vs Al Shoalah match preview

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Division 1
Competition: Wed 26.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Najran Sport City Center (10000 seats)

Najran and Al Shoalah have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Division 1.

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.

It's quite the trip for Al Shoalah when visiting Najran as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Najran form and stats

Overall Division 1 stats at home this season for Najran are 3-4-5 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Najran bring valid hopes of a third.

Najran are returning here after visiting Al Ansar in a Division 1 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Najran won a home game hosting Jeddah (3-2).

Najran are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 12 games. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Al Shoalah form and stats

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

Two away games in a row for Al Shoalah, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Jeddah in the Division 1. A loss against Ohod was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Al Shoalah have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Al Shoalah as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Shoalah - Najran 2-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Najran victories, two draws and four Al Shoalah wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Najran missing players

Al Shoalah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Najran Al Shoalah
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
9 3 2 Won W 2 4 7
8 4 0 Drew D 0 4 11
8 5 2 Lost L 2 4 7
30 12 7 Scored S 3 12 28
29 15 8 Conceded C 3 11 22
84% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 84%
64% 50% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 42% 52%
40% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 32%
28% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 24%
12% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
48% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 44%
36% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 36%
32% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 36%
 
2.6 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.4 3.1
2.4 1.1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.8 3
1.5 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
110 27 16 Total Shots T S 42 96 169
72 26 16 Shots on Target S O 21 47 85
32% 27% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 23% 26%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Shoalah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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-Ain 25 13 10 2 36 16 13 9 2 2 23 7 12 4 8 0 13 9 20 49
2 Ohod 25 13 8 4 41 21 12 5 5 2 16 10 13 8 3 2 25 11 20 47
3 Al Quadisiya 25 13 8 4 42 24 12 7 3 2 23 10 13 6 5 2 19 14 18 47
4 Al Batin 25 13 8 4 34 19 12 7 5 0 19 7 13 6 3 4 15 12 15 47
5 Al Nahdha 25 12 7 6 38 28 13 9 2 2 29 15 12 3 5 4 9 13 10 43
6 Al Bukayriyah 25 11 8 6 45 26 12 7 1 4 27 13 13 4 7 2 18 13 19 41
7 Al Jabalain 25 10 9 6 35 24 12 5 5 2 17 13 13 5 4 4 18 11 11 39
8 Al-Thuqbah 25 10 8 7 41 27 13 5 4 4 23 13 12 5 4 3 18 14 14 38
9 Jeddah 25 10 7 8 29 30 13 7 2 4 15 13 12 3 5 4 14 17 -1 37
10 Najran 25 9 8 8 30 29 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 6 4 3 18 14 1 35
11 Al Shoalah 25 7 11 7 28 22 13 3 7 3 16 11 12 4 4 4 12 11 6 32
12 Al Ta'ee 25 9 5 11 28 27 12 5 3 4 19 12 13 4 2 7 9 15 1 32
13 Al Jeel 25 8 7 10 25 32 12 4 4 4 12 12 13 4 3 6 13 20 -7 31
14 Al-Kawkab 25 7 8 10 23 31 13 4 6 3 14 14 12 3 2 7 9 17 -8 29
15 Al Khaleej 25 6 9 10 25 29 13 1 5 7 8 17 12 5 4 3 17 12 -4 27
16 Hottain 25 6 5 14 23 45 12 3 3 6 16 21 13 3 2 8 7 24 -22 23
17 Al Taqdom 25 6 4 15 21 43 12 3 3 6 11 20 13 3 1 9 10 23 -22 22
18 Al Ansar 25 5 5 15 16 40 13 2 4 7 8 14 12 3 1 8 8 26 -24 20
19 Al Mojzel 25 5 4 16 22 45 13 3 1 9 11 21 12 2 3 7 11 24 -23 19
20 Al Najoom 25 4 7 14 24 48 13 3 4 6 11 18 12 1 3 8 13 30 -24 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-Ain 25 13 10 2 36 16 13 9 2 2 23 7 12 4 8 0 13 9 20 49
2 Ohod 25 13 8 4 41 21 12 5 5 2 16 10 13 8 3 2 25 11 20 47
3 Al Quadisiya 25 13 8 4 42 24 12 7 3 2 23 10 13 6 5 2 19 14 18 47
4 Al Batin 25 13 8 4 34 19 12 7 5 0 19 7 13 6 3 4 15 12 15 47
5 Al Nahdha 25 12 7 6 38 28 13 9 2 2 29 15 12 3 5 4 9 13 10 43
6 Al Bukayriyah 25 11 8 6 45 26 12 7 1 4 27 13 13 4 7 2 18 13 19 41
7 Al Jabalain 25 10 9 6 35 24 12 5 5 2 17 13 13 5 4 4 18 11 11 39
8 Al-Thuqbah 25 10 8 7 41 27 13 5 4 4 23 13 12 5 4 3 18 14 14 38
9 Jeddah 25 10 7 8 29 30 13 7 2 4 15 13 12 3 5 4 14 17 -1 37
10 Najran 25 9 8 8 30 29 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 6 4 3 18 14 1 35
11 Al Shoalah 25 7 11 7 28 22 13 3 7 3 16 11 12 4 4 4 12 11 6 32
12 Al Ta'ee 25 9 5 11 28 27 12 5 3 4 19 12 13 4 2 7 9 15 1 32
13 Al Jeel 25 8 7 10 25 32 12 4 4 4 12 12 13 4 3 6 13 20 -7 31
14 Al-Kawkab 25 7 8 10 23 31 13 4 6 3 14 14 12 3 2 7 9 17 -8 29
15 Al Khaleej 25 6 9 10 25 29 13 1 5 7 8 17 12 5 4 3 17 12 -4 27
16 Hottain 25 6 5 14 23 45 12 3 3 6 16 21 13 3 2 8 7 24 -22 23
17 Al Taqdom 25 6 4 15 21 43 12 3 3 6 11 20 13 3 1 9 10 23 -22 22
18 Al Ansar 25 5 5 15 16 40 13 2 4 7 8 14 12 3 1 8 8 26 -24 20
19 Al Mojzel 25 5 4 16 22 45 13 3 1 9 11 21 12 2 3 7 11 24 -23 19
20 Al Najoom 25 4 7 14 24 48 13 3 4 6 11 18 12 1 3 8 13 30 -24 19

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