Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kings Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Fateh have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad participated in Kings Cup the last season, where they reached the final.Al Ittihad's results here at King Abdullah Sports City in the Pro League have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Al Fateh in the Pro League last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Al Feiha in the Pro League.
Al Ittihad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at King Abdullah Sports City with 11 goals in 7 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al Ittihad defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Fateh form and stats
Al Fateh was sent out of Kings Cup in the 16th finals last season.There's been little loot from Al Fateh's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Pro League. Al Fateh only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Al Fateh has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Ittihad for a Pro League game that ended a draw (1-1). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Al Hazm in the Pro League.
Al Fateh are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). The Al Fateh manager Y. Ferrera has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Al Ittihad, 4 draws and 2 wins for Al Fateh. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  Romarinho 7 goals |   M. te Vrede 6 goals |  M. Saadane 5 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Fateh missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Fateh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Scored | S | 22 | 30 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 31 | 48 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 40% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 264 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 130 | 215 | ||
| 105 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 82 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Abha | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Raed | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Hilal | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Faisaly | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Shabab | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Hazm | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -21 | 7 |