Al Ittifaq manager K. Al Atawi looking for three points in Al Taawon showdown

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Sat 27.February
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Al Ittifaq have performed better than Al Taawon so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Al Ittifaq has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Pro League
  • Al Taawon has the fewest scored goals (21) in Pro League

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Pro League match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Al Fateh, so at least Ittifaq are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Al Taawon play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Al Taawon when playing on artifical turf are 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from six matches. They have scored 14 goals and conceded 9 times in these games.

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Al Ittifaq form and stats

4-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Al Ittifaq so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

A strong away win for Ittifaq against Al Fateh the last match, as Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi, W. Azarou and N. Sliti were on target. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Hilal (1-3).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ittifaq handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and five defeats.

The Ittifaq fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Ittifaq have conceded 15 from these games.

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Al Taawon form and stats

3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Taawon, who have the fewest scored goals (21) in Pro League, in their Pro League matches away.

Two travels in a row for Al Taawon, whose manager P. Carteron could celebrate last time after the Pro League win against Al Wahda. A 1-2 loss hosting Al Ittihad before that.

We have checked recent matches where Al Taawon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were two victories, two draws and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al Taawon are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Taawon - Al Ittifaq 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Al Ittifaq won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Al Taawon has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Al Ittifaq missing players

Al Taawon missing players

Al Ittifaq Al Taawon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 9 1 Played P 3 11 20
9 4 0 Won W 1 3 7
3 1 0 Drew D 1 4 7
8 4 1 Lost L 1 4 6
34 15 1 Scored S 4 9 21
32 15 2 Conceded C 3 10 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 85%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 65%
70% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 27% 30%
40% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
25% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
70% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 27% 35%
10% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 40%
20% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 55% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.7 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.2 11.6 5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 10.3 9.8
4.8 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.4 3.4
35% 35% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 24% 31%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Al Ittifaq has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Pro League
  • Al Ittifaq haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Taawon has the fewest scored goals (21) in Pro League
  • 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 20 12 5 3 42 24 10 7 2 1 19 8 10 5 3 2 23 16 18 41
2 Al Hilal 20 10 6 4 33 15 10 6 2 2 18 8 10 4 4 2 15 7 18 36
3 Al Ahli Jeddah 20 10 5 5 32 30 10 4 5 1 13 10 10 6 0 4 19 20 2 35
4 Al Ittihad 20 8 8 4 26 21 10 4 3 3 12 9 10 4 5 1 14 12 5 32
5 Al Ittifaq 20 9 3 8 34 32 9 4 1 4 15 15 11 5 2 4 19 17 2 30
6 Al Quadisiya 20 7 8 5 31 29 10 5 3 2 16 13 10 2 5 3 15 16 2 29
7 Al Taawon 20 7 7 6 21 17 9 4 3 2 12 7 11 3 4 4 9 10 4 28
8 Al Nassr 20 8 4 8 28 26 10 5 2 3 18 13 10 3 2 5 10 13 2 28
9 Al Wahda 20 8 3 9 30 33 10 3 1 6 15 21 10 5 2 3 15 12 -3 27
10 Al Faisaly 20 6 8 6 27 26 10 2 5 3 13 16 10 4 3 3 14 10 1 26
11 Al Fateh 20 7 4 9 31 36 10 2 2 6 15 22 10 5 2 3 16 14 -5 25
12 Al Batin 20 6 6 8 29 32 10 3 3 4 14 14 10 3 3 4 15 18 -3 24
13 Abha 20 7 3 10 26 35 10 3 3 4 12 15 10 4 0 6 14 20 -9 24
14 Al Raed 20 6 4 10 28 32 11 2 2 7 15 21 9 4 2 3 13 11 -4 22
15 Dhamk 20 4 5 11 24 36 10 4 3 3 14 13 10 0 2 8 10 23 -12 17
16 Al-Ain 20 4 3 13 22 40 11 3 1 7 13 25 9 1 2 6 9 15 -18 15