The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Faisaly are in the 7th position while the guesting Al Ittifaq worry at 12th.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Faisaly form and stats
Al Faisaly are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at King Salman bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
Al Faisaly manager P. Oliveira Chamusca and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Al Fateh (placed 16th) in the Pro League. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Shabab in a game that was won 2-1.
Y. El Jebli felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Al Fateh as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 66th minute.
A decent goal production from Al Faisaly in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. Al Faisaly are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Salman bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Ittifaq's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Pro League. Al Ittifaq only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Al Ittifaq failed to get anything from their last game, a Pro League home match vs Al Hazm (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 2-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Ahli wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Ittifaq are regular goalscorers on their travels. Al Ittifaq have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Al Ittifaq - Al Faisaly 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Al Faisaly won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Al Ittifaq has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  Y. El Jebli 4 goals |   F. Kiss 4 goals |  H. Al Hazzaa 4 goals |
Al Faisaly missing players
Al Ittifaq missing players
| Al Faisaly | Al Ittifaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 22 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 89% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 28% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 39% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 28% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 56% |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 28% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 17% |
| 6.1 | 6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 200 | 88 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 79 | 194 |
| 79 | 35 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 36 | 78 |
| 28% | 37% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 44% | 35% |
- Al Faisaly has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Al Ittifaq have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Ittifaq have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Ittifaq haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 41 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Raed | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 30 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Al Faisaly | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Abha | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Hazm | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Al Ittifaq | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Dhamk | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -20 | 14 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | Al Fateh | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -11 | 12 |