Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Abha in 7th and Al Faisaly in 8th place.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Faisaly play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Al Faisaly when playing on grass are 9 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats from 22 matches. They have scored 38 goals and conceded 33 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Al Faisaly when visiting Abha as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Abha form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 6 Pro League games here for Abha. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Abha tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Abha, who played 1-1 against Al Fateh. That match was also played at this venue Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Ahli (1-3).
A decent goal production from Abha in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Abha have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Faisaly form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Faisaly so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Al Faisaly's last game was the home draw against Al Hilal (2-2). A 0-1 loss hosting Al Raed before that.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 9 goals have been conceded by Al Faisaly in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between the teams: Abha won 2, Al Faisaly won 2 and 2 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 S. Bguir 6 goals |  F. Andriatsima 4 goals | S. Al Abbas 3 goals |
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| Abha | Al Faisaly | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 23 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 86% |
| 86% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 57% |
| 64% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 29% | 36% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 5.3 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 126 | 60 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 69 | 147 |
| 42 | 21 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 23 | 52 |
| 52% | 52% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 22% | 31% |
- Abha have not yet lost a game at home.
- Abha have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Abha have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Faisaly have scored away.
- Abha have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Faisaly has the fewest scored goals in the first half (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 Hilal | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 31 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | Al Raed | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Al Wahda | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Abha | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Al Faisaly | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Shabab | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Hazm | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 9 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -21 | 8 |