Tension and suspense is likely at King Saud University Stadium when Al Nassr challenge Al Shabab in what could be a splendid match. Check our preview!
- Al Nassr have the most scored goals (56) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pro League
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
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 Nassr form and stats
Al Nassr have been outstanding at home so far in the Pro League with 10 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses. Al Nassr have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Nassr drew their last game, also a home match. Al Shabab (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Ta'ee with a 2-0 scoreline.Goals decide football matches and Al Nassr are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 13 league matches. Al Nassr have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Shabab form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Al Shabab have produced an overall stat of 6-3-4 so far.
Banega was the last player to score for the away team. Shabab haven't scored a league goal in the last 218 minutes.
Al Shabab has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Nassr for a 0-0 draw.
A loss against Al Wahda was the result prior to that, in a home game.Al Shabab are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Al Shabab have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Al Shabab - Nassr 0-0 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Al Nassr wins - draws - Al Shabab wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 12 goals |
Al Nassr missing players
Al Shabab missing players
| Al Nassr | Al Shabab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 56 | 28 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 51 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| 86% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 68% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 75% |
| 54% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | 61% |
| 36% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 29% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 14% |
| 32% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 50% |
| 57% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 43% |
| 25% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 15.1 | 21.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 9.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 38% | 35% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 35% | 33% |
| 6.4 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
- Al Nassr have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Nassr have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Nassr have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Nassr have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pro League
- Al Nassr have the most points (33) at home in Pro League
- Al Nassr have the most scored goals (56) in Pro League
- Al Nassr have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Pro League
- Al Nassr have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Shabab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (26) 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 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 41 | 63 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 41 | 60 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 53 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 53 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Dhamk | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -7 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Ta'ee | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -5 | 34 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 33 |
| 11 | Abha | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -14 | 33 |
| 12 | Al Feiha | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 29 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -24 | 27 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 31 | -33 | 19 |
