National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Taawon or Al Ittihad that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Al Ittihad when visiting Taawon as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Al Taawon nor Al Ittihad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Taawon form and stats
Last season, Taawon's Kings Cup journey ended in the final.The story so far in the Pro League for Al Taawon at their home stadium (King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz City) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Al Taawon drew their last game, also a home match. Al Ittihad was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Raed and winning 3-0.The Al Taawon fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Al Ittihad form and stats
They also participated in Kings Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Al Ittihad's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Ittihad collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Pro League. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Taawon in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Before that, Ittihad secured a home win against Al Nassr with the score 3-0.Al Ittihad are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. Al Ittihad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Taawon victories, four draws and three Al Ittihad wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Tawamba Kana 13 goals |   R. da Silva 13 goals |  S. de Sousa Luvannor 6 goals |
Al Taawon missing players
Al Ittihad missing players
| Al Taawon | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Scored | S | 24 | 54 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 44% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Dhamk | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -3 | 30 |
| 6 | Abha | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 7 | Al Feiha | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Al Raed | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Taawon | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Ta'ee | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 22 |
| 12 | Al Fateh | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Al Faisaly | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Al Ittifaq | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Al Batin | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 14 |
