Al Batin vs Dhamk preview

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Thu 23.June
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Batin FC Stadium (6000 seats)

The season has been rough for Al Batin up to now, while Dhamk have enjoyed many victories. Will the visitors claim three points at Al-Batin FC Stadium?

Insights:
  • Dhamk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Al Batin are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Dhamk are staying put at 5th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

Dhamk have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Al Batin form and stats

5-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Al Batin so far this season.

A good away victory last time out for Batin, who won 3-2 against Al Hazm (placed 16th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Horvat when Fawaz scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute.

Heartbreak before that as Al Batin lost 0-1 at Al Taawon's place.

The manager Horvat will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Ittihad in only four days.

The Al Batin fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. Batin's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 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 Faisaly, Al Raed, Al Ahli Jeddah, Al Ittifaq and Al Hazm), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Dhamk form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Hamzi was the last player to score for the away team. Dhamk haven't scored a league goal in the last 230 minutes.

Dhamk might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Fateh proved too strong as Dhamk slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Dhamak Club Stadium.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Feiha.

A quick return to home after this game, as Dhamk are hosting Al Taawon in the Pro League only four days away.

Dhamk have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Dhamk have conceded 24 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dhamk - Al Batin 1-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - two - two (Al Batin wins - draws - Dhamk wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

DhamkE. Zelaya
E. Zelaya
13 goals
BatinF. Gonçalves Abreu
F. Gonçalves Abreu
9 goals
DhamkH. Soudani
H. Soudani
8 goals

Al Batin missing players

Dhamk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Batin Dhamk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 5 14 28
7 5 0 Won W 3 5 12
8 5 1 Drew D 1 3 7
13 4 3 Lost L 1 6 9
29 18 6 Scored S 5 18 36
40 18 11 Conceded C 4 24 41
86% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
61% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 79% 75%
43% 43% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 57% 43%
32% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 21%
18% 21% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 18%
43% 43% 75% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 50%
25% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 29% 32%
46% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 21%
 
3.5 3.4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.4 3.5
4.1 3.4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.1 5.4
2.4 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 2.2 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
7.1 6.9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 7.8 8.5
3.3 3.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.3
31% 41% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 39%
 
10.5 10.6 13 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 10.8 10.4
4 4.2 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 5.1 4.5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Dhamk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 28 19 4 5 59 28 14 11 1 2 31 10 14 8 3 3 28 18 31 61
2 Al Hilal 28 18 7 3 58 27 14 10 2 2 29 14 14 8 5 1 29 13 31 61
3 Al Nassr 28 17 4 7 52 34 14 9 2 3 29 18 14 8 2 4 23 16 18 55
4 Al Shabab 28 15 8 5 51 35 14 9 4 1 28 12 14 6 4 4 23 23 16 53
5 Dhamk 28 12 7 9 36 41 14 7 4 3 18 17 14 5 3 6 18 24 -5 43
6 Al Fateh 28 9 8 11 44 36 14 5 3 6 31 22 14 4 5 5 13 14 8 35
7 Al Feiha 28 8 10 10 21 23 14 7 5 2 11 4 14 1 5 8 10 19 -2 34
8 Al Tai 28 10 4 14 30 44 14 6 3 5 22 22 14 4 1 9 8 22 -14 34
9 Abha 28 9 7 12 27 42 14 7 4 3 17 16 14 2 3 9 10 26 -15 34
10 Al Taawon 28 7 11 10 41 46 14 4 5 5 19 21 14 3 6 5 22 25 -5 32
11 Al Ahli Jeddah 28 6 13 9 37 40 14 4 7 3 23 18 14 2 6 6 14 22 -3 31
12 Al Ittifaq 28 7 10 11 38 44 14 4 5 5 18 19 14 3 5 6 20 25 -6 31
13 Al Faisaly 28 6 12 10 26 35 14 6 6 2 20 14 14 0 6 8 6 21 -9 30
14 Al Raed 28 8 6 14 31 44 14 6 2 6 13 15 14 2 4 8 18 29 -13 30
15 Al Batin 28 7 8 13 29 40 14 5 5 4 18 18 14 2 3 9 11 22 -11 29
16 Al Hazm 28 4 5 19 22 43 14 3 4 7 16 19 14 1 1 12 6 24 -21 17

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 Ittihad 28 19 4 5 59 28 14 11 1 2 31 10 14 8 3 3 28 18 31 61
2 Al Hilal 28 18 7 3 58 27 14 10 2 2 29 14 14 8 5 1 29 13 31 61
3 Al Nassr 28 17 4 7 52 34 14 9 2 3 29 18 14 8 2 4 23 16 18 55
4 Al Shabab 28 15 8 5 51 35 14 9 4 1 28 12 14 6 4 4 23 23 16 53
5 Dhamk 28 12 7 9 36 41 14 7 4 3 18 17 14 5 3 6 18 24 -5 43
6 Al Fateh 28 9 8 11 44 36 14 5 3 6 31 22 14 4 5 5 13 14 8 35
7 Al Feiha 28 8 10 10 21 23 14 7 5 2 11 4 14 1 5 8 10 19 -2 34
8 Al Tai 28 10 4 14 30 44 14 6 3 5 22 22 14 4 1 9 8 22 -14 34
9 Abha 28 9 7 12 27 42 14 7 4 3 17 16 14 2 3 9 10 26 -15 34
10 Al Taawon 28 7 11 10 41 46 14 4 5 5 19 21 14 3 6 5 22 25 -5 32
11 Al Ahli Jeddah 28 6 13 9 37 40 14 4 7 3 23 18 14 2 6 6 14 22 -3 31
12 Al Ittifaq 28 7 10 11 38 44 14 4 5 5 18 19 14 3 5 6 20 25 -6 31
13 Al Faisaly 28 6 12 10 26 35 14 6 6 2 20 14 14 0 6 8 6 21 -9 30
14 Al Raed 28 8 6 14 31 44 14 6 2 6 13 15 14 2 4 8 18 29 -13 30
15 Al Batin 28 7 8 13 29 40 14 5 5 4 18 18 14 2 3 9 11 22 -11 29
16 Al Hazm 28 4 5 19 22 43 14 3 4 7 16 19 14 1 1 12 6 24 -21 17

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