Al Faisaly have performed better than Al Ittifaq so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Al Faisaly have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Ittifaq have scored in all their away matches so far.
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!
Al Faisaly form and stats
Al Faisaly must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Pro League games here at Al Faisali Club Stadium. Two draws in a row at home now for Faisaly.
Before that match, a Pro League win away at Al Raed.
A painful moment in the game against Al Ittifaq (after extra-time, 8-9 on penalties) was the missed penalty kick from Guilherme in the 27th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
This is expected to be a close game, with Al Faisaly perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al Faisaly as a small favourite), we find four games. Al Faisaly has won two of these, drawn one and lost one.
Faisaly has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Faisaly have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Al Ittifaq has drawn their two previous away games.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-2 against Dhamk in the Pro League.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Ittifaq in our archives, and the results are: one win for Al Ittifaq, two draws and zero defeats.
Ittifaq has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. Ittifaq have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
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 / threeAl Faisaly missing players
Al Ittifaq missing players
| Al Faisaly | Al Ittifaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.2 | 13.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 37% | 40% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 37% | 32% |
- Al Faisaly have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Ittifaq have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Al Ittifaq have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Ittifaq haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Faisaly's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Al Ittifaq's 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Quadisiya | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Al Batin | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Al Taawon | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Abha | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Fateh | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Raed | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Al-Ain | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Al Nassr | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 4 |