Al Khaleej will pray that their home comfort is enough to get at least a draw from this rough dispute, versus vibrant Al Shabab.
- Al Khaleej have the fewest scored goals (17) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pro League
It should be mentioned that Al Shabab play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Al Shabab on artifical turf are 4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-7. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Khaleej nor Al Shabab as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Khaleej form and stats
Al Khaleej, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Pro League, have collected 14 points from their Pro League home games so far after 4-2-6. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Al Khaleej to get some points in this home game.
Al Khaleej experienced an unexpected loss 2-3 against Al Shabab in their previous match, also a home game.
Heartbreak before that as Khaleej lost 0-2 at Al Fateh's place.It should be added that a peek at the 10 latest league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Al Khaleej are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Al Khaleej's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Shabab form and stats
6-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Shabab in their Pro League matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Al Shabab, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Al Khaleej (placed 15th) last time out.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Al Hilal.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this side's 10 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
Shabab have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Shabab have avoided a loss in the last 7 fixtures (5-2-0) against Al Khaleej.Here's the final score when the contenders played each other previously this campaign; Al Khaleej - Al Shabab 2-3.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 12 goals |  C. Guanca 10 goals |   S. Cikalleshi 7 goals |
Al Khaleej missing players
Al Shabab missing players
| Al Khaleej | Al Shabab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 38 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 22 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 74% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 91% | 87% |
| 43% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 73% | 70% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 45% | 35% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 17% |
| 26% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 82% | 57% |
| 22% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 43% |
| 57% | 33% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10.2 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 9.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 23% | 38% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 38% | 37% |
| 8.9 | 8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
- Al Khaleej have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Khaleej have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Khaleej have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pro League
- Al Khaleej have the fewest scored goals (17) in Pro League
- Al Khaleej have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Pro League
- Al Khaleej is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Al Shabab have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Shabab have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Shabab have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Shabab have scored more than double the goals of Al Khaleej.
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Al Shabab haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Ittihad | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 37 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 37 | 53 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 50 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 46 |
| 5 | Al Fateh | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Dhamk | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Ta'ee | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Abha | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 27 |
| 10 | Al Raed | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -9 | 26 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Al Ittifaq | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 22 |
| 14 | Al Adalh | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -27 | 18 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 21 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 28 | -33 | 12 |
