Edgy top table potboiler in Pro League as Al Hilal have come the 559 miles necessary to reach Al Ittihad at their King Abdullah Sports City.
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Pro League
- Al Hilal have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Pro League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Ittihad form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Al Ittihad have to build on here at King Abdullah Sports City in the Pro League. After failing to beat Al Ittifaq here at King Abdullah Sports City, Al Ittihad has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Happy days for Al Ittihad in their previous game, a fixture away at Abha (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Hamdallah, having found the net in three games in a row.
Before that, Ittihad had a home game versus Al Taawon which ended with a victory 3-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Al Ittihad perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al Ittihad as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Al Ittihad has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
The manager Santo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Shabab in only four days.
A decent goal production from Ittihad in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Al Ittihad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {1 goals}.
Al Hilal form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Al Hilal playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Hilal played 2-2 against Dhamk in their previous match. Drawing 2-2 against Dhamk after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Díaz needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Ighalo has found the net for the away side four games in a row. The competence!
A 2-2 draw at Al Nassr's stadium before that.Will both teams score? This side's latest fixtures suggest that, having played 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.
Al Hilal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Hilal are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Al Ittihad won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Al Hilal have seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Hamdallah 7 goals |   O. Ighalo 7 goals |  M. Marega 4 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Hilal missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Hilal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 82% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 55% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 55% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 45% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 7.2 | 8.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.8 | 13.8 |
| 5.1 | 7 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 31% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 40% | 36% |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 26 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 13 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- Al Hilal have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Hilal have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Pro League
- Al Hilal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Hilal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Ittihad have not yet lost a game.
- Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Pro League
| 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 Nassr | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Hilal | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Dhamk | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Tai | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Abha | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Fateh | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Al Raed | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 12 |
| 12 | Al Feiha | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Al Adalh | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 5 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -15 | 4 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | -27 | 1 |
