About Match
17 points for Al Ittihad (2nd), 11 for Al Ettifaq (9th): a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ittihad 1.71 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Al Ettifaq 1.57 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.38. Al Ittihad would climb to 20 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Al Ittihad come in having won three on the spin. From the last five rounds, Al Ittihad hold 13 points of 15 and Al Ettifaq 5.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Al Ittihad, 1 draw and 2 for Al Ettifaq, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings.
Alinma Stadium in Jeddah stages the fixture, a ground that holds 64,200.