Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al-Ain & Al Ahli Jeddah face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kings Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Al Ahli Jeddah could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Pro League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Al Nassr. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Al-Ain form and stats
Al-Ain have collected seven points from their first three Division 1 games here at King Saud Sport City Stadium, a promising start.
Al-Ain's last game was hosting Al Safa and winning 4-1.
Before that match, a Division 1 win away at Al Qaisoma.The Al-Ain fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Al-Ain have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Al Ahli Jeddah form and stats
Things could have gone better for Al Ahli Jeddah in their Pro League away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
There might be some fixture complaints from Jeddah as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 3-4 against Al Nassr. As you can tell from the result, the match against Al Nassr was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Al Taawon in the Pro League.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Ittifaq in just four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Ahli Jeddah are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Jeddah defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former five meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Al-Ain, two draws and two wins for Al Ahli Jeddah. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Firmino 3 goals |  R. Mahrez 3 goals |  F. Kessié 3 goals |
Al-Ain missing players
Al Ahli Jeddah missing players
| Al-Ain | Al Ahli Jeddah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 23 | 43 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.6 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 45% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| 7.7 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 7.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 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 |
| 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 Jeddah | 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 Tai | 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 |
