The Al Ittihad & Al Nassr bosses Contra and Russo are both afraid of and looking forward to this very important game in the upper regions of the Pro League league table.
- Al Ittihad have the most scored goals (38) in Pro League
- Al Nassr have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Pro League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Nassr, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Home games in the Pro League have been a walk in the park for Al Ittihad so far, with 25 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Ittihad has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at King Abdullah Sports City. We remember; it was Al Shabab.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Al Ittihad, who won 4-0 against Abha (placed 8th).
Ahead of that match, Al Ittihad won a home game hosting Al Faisaly (1-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ittihad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost two.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Al Ittihad's attacking play is working. Al Ittihad are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Abdullah Sports City in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches.
Al Nassr form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (4) away in Pro League, are W6-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. Al Nassr have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena.
Nassr had fun at their own home (King Abdullah Sports City) last time out, beating Al Ta'ee 4-1. Talisca (2), Rodríguez and Martínez scored.
Prior to that result Al Nassr won their away game at Al Taawon. The scoreline was 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Nassr playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Al Nassr wins, one draw and two defeats.
Al Nassr find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Nassr are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the squads met previously this campaign; Al Nassr - Al Ittihad 1-3. Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Al Ittihad won four, Al Nassr were winners in three and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Hamdallah with 8 goals scored against Al Ittihad in these 10 games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Souza Conceição 14 goals |   R. da Silva 12 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Nassr missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Nassr | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | 22 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 35 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 74% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 28% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 37% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 44% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 32% |
| 11% | 10% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 10% | 11% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 9.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 13 | 13.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| 42% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | 35% |
| 7.5 | 5.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
- Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ittihad have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the most points (25) at home in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the most scored goals (22) at home in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the most scored goals (38) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in Pro League
- Al Ittihad have the the best goal difference (+25) in Pro League
- Al Ittihad haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Nassr have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Pro League
- Al Nassr have the most clean sheets (4) away in Pro League
- Al Nassr have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Pro League
- Al Nassr 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 Ittihad | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Dhamk | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 6 | Al Feiha | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Raed | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Abha | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Al Faisaly | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Al Batin | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Al Ta'ee | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Al Taawon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 14 |
