Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Wathba welcomes Al Sahel

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Competition: Syria Premier League
Competition: Fri 05.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Khaled bin Walid Stadium (35000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Wathba are in the 9th position while the guesting Al Sahel worry at 12th.

Insights:
  • Wathba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Sahel has the fewest points (1) away in Premier League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Wathba form and stats

With 1 Premier League win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Wathba are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Wathba's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Hottin (placed 4th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Foutoua with a 2-1 scoreline.

Wathba have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Wathba's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Sahel form and stats

There's been little loot from Al Sahel's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 6 away games in the Premier League. Al Sahel, who have the fewest points (1) away in Premier League, only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Al Sahel, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Sahel play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Wahda (placed 5th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Horriya.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sahel's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 6 matches. Al Sahel have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Al Sahel - Wathba 1-2 played earlier this season. Last five meetings between the teams: Wathba won four, Al Sahel won zero and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Wathba missing players

Al Sahel missing players

Wathba Al Sahel
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 2 6 13
4 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
5 3 1 Lost L 2 5 9
11 4 1 Scored S 1 1 7
13 8 4 Conceded C 3 11 20
77% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 85%
62% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 62%
46% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 46%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 17% 38%
31% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 23%
54% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 83% 54%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 5.7 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 3 4.5 4.7
3.7 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2 2.1
23% 22% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 8% 26%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Sahel has the fewest points (1) away in Premier League
  • Al Sahel has the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
  • Al Sahel has the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Premier League
  • Al Sahel have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Sahel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Sahel have yet to win a game away.
  • Wathba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wathba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Sahel have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Teshrin 13 9 3 1 21 7 6 5 1 0 10 1 7 4 2 1 11 6 14 30
2 Al Jaish 13 9 3 1 17 8 7 6 1 0 12 5 6 3 2 1 5 3 9 30
3 Karama 13 8 4 1 11 3 7 5 2 0 7 1 6 3 2 1 4 2 8 28
4 Hottin 13 8 2 3 18 6 7 4 1 2 11 4 6 4 1 1 7 2 12 26
5 Wahda 13 6 6 1 19 9 6 4 2 0 8 1 7 2 4 1 11 8 10 24
6 Taliya 13 5 6 2 15 9 7 1 5 1 7 6 6 4 1 1 8 3 6 21
7 Jabala 13 4 6 3 18 17 6 1 3 2 5 7 7 3 3 1 13 10 1 18
8 Al Ittihad 13 4 4 5 13 14 6 2 1 3 5 7 7 2 3 2 8 7 -1 16
9 Wathba 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 1 2 3 4 8 7 3 2 2 7 5 -2 16
10 Shorta 13 2 5 6 11 20 6 0 2 4 6 14 7 2 3 2 5 6 -9 11
11 Al-Horgelah 13 2 3 8 9 17 6 0 3 3 3 8 7 2 0 5 6 9 -8 9
12 Al Sahel 13 1 3 9 7 20 7 1 2 4 6 9 6 0 1 5 1 11 -13 6
13 Horriya 13 1 3 9 7 21 7 0 2 5 4 9 6 1 1 4 3 12 -14 6
14 Foutoua 13 0 4 9 6 19 7 0 1 6 3 12 6 0 3 3 3 7 -13 4

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