Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Nassr & Al Faisaly face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kings Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
11 - 8 - 17 with 46-51. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Al Faisaly when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Al Faisaly play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Al Nassr form and stats
Nassr participated in Kings Cup the last season, where they reached the final.When playing at home in the Pro League, Al Nassr have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
Nassr's previous game was a Pro League match also played at home, ending 7-0 versus Al Batin. The home side are looking to build on that result. Ahead of that match, Nassr won a home game hosting Al-Ain (3-0).
As mentioned above, Nassr "killed" Al Batin in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The Al Nassr manager A. Horvat has got the team scoring with 27 from 12 home games in the league. Nassr's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Faisaly form and stats
Last season their Kings Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Al Faisaly playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Faisaly aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 232 league minutes without a goal. Guilherme was the last player to find the net.
Faisaly lost away at Al Ittifaq (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that result Faisaly won their away game at Al Batin in the Kings Cup. The scoreline was 2-1.
The visiting Faisaly have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 12 games. As opposed to that, Al Faisaly have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nassr five wins, four draws and Al Faisaly one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Al Nassr missing players
Al Faisaly missing players
| Al Nassr | Al Faisaly | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 31 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 36% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Al Nassr | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Al Ittifaq | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Quadisiya | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Al Fateh | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | Abha | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 | Al Faisaly | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Al Raed | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Al Batin | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 27 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | Al Wahda | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -18 | 20 |