Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ittihad & Al Shabab face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kings Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Al Shabab have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Last season their Kings Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Al Ittihad have played 4 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Al Ittihad last time playing, versus Al Wahda. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Hegazi scoring for the victors.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Dhamk that finished 1-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Al Ittihad, as the Pro League home game vs Al Taawon is only four days away.
The Ittihad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Al Ittihad have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Al Shabab form and stats
They also participated in Kings Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Al Shabab playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Shabab are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the fixture against Al Khaleej. As mentioned above, Al Shabab was the only team on the pitch versus Al Khaleej in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ahead of that match was the Pro League away draw versus Al Hilal that ended 1-1.The schedule is very tough for Shabab now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Pro League game at Al Fateh is waiting in only four days.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Al Ittihad victories, three draws and two Al Shabab wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 6 goals |   A. Hamdallah 4 goals |  C. Guanca 4 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Shabab missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Shabab | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 46 | 16 | Scored | S | 25 | 52 | ||
| 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 70% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 38% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 42% | ||
| 6.5 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Dhamk | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Al Tai | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Abha | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Al Fateh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Raed | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| 12 | Al Wahda | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Al Feiha | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 5 |
| 14 | Al Adalh | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 4 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 4 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -22 | 1 |
