Betting preview: Al Batin faced with a tough challenge when Al Hilal visits

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Fri 14.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Batin FC Stadium (6000 seats)

The visiting Al Hilal side are probably favourites at Al Batin, as the guests enjoy a 34 point lead from their 23 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Al Batin have the most conceded goals (51) in Pro League
  • Al Hilal have scored more than double the goals of Al Batin.

This field has artifical turf, which is not Al Hilal's regular surface at their own pitch. When appearing on artifical turf Al Hilal have performed like this: Played five matches resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat with the goal numbers 5-2 (scored/conceded).

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Al Batin form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pro League this season. Al Batin, who have the most conceded goals (51) in Pro League, have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at Al-Batin FC Stadium. After failing to beat Al Shabab here at Al-Batin FC Stadium, Al Batin has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

The Batin club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Al Hilal and win 1-0.

Heartbreak before that as Al Batin lost 2-3 at Abha's place.

Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Batin with 23 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Al Batin hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Al Wahda, Al Adalh, Al Khaleej, Al Ittifaq and Al Feiha), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.

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Al Hilal form and stats

Al Hilal have an excellent away record in the Pro League so far with 6-4-1 from 11 games. Al Hilal has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Hilal lost away at Al Batin (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Al Ta'ee.

The travelling fans enjoy Al Hilal's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Al Hilal have avoided defeat in the last 11 games (7-4-0) against Al Batin.

Al Hilal - Al Batin 3-1 was the end result in these participants' latest h2h match, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Al HilalO. Ighalo
O. Ighalo
16 goals
BatinY. Al Shammari
Y. Al Shammari
7 goals
Al HilalM. Delgado de Oliveira
M. Delgado de Oliveira
5 goals

Al Batin missing players

Al Hilal missing players

Al Batin Al Hilal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
4 4 0 Won W 2 6 13
3 1 0 Drew D 2 4 7
17 7 4 Lost L 0 2 4
19 12 3 Scored S 7 19 43
51 23 15 Conceded C 3 12 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
75% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 83%
58% 58% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 54%
42% 42% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 29%
12% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 8%
42% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 33% 46%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 75% 50% 46%
42% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 12%
 
2.6 2.6 1.2 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6.7 8
6.9 6.8 9.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.8 3.2
2.5 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.8
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.1 7.1 3.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 12.8 14.4
2.9 3.1 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 5.1 5.5
28% 32% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 31% 33%
 
13.8 12.4 12 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10.2 9.5
6.1 5.1 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.4 3.8
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Al Batin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Al Batin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Batin have the fewest points (10) at home in Pro League
  • Al Batin have the most conceded goals (51) in Pro League
  • Al Batin have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Pro League
  • Al Batin have the the worst goal difference (-33) in Pro League
  • Al Batin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Hilal have created more than twice as many corners as Al Batin.
  • Al Hilal have scored more than double the goals of Al Batin.
  • Al Hilal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  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 Ittihad 23 17 5 1 45 8 11 8 2 1 21 2 12 9 3 0 24 6 37 56
2 Al Nassr 23 16 5 2 49 12 11 9 2 0 23 7 12 7 3 2 26 5 37 53
3 Al Shabab 23 15 5 3 49 22 12 9 2 1 27 6 11 6 3 2 22 16 27 50
4 Al Hilal 23 13 7 3 43 22 12 7 3 2 24 11 11 6 4 1 19 11 21 46
5 Al Fateh 23 12 2 9 40 30 12 6 1 5 19 16 11 6 1 4 21 14 10 38
6 Al Taawon 23 10 7 6 31 28 11 3 4 4 13 15 12 7 3 2 18 13 3 37
7 Dhamk 23 7 8 8 28 30 12 4 5 3 14 13 11 3 3 5 14 17 -2 29
8 Al Ta'ee 23 8 4 11 33 36 11 5 1 5 18 14 12 3 3 6 15 22 -3 28
9 Abha 23 8 3 12 29 39 12 5 3 4 17 20 11 3 0 8 12 19 -10 27
10 Al Raed 23 7 5 11 29 38 12 3 2 7 15 24 11 4 3 4 14 14 -9 26
11 Al Feiha 22 6 7 9 25 33 11 3 4 4 11 13 11 3 3 5 14 20 -8 25
12 Al Ittifaq 22 6 6 10 19 27 10 4 2 4 12 12 12 2 4 6 7 15 -8 24
13 Al Wahda 23 5 7 11 19 33 12 4 5 3 14 16 11 1 2 8 5 17 -14 22
14 Al Adalh 23 4 6 13 19 46 11 3 2 6 9 21 12 1 4 7 10 25 -27 18
15 Al Khaleej 23 5 2 16 17 38 12 4 2 6 15 17 11 1 0 10 2 21 -21 17
16 Al Batin 23 3 3 17 18 51 11 3 1 7 11 23 12 0 2 10 7 28 -33 12