Al Shabab expected to challenge Al Tai at their own home

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Fri 18.March
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium (12250 seats)

Al Tai delivered a 1-3 score facing Al Ahli Jeddah in their previous match, a fixture to keep in mind. Next up is this resolute Al Shabab team.

Insights:
  • Al Tai have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Pro League
  • Al Shabab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Al Tai form and stats

Al Tai, who have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Pro League, have collected 16 points from their Pro League home games so far after 5-1-5.

No payout for Al Tai in their previous match, an away game at Al Ahli Jeddah that ended in defeat 1-3.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Abha (0-1).

Al Tai have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium with 17 goals in 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Tai defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Al Tai hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Al Faisaly, Al Taawon, Al Batin, Al Ittifaq and Al Hazm), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Al Shabab form and stats

Playing away, Al Shabab have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.

Al Shabab might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Ittihad proved too strong as Al Shabab slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Al Batin.

Al Shabab has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. Shabab's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the sides played each other previously this season; Al Shabab - Al Tai 3-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Al Tai victory, two draws and four Al Shabab wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Al ShababC. Carvalho da Silva Junior
C. Carvalho da Silva Junior
8 goals
Al ShababÉ. Banega
É. Banega
6 goals
Al TaiK. Musona
K. Musona
5 goals

Al Tai missing players

Al Shabab missing players

Al Tai Al Shabab
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 4 11 24
8 5 1 Won W 2 5 13
2 1 0 Drew D 2 3 7
14 5 2 Lost L 0 3 4
23 17 3 Scored S 7 17 44
39 18 7 Conceded C 3 17 29
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 96%
62% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 91% 92%
54% 73% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 62%
33% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 29%
8% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 12%
46% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 54%
17% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 33%
42% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 17%
 
5 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.9 4.4
5.3 5.9 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.2 4
2.2 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.4 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
8.8 8.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.8 11.1
3 2.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 4.8
32% 55% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 40% 38%
 
12 10.9 16.7 Shots against (avg) S A 5.2 8.9 9.8
4.1 4 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.7 4
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Al Shabab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Tai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Tai have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Pro League
  • Al Tai have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Pro League
  • Al Tai have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Pro League
  • Al Tai have the most points from losing position (12) in Pro League
  • Al Tai haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 24 18 3 3 51 20 12 10 1 1 27 7 12 8 2 2 24 13 31 57
2 Al Hilal 22 13 7 2 43 21 12 8 2 2 23 12 10 5 5 0 20 9 22 46
3 Al Shabab 24 13 7 4 44 29 13 8 4 1 27 12 11 5 3 3 17 17 15 46
4 Al Nassr 24 14 3 7 43 31 11 7 1 3 23 15 13 7 2 4 20 16 12 45
5 Dhamk 25 12 6 7 34 34 12 7 4 1 16 10 13 5 2 6 18 24 0 42
6 Al Fateh 25 8 7 10 36 30 12 5 2 5 26 16 13 3 5 5 10 14 6 31
7 Abha 24 9 4 11 25 38 12 7 2 3 16 15 12 2 2 8 9 23 -13 31
8 Al Feiha 23 7 9 7 19 18 11 6 4 1 10 3 12 1 5 6 9 15 1 30
9 Al Raed 24 8 5 11 29 35 12 6 2 4 13 10 12 2 3 7 16 25 -6 29
10 Al Ahli Jeddah 24 6 10 8 31 32 13 4 6 3 22 17 11 2 4 5 9 15 -1 28
11 Al Faisaly 25 6 10 9 25 33 13 6 5 2 19 13 12 0 5 7 6 20 -8 28
12 Al Tai 24 8 2 14 23 39 11 5 1 5 17 18 13 3 1 9 6 21 -16 26
13 Al Taawon 24 5 10 9 38 41 12 3 5 4 18 17 12 2 5 5 20 24 -3 25
14 Al Ittifaq 24 5 9 10 28 39 12 3 5 4 13 15 12 2 4 6 15 24 -11 24
15 Al Batin 24 5 7 12 22 35 12 4 4 4 14 16 12 1 3 8 8 19 -13 22
16 Al Hazm 24 3 5 16 15 31 12 2 4 6 11 15 12 1 1 10 4 16 -16 14