Match preview: 14 points divide the contenders so far, Dhamk the superior team. Will Al Faisaly shorten the gap?
- Al Faisaly is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Dhamk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This football pitch has the surface artifical turf, unlike Dhamk's home arena. The last seven games by the away team on artifical turf have resulted in 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
These teams have little in common geographically as Dhamk have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's look for an enthusiastic fixture!
Al Faisaly form and stats
All-inclusive Pro League stats at home this season for Al Faisaly are 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Al Faisaly are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 215 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Guilherme).
In their previous game, the manager Ramos led his Al Faisaly to a defeat away at Al Ittihad. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Al Majma'ah Sports City Stadium.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Al Nassr.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Faisaly handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, five draws and four defeats.
A decent goal production from Al Faisaly in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded. When Al Faisaly hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Al Fateh, Al Ta'ee, Al Taawon, Al Batin and Al Hazm), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Dhamk form and stats
Playing away, Dhamk have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Dhamk's last game was the home draw against Al Ahli Jeddah (1-1).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Ta'ee with the score of 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Dhamk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were five victories, five draws and eight defeats.
Dhamk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. As for defending, Dhamk rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also encountered each other earlier on this match year: Dhamk - Al Faisaly 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Faisaly six wins, one draw and Dhamk three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Al Faisaly missing players
Dhamk missing players
| Al Faisaly | Dhamk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 26 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | 23 |
| 88% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 53% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 28% |
| 35% | 44% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 17% |
| 6% | 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 11% |
| 59% | 78% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 50% |
| 18% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 35% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 31% | 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 41% |
| 9.1 | 11 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.8 | 10.7 |
| 4 | 5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
- Al Faisaly have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Faisaly is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Dhamk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dhamk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Dhamk | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Al Feiha | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Abha | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 25 |
| 8 | Al Raed | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Al Ta'ee | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 19 |
| 12 | Al Fateh | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Al Taawon | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Al Batin | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Al Faisaly | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
