Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Al Ittihad (5th, 55 pts) and Al Shabab (13th, 35 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.29/1.68 for Al Shabab and 1.62/1.41 for Al Ittihad (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
Al Shabab had been beaten in three straight games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Al Shabab against 10/15 for Al Ittihad.
10 meetings are on record — 3 won by Al Shabab, 6 by Al Ittihad, 1 drawn, at 3.3 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.
The match was played at Al-Shabab Club Stadium (Riyadh) (capacity 15,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Al Shabab: Ali Al-Bulayhi (54'), Haroune Camara (59'), Yannick Carrasco (87') · Al Ittihad: Houssem Aouar (67'), Danilo Pereira (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Shabab 47% · Al Ittihad 53% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 4-11