Abha vs Al-Ittihad FC Prediction

Contrasting recent runs

Al-Ittihad's recent matches span Pro League games, Asian Champions League nights and pre-season friendlies, so it's a wide sample rather than a clean run of league-only form. Even so, they've won 11 of their last 20 outings, scoring 36 and conceding 28, a mix that points to a team that's dangerous going forward but not always watertight at the back.

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

Abha

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

29

Difference

-8

Al-Ittihad FC

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

28

Difference

+8

Abha's sample blends Division 1 fixtures from earlier in the year with more recent Pro League games, so it crosses different levels of competition. Across those 20 matches they've won just six, lost nine, and shipped 29 goals, a pattern that's carried straight into their current league campaign.

Both samples include fixtures outside the current Pro League season, so treat the raw win-loss numbers as background rather than a guaranteed guide to current form.

Comparative Team Statistics: Abha vs Al-Ittihad FC

History leans heavily one way

The head-to-head record stretches back to 2019, and Al-Ittihad have won the majority of the ten meetings on file, including some big scorelines like a 6-1 and a 4-0. Abha's rare wins have tended to come by tighter margins, most recently a 2-1 back in December 2022.

The most recent meeting was in May 2024, so both squads have moved on plenty since then. History leans clearly one way, but it's not a live form guide on its own.

A big gap in the table

Right now the gap between these two is stark. Al-Ittihad sit second with 17 points from seven games, having won five and lost none, with a goal difference of plus six. Abha are down in 18th with just two points, no wins at all, and a goal difference of minus eight.

That's about as wide a gap as you'll see this early in a season.

Goals spread around for Al-Ittihad

Al-Ittihad's scoring isn't resting on one man. Ilenikhena, En-Nesyri and Bergwijn have all found the net four times in a small number of appearances, which suggests more than one route to goal.

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

On discipline, nothing stands out heavily on either side beyond a single red card for Danilo Pereira in Al-Ittihad's recent sample, though that alone doesn't confirm he'll be missing for this particular fixture given how far out it is.