Season ticket holders at King Abdullah Sports City haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Al Ittihad languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Al Ittifaq will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Al Ittihad and Al Ittifaq should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ittihad's stadium, King Abdullah Sports City, has a grass surface. Al Ittifaq have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Al Ittifaq when playing on grass; 4 wins, 7 draws and 16 losses from 27 matches. They have scored 31 goals in these games and conceded 53.
Al Ittifaq have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Ittihad form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pro League this season. Al Ittihad have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses from their games here at King Abdullah Sports City. Ittihad has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager F. Carille and the players. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Al Ittihad, their manager F. Carille and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Abha.
The Ittihad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Al Ittifaq playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Al Adalh.
What a finish in the last match, as Ittifaq came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Ali Abdullah Hazzazi's goal in the 90th minute. The end of the last match, against Al Feiha, was very satisfying as Ali Abdullah Hazzazi scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Al Ittifaq has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. Ittifaq have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Ittifaq - Ittihad 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ittihad won eight, Al Ittifaq won one and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. da Silva 12 goals |   F. Kiss 6 goals | H. Al Hazzaa 4 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Ittifaq missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Ittifaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 32 | 19 | 12 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 38 |
| 37 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 62% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 54% |
| 21% | 33% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 38% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 29% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 54% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 29% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 240 | 130 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 112 | 282 |
| 104 | 51 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 44 | 110 |
| 31% | 37% | 63% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 43% | 35% |
- Al Ittifaq have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Ittifaq have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Ittifaq haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Ittihad has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Al Ittihad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Ittihad is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 36 | 54 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 40 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 36 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Abha | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Al Taawon | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 12 | Al Hazm | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -13 | 24 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | -21 | 21 |
| 16 | Al Adalh | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -21 | 17 |