Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Al Ittifaq languishing in the 11th position so far. The guesting Al Shabab will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Al Ittifaq have less rest than Al Shabab in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Pro League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Al Hilal, so at least Al Ittifaq are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
4-2-2 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Al Shabab when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eight matches are 13-10 (scored/conceded).
Al Shabab have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
5 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Al Ittifaq have to build on here in the Pro League.
Al Ittifaq are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Al Hilal. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Abha.
Al Ittifaq are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Al Ittifaq have conceded 15 goals.
Al Shabab form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Al Shabab are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Al Shabab go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Adalh that ended 4-0. Prior to that match, the Al Shabab manager L. García Plaza faced defeat when travelling to Al Ittihad and losing 1-5.
As you can tell from the results above, Al Shabab was very dominant against Al Adalh, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem, Abdullah Alhamddan, C. Guanca and Turki Al-Ammar providing the goals.
The attacking power of Al Shabab when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Al Shabab have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Ittifaq and Al Shabab have met before this season: Al Shabab - Al Ittifaq 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Al Ittifaq victories, four draws and six Al Shabab wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 C. Guanca 8 goals | D. Moreno Asprilla 5 goals |   F. Kiss 4 goals |
Al Ittifaq missing players
Al Shabab missing players
| Al Ittifaq | Al Shabab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 28 |
| 29 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 86% |
| 67% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 67% |
| 57% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | 52% |
| 38% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| 29% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 11% | 19% |
| 57% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| 24% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 38% |
| 19% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 239 | 133 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 46 | 98 | 237 |
| 92 | 51 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 32 | 96 |
| 36% | 29% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 25% | 29% |
- Al Ittifaq have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 33 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 42 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Taawon | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Al Feiha | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Abha | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 27 |
| 11 | Al Ittifaq | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Al Hazm | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -19 | 17 |
| 16 | Al Adalh | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 14 |