Match Report
The table read 6th (Al Taawoun, 53 pts) against 5th (Al Ittihad, 55 pts), 2 points apart. On recent form Al Taawoun sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, Al Taawoun were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.35, Al Ittihad 1.62 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 0 for Al Taawoun, 5 for Al Ittihad and 3 drawn, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, Al Ittihad led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Al Ittihad: Houssem Aouar (19'), Youssef En-Nesyri (52')
Key stats
Possession: Al Taawoun 59% · Al Ittihad 41% · Total shots: 19-3 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 9-1