Pro League match prediction and preview for Al Shabab vs Al-Ain clash

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Wed 19.May
Match begins: 16:10 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shabab Club Stadium

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Al Shabab leading Al-Ain by 28 points.

Insights:
  • Al Shabab have the most scored goals (55) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the fewest scored goals (30) in Pro League

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

These teams have little in common geographically as Al-Ain have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Al Shabab form and stats

Overall Pro League stats at home this season for Al Shabab, who have the most scored goals (55) in Pro League, are 7-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). Al Shabab are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Al-Shabab Club Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

The goalie Zaid Al-Bawardi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 0.0 out of ten. Al-Bawardi . Did Al Shabab get overconfident in their match against Al Ittifaq? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 3-4 defeat. A goal frenzy last time out for Al Shabab, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Al Ittifaq. Fun stuff to watch!

Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Hilal (1-5).

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

The Shabab fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Al-Ain form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Ain, who have the fewest scored goals (30) in Pro League, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

The attacking players of Al-Ain have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 270 minutes.

Goalkeeper Mohammed Mazyad Alshammari got the top player rating of the team with 0.0/10. Alshammari .

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Abha wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The attacking power of Al-Ain when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. For Al-Ain, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Al-Ain - Al Shabab 0-3 played earlier this season.

Al Shabab missing players

Al-Ain missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shabab Al-Ain
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
14 7 3 Won W 0 1 5
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 5
7 3 0 Lost L 3 9 17
55 22 7 Scored S 0 12 30
41 17 3 Conceded C 7 26 54
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 85% 81%
78% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 59%
48% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 30%
22% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 22%
78% 77% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 54% 52%
19% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 19%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.1
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.7 12.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 4 7.9 8.6
5.8 5.9 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 3.6
35% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 31%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Al Shabab have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Al Shabab have the most scored goals (55) in Pro League
  • Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pro League
  • Al Shabab haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al-Ain have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Al-Ain have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al-Ain have the fewest points (6) away in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the fewest scored goals (12) away in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the fewest scored goals (30) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the most conceded goals (54) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Pro League
  • Al-Ain have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Pro League
  • Al-Ain 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 Hilal 27 15 7 5 51 24 13 8 3 2 22 10 14 7 4 3 29 14 27 52
2 Al Shabab 27 14 6 7 55 41 13 7 3 3 22 17 14 7 3 4 33 24 14 48
3 Al Ittihad 26 12 10 4 39 26 14 7 4 3 20 12 12 5 6 1 19 14 13 46
4 Al Taawon 27 12 8 7 40 26 14 7 4 3 25 15 13 5 4 4 15 11 14 44
5 Al Nassr 27 12 6 9 48 36 13 7 3 3 31 18 14 5 3 6 17 18 12 42
6 Al Ittifaq 27 12 5 10 43 43 14 6 2 6 22 25 13 6 3 4 21 18 0 41
7 Al Fateh 27 11 5 11 48 50 13 3 3 7 22 29 14 8 2 4 26 21 -2 38
8 Al Ahli Jeddah 27 11 5 11 41 48 14 5 5 4 18 18 13 6 0 7 23 30 -7 38
9 Al Faisaly 28 9 9 10 39 39 14 4 5 5 19 22 14 5 4 5 20 17 0 36
10 Al Raed 26 10 5 11 39 37 13 3 3 7 20 22 13 7 2 4 19 15 2 35
11 Al Quadisiya 28 8 10 10 40 43 14 5 4 5 21 23 14 3 6 5 19 20 -3 34
12 Abha 27 10 4 13 39 46 13 5 3 5 18 20 14 5 1 8 21 26 -7 34
13 Al Batin 27 7 9 11 36 48 13 4 3 6 18 20 14 3 6 5 18 28 -12 30
14 Dhamk 26 7 7 12 37 46 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 2 3 8 18 28 -9 28
15 Al Wahda 26 8 3 15 35 53 13 3 1 9 18 30 13 5 2 6 17 23 -18 27
16 Al-Ain 27 5 5 17 30 54 14 4 2 8 18 28 13 1 3 9 12 26 -24 20

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 Hilal 27 15 7 5 51 24 13 8 3 2 22 10 14 7 4 3 29 14 27 52
2 Al Shabab 27 14 6 7 55 41 13 7 3 3 22 17 14 7 3 4 33 24 14 48
3 Al Ittihad 26 12 10 4 39 26 14 7 4 3 20 12 12 5 6 1 19 14 13 46
4 Al Taawon 27 12 8 7 40 26 14 7 4 3 25 15 13 5 4 4 15 11 14 44
5 Al Nassr 27 12 6 9 48 36 13 7 3 3 31 18 14 5 3 6 17 18 12 42
6 Al Ittifaq 27 12 5 10 43 43 14 6 2 6 22 25 13 6 3 4 21 18 0 41
7 Al Fateh 27 11 5 11 48 50 13 3 3 7 22 29 14 8 2 4 26 21 -2 38
8 Al Ahli Jeddah 27 11 5 11 41 48 14 5 5 4 18 18 13 6 0 7 23 30 -7 38
9 Al Faisaly 28 9 9 10 39 39 14 4 5 5 19 22 14 5 4 5 20 17 0 36
10 Al Raed 26 10 5 11 39 37 13 3 3 7 20 22 13 7 2 4 19 15 2 35
11 Al Quadisiya 28 8 10 10 40 43 14 5 4 5 21 23 14 3 6 5 19 20 -3 34
12 Abha 27 10 4 13 39 46 13 5 3 5 18 20 14 5 1 8 21 26 -7 34
13 Al Batin 27 7 9 11 36 48 13 4 3 6 18 20 14 3 6 5 18 28 -12 30
14 Dhamk 26 7 7 12 37 46 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 2 3 8 18 28 -9 28
15 Al Wahda 26 8 3 15 35 53 13 3 1 9 18 30 13 5 2 6 17 23 -18 27
16 Al-Ain 27 5 5 17 30 54 14 4 2 8 18 28 13 1 3 9 12 26 -24 20

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