It's ground zero in Pro League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Abha and Al Shabab did in their pre-season friendlies!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Shabab, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
Abha form and stats
Last season, Abha's league statistics were 10 wins, 6 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 12th position in the Pro League. Over these 30 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 50. Playing at home last season Abha managed 5-4-6 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 23 conceded.
Al Shabab form and stats
Let's have a look at how Al Shabab performed last season in the Pro League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 68 and conceded 43 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 38/25 goals scored/conceded.
Just as the home team, Al Shabab have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Shabab win, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Abha won two games, one match ended with a draw and Al Shabab has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fourAbha missing players
Al Shabab missing players
| Abha | Al Shabab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Abha | Last season | Al Shabab | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Scored | S | 38 | 68 | ||
| 50 | 23 | Conceded | C | 25 | 43 | ||
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 77% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 33% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 77% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 20% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 3% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8.6 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 39% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Abha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Batin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Faisaly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al Fateh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Al Feiha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Al Hazm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Al Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Al Ittifaq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Al Nassr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Raed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Al Shabab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Al Ta'ee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Al Taawon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 61 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 57 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 56 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Al Ittifaq | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 47 |
| 6 | Al Nassr | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 42 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -12 | 39 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | Dhamk | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -5 | 36 |
| 11 | Al Faisaly | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Abha | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Al Batin | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 31 | -12 | 36 |
| 14 | Al Quadisiya | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 35 |
| 15 | Al Wahda | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -20 | 32 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -30 | 20 |