About Match
In the standings it is Al Ittihad 2nd on 17 points, Al Shabab 14th on 4 — separated by 13. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/0.86 for Al Ittihad and 0.86/1.57 for Al Shabab (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38. A win here leaves Al Ittihad on 20 points and up to 1st, other results permitting.
Al Ittihad enter with three wins in a row. 8 games without a win frame Al Shabab's arrival. From the last five rounds, Al Ittihad hold 13 points of 15 and Al Shabab 3.
11 meetings are on record — 6 won by Al Ittihad, 4 by Al Shabab, 1 drawn, at 3.45 goals per meeting. 64% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 73%. Goals have risen lately: 4.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.45 across the full history.
The match takes place at Alinma Stadium in Jeddah (capacity 64,200).