National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Batin or Abha that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Batin's stadium, Al-Batin FC Stadium, has a artifical turf surface. Abha have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Abha when playing on artifical turf; 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from six matches. They have scored 9 goals in these games and conceded 12.
Abha have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Batin form and stats
Batin was eliminated in the 32nd finals last season in the Kings Cup.2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Al Batin so far this season.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Pro League home game that ended 1-1 versus Al Taawon.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pro League game versus Al Nassr in only four days. This game is also played here at Al-Batin FC Stadium.
A decent goal production from Batin in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Batin have conceded only 3 goals.
Abha form and stats
They also participated in Kings Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Abha have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Abha played 0-0 against Al Taawon in their previous match. Prior to that result Abha won their away game at Al Fateh in the Pro League. The scoreline was 3-1.
Abha have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Abha have conceded 7 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Al Batin won three games, one match ended with a draw and Abha has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / threeAl Batin missing players
Abha missing players
| Al Batin | Abha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6.1 | 4.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 52% | 77% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Faisaly | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Quadisiya | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Al Batin | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Al Taawon | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Abha | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Fateh | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Raed | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Al-Ain | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Al Wahda | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Al Nassr | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 4 |