Pro League: Al Khaleej are 10 points after Al Ittifaq, but are fully set to go full force. Get this show on the road!
- Al Khaleej have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Pro League
It's quite the trip for Al Ittifaq when visiting Khaleej as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Al Khaleej and Al Ittifaq.
Al Khaleej form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Al Khaleej at their home stadium (Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Al Khaleej's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Ittifaq (placed 8th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Cikalleshi, having scored in three consecutive games.
Before that match, a win away at Al Feiha.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Al Khaleej have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 6 and lost 1.
It should be considered that a glance at the 16 most recent league fixtures shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Khaleej are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Al Khaleej's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Ittifaq's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Pro League. Al Ittifaq only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws. Visiting Ittifaq has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Al Ittifaq have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Paulo Victor de Mileo Vidotti. It's been 191 minutes since they last conceded in Pro League.
Al Ittifaq has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Khaleej for a 1-1 draw.
Before that, Al Ittifaq secured a home win against Dhamk with the score 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Al Ittifaq in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Ittifaq, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
The attacking power of Al Ittifaq when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Al Ittifaq have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest matches involving these two teams have all ended as Al Ittifaq victories. More of the same or streak broken?Al Ittifaq - Khaleej 1-0 was the output when these two contenders previously met, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Cikalleshi 8 goals |   Y. Niakaté 6 goals |  F. Santos Martins 5 goals |
Al Khaleej missing players
Al Ittifaq missing players
| Al Khaleej | Al Ittifaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 21 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 39 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 76% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 68% |
| 44% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 40% |
| 16% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 8% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 28% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 31% | 36% |
| 24% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 32% |
| 52% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 62% | 44% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 27% | 41% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 8.9 | 7.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 13.5 | 12.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
- Al Khaleej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Khaleej have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Pro League
- Al Khaleej have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) 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 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 38 | 59 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 39 | 56 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 50 |
| 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 Fateh | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | Al Tai | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Ittifaq | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Abha | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 10 | Dhamk | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 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 Feiha | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 14 | Al Adalh | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -27 | 21 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 21 | -18 | 20 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 31 | -34 | 15 |
