The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Raed are in the 6th position while the guesting Al Ittihad worry at 12th.
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 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Raed form and stats
4-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Al Raed, who have the most conceded goals (16) at home in Pro League, so far this season.
The Al Raed crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Al Ahli here in a Pro League match. In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Faisaly with a 1-0 scoreline.
The Al Raed fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Al Raed are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 8 played).
Al Ittihad form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Ittihad so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose). Al Ittihad have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Al Ittihad's last game was the home draw against Al Adalh (0-0). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Olympic Safi in the Arab Club Championship.
Al Ittihad find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Al Ittihad have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Al Ittihad - Al Raed 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 1 - 7 (Al Raed wins - draws - Al Ittihad wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. da Silva 8 goals |  J. Daoudi 5 goals |  R. Al Ghamdi 4 goals |
Al Raed missing players
Al Ittihad missing players
| Al Raed | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 27 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 80% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 60% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 73% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 27% |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 7% |
| 53% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 27% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 20% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 138 | 66 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 67 | 152 |
| 60 | 31 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 30 | 62 |
| 38% | 32% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 31% |
- Al Ittihad have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Ittihad haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Raed has the most conceded goals (16) at home
- Al Raed has the the worst goal difference (-6) at home
- Al Raed have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Raed haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Raed is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Faisaly | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Abha | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Shabab | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Feiha | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittifaq | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Hazm | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 10 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -21 | 9 |