Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Najran in 9th and Al Ta'ee in 12th place.
It's quite the trip for Al Ta'ee when visiting Najran as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Najran form and stats
Najran have played 14 Division 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).
Najran lost their last game at Al Bukayriyah (placed 6th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that, Najran had a home game versus Al Khaleej which ended with a victory 4-1.
The Najran fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. Najran's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ta'ee form and stats
Al Ta'ee have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Division 1, after 4-2-8 (14 played). Bitter travels for Ta'ee as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Al Quadisiya match.
The Ta'ee goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 214 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Al Batin in their previous game. A draw for Ta'ee before that, at their own venue hosting Al-Thuqbah (0-0).
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ta'ee as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Ta'ee in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Ta'ee - Najran 0-2. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's one Najran victory, one draw and seven Al Ta'ee wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Najran missing players
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| Najran | Al Ta'ee | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 34 | 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 64% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 43% | 57% |
| 43% | 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 21% | 36% |
| 32% | 29% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 7% | 11% |
| 14% | 21% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 7% | 7% |
| 50% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 32% |
| 32% | 50% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 2.4 | 0.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 2.2 | 0.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 1.3 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | 37 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 108 | 167 |
| 82 | 36 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 39 | 62 |
| 33% | 31% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 23% | 39% |
- Al Ta'ee 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 | Al-Ain | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Batin | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 53 |
| 3 | Ohod | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Al Quadisiya | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 49 |
| 5 | Al Nahdha | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 49 |
| 6 | Al Bukayriyah | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| 7 | Jeddah | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Al Jabalain | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Najran | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 41 |
| 10 | Al-Thuqbah | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 40 |
| 11 | Al Shoalah | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 |
| 12 | Al Ta'ee | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 13 | Al Jeel | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Al-Kawkab | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 29 |
| 16 | Al Ansar | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -18 | 29 |
| 17 | Al Mojzel | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Al Najoom | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -25 | 23 |
| 19 | Hottain | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -27 | 23 |
| 20 | Al Taqdom | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -27 | 22 |