Struggling Al Ittihad will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Al Nassr in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
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.
Al Ittihad are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad have played 14 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-7 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Al Ittihad bring valid hopes of a third.
Before that, Al Ittihad had a home game versus Al Feiha which ended with a victory 4-1.
Al Ittihad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at King Abdullah Sports City with 24 goals in 14 league matches. 20 goals have been conceded.
Al Nassr form and stats
The away team, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Pro League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Pro League. Nassr have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Momentum is building for Nassr in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Late drama in the previous game, when A. Hamdallah scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Al Feiha.
Nassr have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 28 goals from 14 away matches. Al Nassr are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Nassr - Ittihad 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Ittihad three wins, two draws and Al Nassr five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Hamdallah 27 goals |   R. da Silva 15 goals |  G. de Paula 10 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Nassr missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Nassr | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | 24 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | 56 |
| 40 | 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 75% |
| 64% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | 46% |
| 21% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 32% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 29% | 25% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 50% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 43% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 257 | 140 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 68 | 217 | 437 |
| 112 | 57 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 82 | 180 |
| 35% | 42% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | 31% |
- Al Ittihad has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Al Ittihad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Nassr has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
- Al Nassr has the fewest conceded goals (23)
- Al Nassr has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Al Nassr has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
- Al Nassr has the most clean sheets (12)
- Al Nassr has the most clean sheets (7) away
- Al Nassr has the most matches under the total-line (15)
- Al Nassr has the most points (32) away
- Al Nassr has the most points from losing position (23)
- Al Nassr have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Nassr have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 45 | 66 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 33 | 60 |
| 3 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 47 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 46 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 27 | -8 | 43 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Abha | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -11 | 35 |
| 10 | Al Taawon | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Al Fateh | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Al Feiha | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Dhamk | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 33 | -18 | 29 |
| 15 | Al Hazm | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -18 | 27 |
| 16 | Al Adalh | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 32 | -31 | 21 |