National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ittihad or Al Nassr that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Al Nassr when visiting Al Ittihad as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Pro League game only four days ago.
Al Ittihad form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 7 Pro League games here at King Fahd International Stadium for Al Ittihad. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The Al Ittihad club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Al Feiha and win 3-0. The 3-0 win against Al Feiha was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
Before that match, a Pro League win away at Al Batin.The Ittihad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Al Ittihad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Nassr form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Al Nassr, as they won the Super Cup.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Pro League.
The Nassr goalkeeper Brad Jones is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 385 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Al Nassr had fun at their own home (King Fahd International Stadium) last time out, beating Al Ittifaq 1-0. Conceição scored.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Shabab.Al Nassr's manager Garcia has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {2 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Ittihad have put together a sequence of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (5-4-0) when playing Al Nassr.The games between these teams have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Hamdallah 9 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Nassr missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Nassr | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Scored | S | 21 | 49 | ||
| 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 40% | ||
| 7.2 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 Nassr | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Dhamk | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Abha | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Fateh | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Al Ta'ee | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Raed | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Wahda | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Feiha | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -16 | 9 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -28 | 3 |
