This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Taawon at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz City when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Al Jaish with it. Read all about the Play-offs match here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Taawon form and stats
Last season, Al Taawon's AFC Champions League journey ended in the 8th finals.When playing at home in the Pro League, Al Taawon have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.
The home regulars saw a 2-2 draw versus Al Faisaly last time out and are looking for a win here.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Pro League home game that ended 1-1 versus Al Fateh.There will be little rest for Al Taawon after this match as they are travelling to Abha for a Pro League game in only four days.
The Al Taawon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Taawon have conceded 17 goals.
Al Jaish form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
The supporters enjoyed Al Jaish's previous game versus Al Ittihad, a 1-0 win played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Foutoua.Al Jaish have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 15 goals from 7 away matches. Jaish struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Tawamba Kana 15 goals |  M. Fathi 4 goals |
Al Taawon missing players
Al Jaish missing players
| Al Taawon | Al Jaish | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 46 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 80% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 39% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 57 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 46 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Nassr | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Dhamk | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -1 | 39 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Abha | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Feiha | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Ta'ee | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -16 | 26 |
| 12 | Al Taawon | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Faisaly | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Al Ittifaq | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Al Batin | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 16 | -16 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wathba | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 41 |
| 2 | Teshrin | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Wahda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Jaish | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Karama | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Foutoua | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Taliya | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Hottin | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Al-Horgelah | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Jabala | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Shorta | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 13 | Nawaeir | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Efrin | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 4 |
