Abha fights Al Wahda face-off

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium

Turn on the lights for Abha - Al Wahda! Despite a mixed bag of results so far, this fixture should be immense!

Insights:
  • Abha have the most points from losing position (12) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Pro League

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.

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Abha form and stats

Abha have collected 13 points from their Pro League home games so far after 4-1-3. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Abha after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Abha are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Al Shabab.

Heartbreak before that as Abha lost 1-3 at Al Raed's place.

Goal fest? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 13 latest league matches with this team has contained three or more goals.

Abha has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Al Wahda form and stats

Al Wahda have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Pro League, after 0-1-7 (8 played). Wahda seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Al Wahda played 2-2 against Al Raed in their previous match. A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Al Raed. Al Wahda were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Hejji scoring the equalizer. As mentioned above, Wahda drew the match against Al Raed. Manager Pando brought on Hejji to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Al Nassr.

Stats flash: 13 of the last 17 league fixtures involving this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Al Wahda's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Al Wahda have conceded 13 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Al Wahda - Abha 1-0. Abha-Al Wahda H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Abha three wins, Al Wahda seven wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AbhaS. Al Jamaan
S. Al Jamaan
5 goals
AbhaS. Bguir
S. Bguir
5 goals
AbhaN. Alsadi
N. Alsadi
3 goals

Abha missing players

Al Wahda missing players

Abha Al Wahda
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 8 17
7 4 1 Won W 0 0 4
1 1 1 Drew D 1 1 4
9 3 0 Lost L 1 7 9
21 10 3 Scored S 0 2 11
28 13 1 Conceded C 1 13 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 88% 88%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 59%
71% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 29%
24% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
59% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 24%
12% 12% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 12% 29%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 88% 59%
 
5.4 5.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4 4.8
5.8 6.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.9 4.7
1.6 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.4 7.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.9 10.6
4.4 3.5 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 3.6
28% 36% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 18%
 
11.1 9.8 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 2 7.6 10.5
4.3 3.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.9 5.5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Abha have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Abha have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Wahda have scored away.
  • Abha have the most points from losing position (12) in Pro League
  • Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Wahda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Wahda have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have the fewest points (1) away in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Pro League
  • Al Wahda have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Wahda have yet to win a game away.
  • All of Abha's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

  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 Nassr 17 12 4 1 36 9 9 7 2 0 18 5 8 5 2 1 18 4 27 40
2 Al Ittihad 17 12 4 1 31 6 8 6 1 1 17 2 9 6 3 0 14 4 25 40
3 Al Shabab 18 12 4 2 37 14 9 7 2 0 20 2 9 5 2 2 17 12 23 40
4 Al Hilal 15 9 5 1 26 12 8 5 2 1 16 7 7 4 3 0 10 5 14 32
5 Al Taawon 17 9 3 5 25 19 8 3 2 3 11 9 9 6 1 2 14 10 6 30
6 Al Fateh 17 9 1 7 28 19 9 5 1 3 14 8 8 4 0 4 14 11 9 28
7 Dhamk 16 5 7 4 21 17 8 3 4 1 10 6 8 2 3 3 11 11 4 22
8 Al Ta'ee 18 7 1 10 23 25 9 5 0 4 15 9 9 2 1 6 8 16 -2 22
9 Abha 17 7 1 9 21 28 8 4 1 3 10 13 9 3 0 6 11 15 -7 22
10 Al Raed 17 6 2 9 21 29 9 3 1 5 12 17 8 3 1 4 9 12 -8 20
11 Al Ittifaq 17 5 4 8 15 20 9 4 1 4 11 11 8 1 3 4 4 9 -5 19
12 Al Feiha 16 5 4 7 19 26 7 2 2 3 8 10 9 3 2 4 11 16 -7 19
13 Al Wahda 17 4 4 9 11 23 9 4 3 2 9 10 8 0 1 7 2 13 -12 16
14 Al Khaleej 15 4 1 10 11 23 8 3 1 4 9 9 7 1 0 6 2 14 -12 13
15 Al Adalh 17 2 4 11 12 34 8 2 2 4 7 13 9 0 2 7 5 21 -22 10
16 Al Batin 17 0 3 14 11 44 8 0 1 7 7 23 9 0 2 7 4 21 -33 3