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 Ittifaq are in the 9th position while the guesting Al Batin worry at 14th.
- Al Ittifaq have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Batin 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.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Al Ittifaq at their home stadium (Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Ittifaq lost their last game at Al Shabab (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Wahda (1-2).
The Ittifaq fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Ittifaq have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Al Batin form and stats
Playing away, Al Batin have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.
There were no winners in Al Batin's previous match, a Pro League home game that ended 2-2 vs Al Hilal (placed 1st). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Al Ittihad.
The travelling fans enjoy Al Batin's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Al Batin have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Ittifaq victories, four draws and three Al Batin wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Gonçalves Abreu 8 goals |   F. Kiss 6 goals |  N. Sliti 5 goals |
Al Ittifaq missing players
Al Batin missing players
| Al Ittifaq | Al Batin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | 7 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 33% |
| 17% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 14.4 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 26% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 35% | 37% |
- Al Batin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Batin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Batin have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Batin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Ittifaq have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al Ittifaq have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Ittifaq haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Batin's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- 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 Hilal | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 22 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Abha | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Ittifaq | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Quadisiya | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Nassr | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Faisaly | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Al Raed | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Al Batin | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Al-Ain | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 8 |