About Match
The table reads 11th (Al Riyadh, 8 pts) against 2nd (Al Ittihad, 17 pts), 9 points apart. Al Riyadh's recent output outruns their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Al Riyadh run at 1.14 scored and 2.29 conceded, Al Ittihad at 1.71 and 0.86. Al Riyadh would climb to 11 points with a win and up to 8th (other results held equal).
Al Ittihad have won three straight.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Al Riyadh win, 5 for Al Ittihad, 0 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match takes place at Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Riyadh (capacity 15,000).