This fixture has been long awaited by fans of both teams, as it's the first Pro League match of the season. Both Abha and Al Hilal are ready for a positive start to their league season.
It's quite the trip for Al Hilal when visiting Abha as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
The visiting Al Hilal played their last game only two days ago, a Arab Club Championship match.
Abha form and stats
The season before, Abha's league statistics were 10 wins, 3 draws and 17 losses, leading to 12th position in the Pro League. Over these 30 matches they scored {33 goals} and let in 52. Playing as the home team in the previous season Abha managed 7-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with {20 goals} and 24 conceded.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Abha friendly games in pre-season: Abha played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Abha scored {1 goals} and conceded 1 in these one game.
Al Hilal form and stats
Let's have a look at how Al Hilal performed last season in the Pro League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 8 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded {29 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 4 and lost 3 with 23/14 goals scored/conceded.
Al Hilal played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these three matches Al Hilal scored 4 and conceded {2 goals}.
Head 2 Head
Al Hilal have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Abha.Abha missing players
Al Hilal missing players
| Abha | Al Hilal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abha | Last season | Al Hilal | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 23 | 54 | ||
| 52 | 24 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 87% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | ||
| 67% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 53% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 30% | ||
| 3% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 43% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 47% | ||
| 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 13% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.1 | 7.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 14.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 12.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 Feiha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Ta'ee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Al Riyadh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Al Akhdoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Al Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Nassr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Abha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Al Ittifaq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Al Raed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Al Wahda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Al Khaleej | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Al Hazm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 45 | 67 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 59 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 56 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 37 |
| 8 | Dhamk | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -10 | 36 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Ta'ee | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -12 | 33 |
| 12 | Abha | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 28 | -19 | 33 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -17 | 32 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 31 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -26 | 28 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 35 | -36 | 20 |
