Al Faisaly and Al Shabab have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Pro League.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Al Shabab have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 4-2-1 (win-draw-loss) from seven matches.
Al Shabab have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Faisaly form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Pro League games here at King Salman bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium for Al Faisaly. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Al Faisaly lost their last game at Al Feiha (placed 10th) after a 1-2 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory match versus Abha with a 1-0 scoreline.
The defeat against Al Feiha was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Abdulkarim Al Qahtani).
The Al Faisaly fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Al Faisaly have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Shabab form and stats
Playing away, Al Shabab have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Impressive finishing from C. Guanca and M. Diop secured the home win 2-1 against Al Fateh in their previous game. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Al Hilal.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Al Shabab have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Shabab - Al Faisaly 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Al Faisaly wins - draws - Al Shabab wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Guanca 5 goals |  D. Moreno Asprilla 4 goals |   K. Al Ghamdi 3 goals |
Al Faisaly missing players
Al Shabab missing players
| Al Faisaly | Al Shabab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 88% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 56% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 56% |
| 44% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 25% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 6% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 44% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 44% |
| 31% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 31% |
| 6 | 6 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 178 | 78 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 74 | 172 |
| 65 | 29 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 27 | 69 |
| 28% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 25% |
- Al Faisaly has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Al Shabab has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 34 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Al Faisaly | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Abha | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Feiha | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Ittifaq | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Al Hazm | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 14 | Al Adalh | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 15 | Al Fateh | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 10 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -21 | 10 |