Only a win will satisfy the Al Taawon supporters in this King Abdullah Sport City Stadium clash with Al Ittihad, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Pro League table.
Al Taawon and Al Ittihad 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.
It's quite the trip for Al Ittihad when visiting Al Taawon as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Al Taawon form and stats
Al Taawon have been very solid at home in the Pro League so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table. Al Taawon has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium. We remember; it was Al Hazm.
Al Taawon drew their last game, 0-0 away at Al Hazm (placed 13th). Before that, Al Taawon played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Al Feiha.
Goals decide football matches and Al Taawon are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 7 league matches. On the other hand, Al Taawon have conceded 7 goals.
Al Ittihad form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Ittihad so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Al Ittihad has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 48 days ago, in the Al Feiha fixture. Two points from the last two away games for Al Ittihad, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Al Ittihad has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Raed for a Pro League game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Al Adalh.
Al Ittihad have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Al Ittihad have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Taawon and Al Ittihad have met before this season: Al Ittihad - Al Taawon 3-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Al Taawon, one draw and five wins for Al Ittihad. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  R. da Silva 8 goals |   H. Almeida Ramos 5 goals |  C. Amissi 4 goals |
Al Taawon missing players
Al Ittihad missing players
| Al Taawon | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 88% |
| 75% | 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 69% |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 6% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 75% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 88% | 88% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 202 | 101 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 72 | 157 |
| 74 | 42 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 35 | 67 |
| 34% | 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 26% | 30% |
- 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 Taawon have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Taawon have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Taawon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 34 |
| 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 Taawon | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 27 |
| 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 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 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 Ittifaq | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Al Hazm | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -21 | 10 |