Only a win will satisfy the Al Shabab supporters in this Al-Shabab Club Stadium clash with Al Wahda, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Pro League table.
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals (65) in Pro League
- Al Wahda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Al Wahda have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Shabab form and stats
Overall Pro League stats at home this season for Al Shabab, who have the most scored goals (65) in Pro League, are 8-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Shabab are returning here after visiting Al Faisaly in a Pro League game and winning with a 5-1 scoreline. O. Ighalo, Moteb Al-Harbi, C. Guanca, Sebá and Fábio Martins scored the goal(s). As mentioned above, Shabab "killed" Al Faisaly in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that match, Al Shabab won a home game hosting Al-Ain (5-1).A decent goal production from Shabab in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 14 league matches. On the other hand, Al Shabab have conceded 18 goals. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Wahda form and stats
Playing away, Al Wahda have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Al Wahda's last game was the home draw against Al Nassr (1-1).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Dhamk.Al Wahda are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As for defending, Wahda rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Wahda - Shabab 2-4. Last ten meetings between the teams: Shabab won seven, Al Wahda won one and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Al Shabab missing players
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| Al Shabab | Al Wahda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 65 | 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 43 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 93% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| 79% | 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 71% | 69% |
| 52% | 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 28% | 21% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 21% | 31% |
| 79% | 79% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 57% | 69% |
| 17% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 12.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 38% | 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | 32% |
- Al Shabab have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Shabab have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals (65) in Pro League
- Al Shabab have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Pro League
- Al Shabab haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Wahda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 32 | 58 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
| 5 | Al Nassr | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Al Ittifaq | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| 8 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 39 |
| 9 | Al Faisaly | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Raed | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Abha | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -8 | 35 |
| 12 | Al Quadisiya | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 34 |
| 13 | Al Batin | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 28 | -11 | 33 |
| 14 | Al Wahda | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -17 | 32 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -9 | 30 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -29 | 20 |