A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Taawon fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Abha's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Al Taawon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Abha is in the worst form (1-1-4)
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!
It's quite the trip for Abha when visiting Al Taawon as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Al Taawon form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, Al Taawon have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Al Batin in the Pro League last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Al Ittifaq.
Opportunity lost for Taawon in the Al Batin match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Al Taawon has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Taawon have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Abha form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Al Nassr that ended 2-2.
Abha have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. The Abha manager A. Chebbi has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Abha - Taawon 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - two - three (Taawon wins - draws - Abha wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Al Taawon missing players
Abha missing players
| Al Taawon | Abha | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 30 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 37 |
| 86% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 77% |
| 36% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 82% | 68% |
| 14% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 45% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 36% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 64% | 59% |
| 41% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 9% | 18% |
| 36% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 9.4 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 8.8 | 8.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 38% | 36% |
- Abha have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Abha is in the worst form (1-1-4)
- Al Taawon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Shabab | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 35 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Ittifaq | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Al Nassr | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Faisaly | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Al Quadisiya | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Batin | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Wahda | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Al Raed | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Fateh | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Abha | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -22 | 15 |