About Match
17 points for Al Ittihad (2nd), 12 for Al Ahli (6th): a 5-point gap. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Al Ittihad run at 1.71 scored and 0.86 conceded, Al Ahli at 2.29 and 1.43. Al Ittihad would climb to 20 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Al Ittihad have won three straight. The five-game form split reads 13/15 points for Al Ittihad against 6/15 for Al Ahli.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Al Ittihad, 2 draws and 4 for Al Ahli, at 2 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Alinma Stadium in Jeddah stages the fixture, a ground that holds 64,200.