National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Abha or Al Taawon that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Taawon have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Abha form and stats
Abha was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Kings Cup.3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Abha have to build on here at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in the Pro League. The Abha fans aren't used to losing here at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Abha has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.
Abha's last game was hosting Al Shabab and winning 2-0. Before that match, a Pro League win away at Al Hazm.
Abha have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Abha have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Taawon form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Al Taawon, as they won the Kings Cup.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Taawon so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-4 (win-draw-lose).
238 minutes! That's how long the Al Taawon goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Al Taawon won their last game, 2-1 versus Al Wahda played at home. Prior to that match, the Al Taawon manager Paulo Sérgio faced defeat when travelling to Al Nassr and losing 1-2.
The travelling fans enjoy Al Taawon's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. In the opposite end, Al Taawon have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Abha 1 win, 1 draw and Al Taawon 3 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Héldon 4 goals |  S. Bguir 3 goals |  F. Andriatsima 3 goals |
Abha missing players
Al Taawon missing players
| Abha | Al Taawon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 47 | ||
| 36 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 4% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 177 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 361 | ||
| 81 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 135 | ||
| 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 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 Nassr | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Al Taawon | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Al Hilal | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Faisaly | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Abha | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Al Raed | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Feiha | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Shabab | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Hazm | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Ittifaq | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Adalh | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 8 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | -20 | 7 |
| 16 | Al Fateh | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 5 |