An important duel in the bottom section of the Pro League, with both Al Fateh and Al Ittihad experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 12th and the visitors in 11th place.
Al Fateh and Al Ittihad 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 Ittihad when visiting Fateh as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Relegation threatens Al Fateh who should definitely be looking for some points here. Ittihad are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Al Fateh form and stats
Overall Pro League stats at home this season for Al Fateh are 4-5-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Fateh are returning here after visiting Al Hazm in a Pro League game and winning with a 4-3 scoreline. M. te Vrede, S. Bendebka, B. Kadrii and Ali Al Hassan scored the goal(s). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Al Ittifaq.
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?
The Fateh fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Fateh's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ittihad form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Ittihad so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Ittihad's previous game versus Al Feiha (placed 13th), a Pro League 4-1 win played at home. A 1-1 draw at Al Faisaly's stadium before that.
The visiting Ittihad have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Ittihad have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Ittihad - Al Fateh 1-1. Fateh-Al Ittihad H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Fateh three wins, Al Ittihad three wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. da Silva 14 goals |   M. te Vrede 8 goals | M. Saadane 7 goals |
Al Fateh missing players
Al Ittihad missing players
| Al Fateh | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| 44 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 39 |
| 93% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 56% | 54% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 67% |
| 33% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 22% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 11% |
| 67% | 62% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 15% | 15% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 26% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 276 | 148 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 111 | 251 |
| 115 | 59 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 54 | 111 |
| 32% | 31% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 26% | 34% |
- Al Ittihad has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Al Ittihad has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Al Ittihad have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Ittihad haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Al Hilal | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 42 | 63 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 54 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 46 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 42 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Abha | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -11 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Taawon | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Al Fateh | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Al Feiha | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Dhamk | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 33 | -18 | 28 |
| 15 | Al Hazm | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -15 | 27 |
| 16 | Al Adalh | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -27 | 20 |