There should be a pronounced difference in form between these sides based on table positions so far, with Dhamk ahead of Al Ittifaq by 15 points.
- Dhamk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Ittifaq have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Pro League
Dhamk's stadium, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium, has a grass surface. Al Ittifaq have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Al Ittifaq when playing on grass; 11 wins, 5 draws and 19 losses from 35 matches. They have scored 54 goals in these games and conceded 62.
It's quite the trip for Al Ittifaq when visiting Dhamk as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Dhamk form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 11 Pro League games here at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium for Dhamk. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Dhamk bring valid hopes of a third.
Dhamk enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Al Hazm's place. The match ended 1-0 with Zelaya scoring.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Ittihad (1-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dhamk have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won eight, drawn one and lost zero.
The Dhamk fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. Dhamk are not conceding a lot of goals here at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Ittifaq form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Ittifaq's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Pro League. Al Ittifaq only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Al Ittifaq's last game was the home draw against Al Nassr (2-2).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Al Ahli.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ittifaq playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Al Ittifaq wins, four draws and two defeats.
Al Ittifaq find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Al Ittifaq manager Al-Hanfoosh has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels. Ittifaq has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
These two sides played each other earlier on this season: Al Ittifaq - Dhamk 0-1. Dhamk-Al Ittifaq H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Dhamk two wins, Al Ittifaq four wins, two draws. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Zelaya 12 goals |  H. Soudani 7 goals |   R. Quaison 6 goals |
Dhamk missing players
Al Ittifaq missing players
| Dhamk | Al Ittifaq | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 28 |
| 34 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 79% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 70% |
| 42% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 57% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 55% | 43% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 36% | 17% |
| 54% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 55% | 57% |
| 29% | 36% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8 | 9.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 42% | 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 43% | 34% |
| 10.2 | 9.6 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
- Al Ittifaq have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Ittifaq have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Pro League
- Dhamk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 Ittihad | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 57 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 46 |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Nassr | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Dhamk | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -1 | 39 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Abha | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Feiha | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Ta'ee | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -16 | 26 |
| 12 | Al Taawon | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Faisaly | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Al Ittifaq | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Al Batin | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 16 | -16 | 14 |
