Pro League preview: Can Dhamk edge out victory against Al Akhdoud?

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Thu 26.Oct
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dhamak Club Stadium (3000 seats)

The home followers hope for a win and three points in this game, and the home advantage should work versus a struggling visitor. Dhamk are in 12th position while the guesting Al Akhdoud fret at 14th.

Insights:
  • Dhamk have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Pro League
  • Al Akhdoud have the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League

Dhamk and Al Akhdoud 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.

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Dhamk form and stats

Dhamk have played 4 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Dhamk are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Al Nassr. The first loss after going undefeated through three league rounds.

Before that, Dhamk had a home game versus Al Hazm which ended with a victory 4-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dhamk handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

Take note that 8 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each side.

Dhamk are traveling soon after this match as the Kings Cup match at Al Khaleej awaits in four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Dhamk's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dhamk defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Al Akhdoud form and stats

2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Akhdoud, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League, in their Pro League matches away. Momentum is building for Al Akhdoud in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The manager Mendonça was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. Al Akhdoud suffered a 1-2 loss to Al Feiha (placed 8th).

A loss against Al Hilal was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Akhdoud have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 6 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Al Akhdoud are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

DhamkG. N'Koudou Mbida
G. N'Koudou Mbida
5 goals
DhamkA. Ceesay
A. Ceesay
4 goals
Al AkhdoudA. Burcă
A. Burcă
2 goals

Dhamk missing players

Al Akhdoud missing players

Dhamk Al Akhdoud
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 2 4 10
2 1 1 Won W 1 2 2
4 3 0 Drew D 1 1 1
4 0 0 Lost L 0 1 7
16 9 4 Scored S 2 4 6
17 6 1 Conceded C 1 3 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 50%
60% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 40%
50% 75% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
20% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
80% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 40%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 10%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 50%
 
3.8 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.5 4.6
3.6 3.2 1 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 5.4
2.3 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.3 13.8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7.5 8.5
4.2 4.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.1
38% 47% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 19%
 
12.4 11.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10 12.5 13.2
4.8 4.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 4.6
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Al Akhdoud have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Akhdoud have the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League
  • Al Akhdoud have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Pro League
  • Al Akhdoud have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Akhdoud haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Dhamk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dhamk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Dhamk have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Dhamk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dhamk have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Dhamk have scored more than double the goals of Al Akhdoud.
  • Dhamk have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Pro League
  • Dhamk have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Hilal 10 8 2 0 27 7 5 4 1 0 12 2 5 4 1 0 15 5 20 26
2 Al Taawon 10 7 2 1 20 8 5 4 1 0 11 3 5 3 1 1 9 5 12 23
3 Al Nassr 10 7 1 2 28 13 5 3 1 1 12 8 5 4 0 1 16 5 15 22
4 Al Ahli 10 7 1 2 20 14 6 5 1 0 12 4 4 2 0 2 8 10 6 22
5 Al Ittihad 10 6 2 2 19 7 4 2 0 2 7 6 6 4 2 0 12 1 12 20
6 Al Fateh 10 6 2 2 26 16 5 3 1 1 15 9 5 3 1 1 11 7 10 20
7 Al Ittifaq 10 5 2 3 16 12 5 3 1 1 11 8 5 2 1 2 5 4 4 17
8 Al Feiha 10 3 5 2 11 8 5 1 3 1 3 2 5 2 2 1 8 6 3 14
9 Al Wahda 10 4 1 5 18 20 5 3 1 1 12 7 5 1 0 4 6 13 -2 13
10 Al Shabab 10 3 3 4 13 17 5 2 2 1 9 6 5 1 1 3 4 11 -4 12
11 Al Riyadh 10 3 2 5 9 21 6 2 1 3 5 10 4 1 1 2 4 11 -12 11
12 Dhamk 10 2 4 4 16 17 4 1 3 0 9 6 6 1 1 4 7 11 -1 10
13 Al Khaleej 10 2 3 5 9 15 5 0 2 3 3 9 5 2 1 2 6 6 -6 9
14 Al Akhdoud 10 2 1 7 6 14 6 0 0 6 2 11 4 2 1 1 4 3 -8 7
15 Abha 10 2 1 7 8 20 5 2 0 3 5 8 5 0 1 4 3 12 -12 7
16 Al Ta'ee 10 2 1 7 7 19 4 2 0 2 3 5 6 0 1 5 4 14 -12 7
17 Al Hazm 10 1 3 6 11 26 5 1 1 3 7 14 5 0 2 3 4 12 -15 6
18 Al Raed 10 1 2 7 9 19 5 1 0 4 5 12 5 0 2 3 4 7 -10 5