These two teams have had some difficulties so far, but a win and three points in this highly important match would definitely provide a boost. Prepare for Al Khaleej - Abha!
- Al Khaleej have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Pro League
- Abha have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Pro League
Relegation threatens Al Khaleej who should definitely be looking for some points here. Abha is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
These teams have little in common geographically as Abha have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Al Khaleej nor Abha as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Khaleej form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Al Khaleej have to build on here at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in the Pro League. When Al Khaleej hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Al Wahda, Al Adalh, Al Khaleej, Al Batin and Al Feiha), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
An away draw last time out for Khaleej, facing Al Raed in a game that ended 0-0.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Wahda with a 4-1 scoreline.Al Khaleej are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. 20 goals have been conceded.
Abha form and stats
There's been little loot from Abha's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 14 away games in the Pro League. Abha only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 0 draws. Bitter travels for Abha as they have lost nine games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Al Adalh match.
Bguir was the last player to score for the away team. Abha haven't scored a league goal in the last 198 minutes.
Abha might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Hilal proved too strong as Abha slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium.
Prior to that match, the Abha manager Coumans faced defeat when travelling to Dhamk and losing 0-1.The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Abha rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the squads played each other previously this season; Abha - Al Khaleej 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Al Khaleej victories, three draws and five Abha wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Cikalleshi 10 goals |   S. Bguir 8 goals |  F. Santos Martins 7 goals |
Al Khaleej missing players
Abha missing players
| Al Khaleej | Abha | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 27 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| 43 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 25 | 49 |
| 93% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 79% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 86% |
| 45% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 57% | 66% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 24% |
| 10% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 55% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 52% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 34% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 28% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 18% | 25% |
| 9.8 | 8.6 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 12.6 | 11.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
- Abha have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Abha have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Pro League
- Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Khaleej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Khaleej have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) 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 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 45 | 69 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 42 | 64 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 53 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 52 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 43 |
| 7 | Dhamk | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Al Tai | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -6 | 34 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 34 |
| 11 | Abha | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 33 |
| 12 | Al Wahda | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Feiha | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -24 | 28 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 32 | -34 | 20 |
