Al Shabab have performed excellent football this season, proven by 2nd place in the table. Abha have an outlook both ways from their 9th position.
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals (30) in Pro League
- Abha have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Pro League
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.
Al Shabab and Abha 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.
Al Shabab form and stats
Home games in the Pro League have been a walk in the park for Al Shabab so far, with 20 points won from 8 matches; 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Shabab has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Al Fateh defeat 134 days ago.
It's back home for Al Shabab, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Ahli away with the result 4-3. Ighalo, Bahebri and Banega found the net in that victory. A goal frenzy last time out for Al Shabab, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Al Ahli. Fun stuff to watch!
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Taawon in a game that was won 3-1.Shabab can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 19 times. From these home matches, Al Shabab have conceded only 7 goals.
Abha form and stats
There's been little loot from Abha's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Pro League. Abha only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Abha have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Abdelali M'Hamdi. It's been 252 minutes since they last conceded in Pro League.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Al Raed in their previous game.
A 0-0 draw at Al Feiha's stadium before that.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Abha's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Abha struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Shabab and Abha have duelled previously this season: Abha - Al Shabab 2-1. Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for Al Shabab, one draw and three wins for Abha. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Ighalo 11 goals |  É. Banega 5 goals |  C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 5 goals |
Al Shabab missing players
Abha missing players
| Al Shabab | Abha | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 73% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 40% |
| 27% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 14% | 27% |
| 13% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 14% | 7% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 29% | 53% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 27% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9.3 | 8.1 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 41% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 18% | 31% |
| 10.2 | 11.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
- Abha have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Abha have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Pro League
- Abha have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Pro League
- Al Shabab have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Shabab have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Shabab have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Shabab have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abha have scored away.
- Al Shabab have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Shabab have the most clean sheets (7) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most points (20) at home in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals (30) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Pro League
- Al Shabab haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Shabab is in the best form (5-1-0) in Pro League
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Nassr | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Dhamk | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Al Hilal | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Feiha | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Raed | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Ta'ee | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Abha | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Fateh | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Ahli | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Faisaly | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Al Taawon | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Al Batin | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 11 |
