Match guide: Al Raed the expected winner when Al Batin comes to visit

Al Raed's stadium, King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, has a grass surface. Al Batin have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Al Batin when playing on grass; 1 win, 4 draws and 12 losses from 17 matches. They have scored {9 goals} in these games and conceded 34.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Al Raed and Al Batin.

Al Raed form and stats

The Pro League statistics playing at home this season for Al Raed are 4-2-7 (wins-draws-losses). When Al Raed hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Al Raed, Al Wahda, Al Adalh, Al Khaleej and Al Feiha), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Al Raed's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Al Batin (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Finally, a league victory after four fixtures without one. Berkaoui was absolutely essential when Raed beat Al Batin 3-1, scoring three goals.

Heartbreak before that as Al Raed lost 0-4 at Al Nassr's place.

Goals, goals, goals? We don't know the future, but we do know that 11 of the 12 latest league matches with this team has seen three or more goals.

The Raed fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Al Raed have conceded 25 from these games.

Al Batin form and stats

Al Batin have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 0-2-11 (13 played). Bitter travels for Al Batin 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 Adalh match.

There might be some fixture complaints from Al Batin as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Al Raed.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Al Hilal.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Batin when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Al Batin manager Lograrocic has some worries about the defense as 31 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

These teams met each other earlier this match year: Raed - Al Batin 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Raed five wins, zero draws and Al Batin five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Fouzair 8 goals

K. Berkaoui 7 goals

J. Tavares 7 goals

Al Raed missing players

Al Batin missing players