Al Wahda vs Al Taawon: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Tue 25.August
Match begins: 16:20 (UTC)
Venue: King Abdul Aziz Stadium (33195 seats)

4th position in the Pro League table for Al Wahda so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Al Taawon visits King Abdul Aziz Stadium.

Al Wahda and Al Taawon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's quite the trip for Al Taawon when visiting Wahda as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

Al Taawon are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Al Wahda form and stats

Al Wahda, who have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Pro League, have collected 25 points from their Pro League home games so far after 8-1-4.

Wahda enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Al Adalh's place. The match ended 4-2 with Anselmo (2) and Y. Niakaté (2) scoring. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Nassr (0-1).

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Wahda are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Al Wahda have conceded only 12 goals.

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Al Taawon form and stats

Al Taawon have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-3-8 (13 played). With the Taawon losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on V. de Carvalho Campelos, the Taawon manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Al Taawon in their previous game, as they lost their Pro League-match, hosting Al Nassr, 1-4. A loss against Dhamk was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Al Taawon have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Al Taawon have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Taawon - Wahda 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Al Wahda victories, two draws and six Al Taawon wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WahdaY. Niakaté
Y. Niakaté
14 goals
Al WahdaA. De Moraes
A. De Moraes
10 goals
Al TaawonH. Almeida Ramos
H. Almeida Ramos
7 goals

Al Wahda missing players

Al Taawon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Wahda Al Taawon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
14 8 0 Won W 0 2 9
1 1 1 Drew D 0 3 5
11 4 3 Lost L 4 8 12
39 18 1 Scored S 4 13 31
34 12 7 Conceded C 9 19 36
96% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 92%
73% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 73%
50% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 62%
31% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 23%
23% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
46% 23% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 65%
35% 54% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 19%
23% 31% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 23%
 
3.9 3.8 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.8 5.2
5.1 5.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.7 4.5
2.5 2.5 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
217 114 26 Total Shots T S 38 145 313
106 57 11 Shots on Target S O 12 42 109
37% 32% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 28%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Al Taawon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Wahda has the most clean sheets (7) 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 Hilal 26 18 6 2 63 23 12 10 1 1 31 10 14 8 5 1 32 13 40 60
2 Al Nassr 26 16 6 4 48 21 12 6 4 2 20 11 14 10 2 2 28 10 27 54
3 Al Ahli Jeddah 26 14 4 8 44 31 13 9 2 2 28 14 13 5 2 6 16 17 13 46
4 Al Wahda 26 14 1 11 39 34 13 8 1 4 18 12 13 6 0 7 21 22 5 43
5 Al Faisaly 26 12 6 8 36 30 13 8 3 2 22 13 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 42
6 Al Raed 26 12 6 8 38 42 14 8 2 4 21 20 12 4 4 4 17 22 -4 42
7 Al Shabab 26 11 5 10 34 33 13 7 2 4 21 15 13 4 3 6 13 18 1 38
8 Al Ittifaq 26 11 3 12 39 33 13 7 0 6 19 17 13 4 3 6 20 16 6 36
9 Abha 26 10 3 13 35 46 14 6 3 5 19 20 12 4 0 8 16 26 -11 33
10 Al Taawon 26 9 5 12 31 36 13 7 2 4 18 17 13 2 3 8 13 19 -5 32
11 Al Feiha 26 7 8 11 30 37 14 5 4 5 19 20 12 2 4 6 11 17 -7 29
12 Al Ittihad 26 7 6 13 34 38 13 4 2 7 20 19 13 3 4 6 14 19 -4 27
13 Al Hazm 26 7 6 13 36 50 13 3 4 6 19 24 13 4 2 7 17 26 -14 27
14 Al Fateh 26 6 8 12 33 41 13 4 5 4 18 18 13 2 3 8 15 23 -8 26
15 Dhamk 26 6 7 13 27 46 12 4 5 3 16 13 14 2 2 10 11 33 -19 25
16 Al Adalh 26 4 8 14 25 51 13 2 4 7 15 25 13 2 4 7 10 26 -26 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 26 18 6 2 63 23 12 10 1 1 31 10 14 8 5 1 32 13 40 60
2 Al Nassr 26 16 6 4 48 21 12 6 4 2 20 11 14 10 2 2 28 10 27 54
3 Al Ahli Jeddah 26 14 4 8 44 31 13 9 2 2 28 14 13 5 2 6 16 17 13 46
4 Al Wahda 26 14 1 11 39 34 13 8 1 4 18 12 13 6 0 7 21 22 5 43
5 Al Faisaly 26 12 6 8 36 30 13 8 3 2 22 13 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 42
6 Al Raed 26 12 6 8 38 42 14 8 2 4 21 20 12 4 4 4 17 22 -4 42
7 Al Shabab 26 11 5 10 34 33 13 7 2 4 21 15 13 4 3 6 13 18 1 38
8 Al Ittifaq 26 11 3 12 39 33 13 7 0 6 19 17 13 4 3 6 20 16 6 36
9 Abha 26 10 3 13 35 46 14 6 3 5 19 20 12 4 0 8 16 26 -11 33
10 Al Taawon 26 9 5 12 31 36 13 7 2 4 18 17 13 2 3 8 13 19 -5 32
11 Al Feiha 26 7 8 11 30 37 14 5 4 5 19 20 12 2 4 6 11 17 -7 29
12 Al Ittihad 26 7 6 13 34 38 13 4 2 7 20 19 13 3 4 6 14 19 -4 27
13 Al Hazm 26 7 6 13 36 50 13 3 4 6 19 24 13 4 2 7 17 26 -14 27
14 Al Fateh 26 6 8 12 33 41 13 4 5 4 18 18 13 2 3 8 15 23 -8 26
15 Dhamk 26 6 7 13 27 46 12 4 5 3 16 13 14 2 2 10 11 33 -19 25
16 Al Adalh 26 4 8 14 25 51 13 2 4 7 15 25 13 2 4 7 10 26 -26 20

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