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 Al Ittifaq - Abha latest:
- All of Al Ittifaq's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Abha have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
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 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats from seven matches. They have scored 9 goals and conceded 15 times in these games.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
Overall Pro League stats at home this season for Al Ittifaq are 3-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Al Ittifaq faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al-Ain (0-1). Ahead of that match, Ittifaq won a home game hosting Al Ittihad (2-0).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ittifaq have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won one time, drawn one and lost five.
Al Ittifaq has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Abha form and stats
Playing away, Abha have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Two travels in a row for Abha, whose manager A. Chebbi could celebrate last time after the Pro League win against Al Hilal. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Al Shabab.
The end of the last match, against Al Hilal, was very satisfying as S. Bguir scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Abha are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Abha have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. Abha have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Abha - Ittifaq 3-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Ittifaq, zero draws and four wins for Abha. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Strandberg 11 goals |   N. Sliti 6 goals |  F. Kiss 6 goals |
Al Ittifaq missing players
Abha missing players
| Al Ittifaq | Abha | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 24 |
| 26 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 16 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 71% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 78% | 65% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 59% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 11.4 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 7.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 30% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 37% | 35% |
- Abha have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Ittifaq haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Ittifaq'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 Shabab | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 33 |
| 3 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Nassr | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Abha | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Al Quadisiya | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Wahda | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Faisaly | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Al Raed | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Al Fateh | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Al Batin | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 13 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -17 | 13 |