Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Abha & Hajer face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kings Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Hajer have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Abha form and stats
Last season their Kings Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Abha have to build on here at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in the Pro League.
Abha lost their last game at Al Wahda after a 0-4 scoreline. Abha were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the home loss against Al Ittifaq with the scoreline 1-3.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Abha, as the Pro League home game vs Al Riyadh is only three days away.
Abha are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Abha have conceded 7 from these games.
Hajer form and stats
No Division 1 points yet away for Hajer, from their first 3 matches.
Hajer lost away at Al Orubah (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Jeddah.The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous ten meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Abha, one draw and five wins for Hajer. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Toko Ekambi 2 goals |  A. Al Hbeab 1 goals |  S. Bguir 1 goals |
Abha missing players
Hajer missing players
| Abha | Hajer | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 22 | 18 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | ||
| 46 | 19 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 22% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| 14.6 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 8 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Al Taawon | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Al Ittifaq | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Al Nassr | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Fateh | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Al Feiha | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Al Shabab | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Al Ta'ee | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Abha | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 6 |
| 14 | Dhamk | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Al Akhdoud | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Al Raed | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Al Riyadh | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 4 |
| 18 | Al Hazm | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 3 |
| 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 Quadisiya | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Al Orubah | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Adalh | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Jabalain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Faisaly | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Al Kholood | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Bukayriyah | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Batin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Al-Ain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Jeddah | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Al-Jndal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Ohod | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Al Taraji | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Hajer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 16 | Al Najma | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Al Qaisoma | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Al Safa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 0 |
