A key match in Pro League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Al Shabab in 2nd position and Al Taawon placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals (46) in Pro League
- Al Taawon have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Pro League
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Shabab form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 11 Pro League games here at Al-Shabab Club Stadium for Al Shabab. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Shabab faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Ittihad (1-2). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Al Quadisiya.
Shabab have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al-Shabab Club Stadium with 20 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Shabab have conceded only 9 goals.
Al Taawon form and stats
Playing away, Al Taawon, who have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Pro League, have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Pro League this season. Momentum is building for Taawon in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Taawon had fun at their own home (Al-Shabab Club Stadium) last time out, beating Al Quadisiya 2-1. Sumayhan Al-Nabit and L. Tawamba scored. Before that, Taawon secured a home win against Abha with the score 1-0.
Taawon are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Taawon as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Taawon - Shabab 4-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shabab two wins, three draws and Al Taawon five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Al Shabab missing players
Al Taawon missing players
| Al Shabab | Al Taawon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 46 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 28 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 87% |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 74% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 39% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 74% | 73% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| 22% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 43% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 12.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 35% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 33% |
- Al Shabab have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Shabab have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Shabab have the most points (24) at home in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals (46) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Pro League
- Al Shabab haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Taawon have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Pro League
- Al Taawon have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Pro League
- Al Taawon have the most clean sheets (10) 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 Hilal | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 35 |
| 6 | Al Nassr | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 32 |
| 8 | Al Quadisiya | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Abha | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Al Faisaly | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Al Raed | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 12 | Al Batin | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | Al Fateh | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | Al Wahda | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -13 | 27 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -22 | 17 |