There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Pro League table so far. Here's the Abha - Al Taawon latest:
- Abha has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pro League
- Al Taawon has the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League
Abha and Al Taawon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Abha form and stats
Seven points from three Pro League home games is a great start for Abha, who are hoping to build on that form here. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Abha after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Abha enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Al Fateh's place. The match ended 3-1 with C. Strandberg (2) and C. Goodwin scoring. Before that, Abha had a home game versus Al Nassr which ended with a victory 2-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Abha perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Abha as a small favourite), we find five games. Abha has won zero of these, drawn four and lost one.
The Abha manager A. Chebbi has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. 4 goals have been conceded.
Al Taawon form and stats
The Pro League season is young and Al Taawon, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Taawon has drawn their two previous away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Batin (placed 11th) in their previous outing. The Pro League match ended in a draw 1-1.
As mentioned above, Taawon drew the match against Al Batin. Manager P. Carteron brought on Sumayhan Alnabit to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Taawon playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Al Taawon win, two draws and two defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Kings Cup trip to Dhamk.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al Taawon have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Abha-Al Taawon H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Abha three wins, Al Taawon three wins, one draw. three of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Abha missing players
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| Abha | Al Taawon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 5.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 13.7 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 37% | 46% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 13% | 26% |
- Abha has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pro League
- Abha have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Abha have not yet lost a game at home.
- Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Taawon has the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League
- Al Taawon have yet to win a game away.
- Al Taawon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Abha's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Raed | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Abha | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Al Quadisiya | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Batin | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Al Ittifaq | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Al-Ain | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Al Wahda | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Al Nassr | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |