Al Ittihad get everything set for this match after their 3-0 result versus Abha, a game that made them wiser. How will this affect the battle against Abha?
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abha have scored away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at King Abdullah Sports City. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. Ever since the Al Raed game Al Ittihad has been unbeatable here at King Abdullah Sports City producing four straight wins.
A nice win for Al Ittihad last time playing, versus Abha. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Hamdallah and da Silva (2) scoring for the victors. The 3-0 win against Abha was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Hamdallah, having scored in three games in a row.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Al Taawon.Goals, goals, goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this team has had three goals or more.
A decent goal production from Ittihad in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 league matches. Al Ittihad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Abha form and stats
There's been little loot from Abha's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the Pro League. Abha only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 0 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Abha, having lost eight matches in a row as the visiting team.
Two away games in a row for Abha, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Al Ittihad. Abha lost heavily in their last match (against Al Ittihad as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.
Before that, Abha secured a home win against Al Adalh with the score 1-0.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 4 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. 2 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Abha have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Ittihad have won every one of the 4 latest fixtures against this team. Will the streak continue?Abha - Al Ittihad 1-2 was the outcome when these squads last did battle, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Hamdallah 19 goals |  R. da Silva 8 goals |   S. Bguir 6 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Abha missing players
| Al Ittihad | Abha | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 51 | 26 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 43 |
| 88% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 58% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 65% |
| 12% | 15% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 35% | 15% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 46% | 58% |
| 62% | 77% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 15% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 46% | 31% |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 12.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 37% | 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 20% | 27% |
| 7.9 | 7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 12.5 | 11.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5 | 4.5 |
- Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abha have scored away.
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the most clean sheets (15) in Pro League
| 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 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 37 | 59 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 53 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 49 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | Al Ta'ee | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Dhamk | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Al Ittifaq | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 10 | Abha | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Al Raed | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 29 |
| 12 | Al Wahda | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Al Feiha | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -28 | 21 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 31 | -34 | 15 |
