National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Fateh or Al Ittihad that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Ittihad have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Al Fateh form and stats
Al Fateh participated in Kings Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.The story so far in the Pro League for Al Fateh at their home stadium (Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Al Fateh, who played 5-5 against Dhamk. That match was also played at this venue (Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium). Fateh salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Dhamk, trailing 2-4 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Al-Buraikan equalizing. A goal frenzy last time out for Al Fateh, with a total of 10 goals in the match against Dhamk. Fun stuff to watch!
Prior to that, an away loss at Al Ta'ee in the Pro League.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Fateh's attacking play is working. Fateh have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Last season their Kings Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Al Ittihad have produced an overall stat of 3-1-1 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ittihad goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe is eager to challenge this, with his 292 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Ittihad won their last game, 1-0 versus Al Ta'ee played at home.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Al Fateh in the Pro League.Ittihad find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Al Ittihad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Fateh, four draws and three wins for Al Ittihad. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  R. da Silva 8 goals |  I. Coronado 4 goals |   C. Cueva Bravo 3 goals |
Al Fateh missing players
Al Ittihad missing players
| Al Fateh | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 48 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Conceded | C | 9 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 40% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | ||
| 8.6 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Dhamk | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Al Feiha | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Nassr | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Ittifaq | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Al Faisaly | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Abha | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Fateh | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Al Batin | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Al Ta'ee | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Al Taawon | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 11 |