With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Al Taawon fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Dhamk.
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 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Taawon form and stats
Al Taawon have performed here at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium this season with 7 wins from 11 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
Heartbreak before that as Taawon lost 1-2 at Al Faisaly's place.
A decent goal production from Taawon in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. Taawon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dhamk form and stats
There's been little loot from Dhamk's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 12 away games in the Pro League. Dhamk, who have the most conceded goals (33) away in Pro League, only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 1 draw. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on N. Zekri, the Dhamk manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
A 0-3 defeat away at Al Raed before that.
The attacking power of Dhamk when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Dhamk are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dhamk - Taawon 1-2. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Taawon, one draw and four wins for Dhamk. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Zelaya 7 goals |   H. Almeida Ramos 6 goals |  C. Amissi 5 goals |
Al Taawon missing players
Dhamk missing players
| Al Taawon | Dhamk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 30 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 30 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 33 | 46 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 71% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 62% | 55% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 21% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 29% |
| 4% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 58% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 21% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 58% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 288 | 143 | 49 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 119 | 226 |
| 100 | 58 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 43 | 94 |
| 30% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 21% | 27% |
- Al Taawon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Dhamk has the fewest points (4) away
- Dhamk has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Dhamk has the fewest scored goals (9) away
- Dhamk has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- Dhamk has the most conceded goals (33) away
- Dhamk has the the worst goal difference (-21)
- Dhamk has the the worst goal difference (-24) away
- Dhamk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dhamk 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 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 57 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 40 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Al Shabab | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | Al Raed | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Al Ittifaq | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 9 | Abha | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -8 | 33 |
| 10 | Al Taawon | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 12 | Al Hazm | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 24 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | Dhamk | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | -21 | 21 |
| 16 | Al Adalh | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 20 |