International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Al Nassr and Al Taawon are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the 8th Finals.
It's no vacation for neither Al Nassr nor Al Taawon 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 Nassr form and stats
Last season, Al Nassr's AFC Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Al Sadd.Al Nassr have performed here at Education City Stadium this season with 9 wins from 15 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. 3W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the AFC Champions League for Al Nassr. After failing to beat Al Hilal here at Education City Stadium, Al Nassr has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The Nassr fans got no joy from their last match, a AFC Champions League game also here at Education City Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Al Ain. Preceding that game was the away draw at Al Sadd that finished 1-1.
The Al Nassr manager R. Pinho da Vitória has got the team scoring with 31 from 15 home games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded.
Al Taawon form and stats
Al Taawon have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-3-10 (15 played). Total AFC Champions League statistics for Al Taawon: 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Taawon have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Dhamk game.
Two travels in a row for Taawon, whose manager V. de Carvalho Campelos could celebrate last time after the AFC Champions League win against Al Duhail. A 0-6 loss hosting Al Sharjah before that.
The attacking power of Taawon when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 15 league matches away. 22 goals have been conceded by Al Taawon in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nassr six wins, one draw and Al Taawon three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Al Nassr missing players
Al Taawon missing players
| Al Nassr | Al Taawon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 49 | 26 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 362 | 178 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 237 | ||
| 150 | 80 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 78 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | ||
| 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 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 48 | 72 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 34 | 64 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 48 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | -9 | 46 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Al Ittifaq | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 42 |
| 9 | Abha | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 38 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Al Taawon | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Dhamk | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -15 | 35 |
| 13 | Al Fateh | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -7 | 33 |
| 14 | Al Feiha | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Al Hazm | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -21 | 27 |
| 16 | Al Adalh | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 34 | -35 | 21 |