This match features two teams living in the basement of the Pro League, Al Faisaly holding 12th place and Abha lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Al Faisaly have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Abha have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Abha play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Abha when playing on artifical turf are 5 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from eleven matches. They have scored 16 goals and conceded 25 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Abha when visiting Al Faisaly as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Al Faisaly form and stats
3-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Al Faisaly so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Al Faisaly, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Before that match, a win away at Al Quadisiya.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The Faisaly fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Faisaly defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Abha form and stats
The visitors are W5-D1-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
C. Strandberg scored in Abha's previous match, the home game against Al-Ain that ended 1-0. A 3-4 loss hosting Dhamk before that.
Abha are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Abha have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Abha - Faisaly 1-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: Al Faisaly won four, Abha won three and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Al Faisaly missing players
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| Al Faisaly | Abha | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 37 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 38 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 44 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 81% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 73% |
| 48% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 77% | 69% |
| 26% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 38% |
| 19% | 23% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 31% | 27% |
| 67% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 62% |
| 19% | 15% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 22% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.1 | 7.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 37% | 36% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 43% | 37% |
- Abha have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Faisaly have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | Al Nassr | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Al Ittifaq | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | -2 | 38 |
| 8 | Al Raed | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Al Quadisiya | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Abha | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Al Faisaly | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Al Batin | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 27 | -12 | 29 |
| 14 | Dhamk | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Al Wahda | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -18 | 27 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -22 | 20 |