Abha vs Al-Ittihad FC Prediction

Form Guide

Over their last 20 matches across all competitions, Al-Ittihad have won 12, drawn five and lost just three, scoring 42 goals along the way. That's a strong return, even though the sample mixes continental ties, cup games and a few friendlies in with league fixtures.

Abha: 20 completed matches; Al-Ittihad FC: 20 completed matches.

Abha

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

20

Conceded

31

Difference

-11

Al-Ittihad FC

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

26

Difference

+16

Abha's equivalent run reads very differently: six wins, three draws and 11 losses from 20 games, with 20 goals for and 31 against. Some of those matches came in a lower division earlier in the year, so it isn't a pure read on their current Pro League form, but the pattern of struggle is consistent either way.

Al-Ittihad's underlying numbers look far healthier than Abha's, even allowing for the mixed competitions in the sample.

Comparative Team Statistics: Abha vs Al-Ittihad FC

Head-to-Head

These two have met ten times since 2019, and Al-Ittihad have won the majority of those meetings, including a 6-1 and a couple of 4-0 and 4-2 scorelines. Abha have had their moments too, including a 3-1 win in May 2024 and one or two other away victories dotted through the sequence.

The most recent meeting was back in 2024, so this history says more about the past than about where either side stands heading into this particular game.

League Standings

Al-Ittihad sit fourth in the Pro League table with 17 points from eight games, built on five wins, two draws and a single defeat. Abha are down in 18th with just two points from the same number of matches, having lost six of their eight games played.

That's a significant gap between two sides who've played exactly the same number of fixtures so far this season.

Al-Ittihad's position suggests they go into this as clear favourites on current league form.

Players to Watch

Al-Ittihad's goals have been spread around: Ilenikhena, En-Nesyri and Bergwijn have all scored four times in their last six or seven appearances, with Ilenikhena also chipping in assists. On the disciplinary side, Lopy and Hassan Kadesh have both picked up three yellow cards recently, and Danilo Pereira has a red card in his last six matches.

Abha:

Penalty cards:

Abdulbasit Al-Hindi x 2

N. Fekir x 2

Firas Al-Ghamdi x 2

Al-Ittihad FC:

Best scorers:

G. Ilenikhena - 4

Y. En-Nesyri - 4

S. Bergwijn - 4

Best assist providers:

G. Ilenikhena - 2

Penalty cards:

D. Lopy x 1 x 3

Danilo Pereira x 1

Hassan Kadesh x 3

For Abha, the available data leans toward discipline rather than goals, with Al-Hindi, Fekir and Al-Ghamdi each picking up two yellows in their last seven games. That doesn't tell us much about their attacking options, but it does hint at a side that's had to work hard without the ball.

How This Could Play Out

Al-Ittihad arrive with a front three in form and a table position to match, while Abha have shipped goals regularly and sit bottom of this pairing. If that pattern holds, we'd expect Al-Ittihad to carry the main attacking threat on the day.

That said, cup and continental commitments can take a toll on a squad like Al-Ittihad's, and Abha's head-to-head history shows they're capable of an upset on their own patch. There's enough here to lean toward the away side without being certain about the margin.