Al-Ittihad FC vs Al-Shabab Prediction: Expect an excellent performance from both sides

In the first round of the Saudi Arabia King Cup, which will take place at King Abdullah Sports City, Al-Ittihad FC will take on Al-Shabab. Both teams are currently performing well and have high expectations of advancing to the next round of this competition. Examine the current standings of the teams as well as our predicted betting tips.

Al-Ittihad FC - home team will be strong

Al Ittihad comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against Al Khaleej, Al Fateh, while Al Wahda lost none of those matches and drew two of their most recent five matches against Al Nassr and Dhamk. The club only managed to score two goals while giving up seven. Away from home, Al Ittihad scored an average of 1.38 goals per game while only allowing 0.25 goals to be scored against them. There were a total of 93 fouls committed by the squad, which resulted in 17 yellow cards and 2 red cards being issued. The percentage of time that Al Ittihad has been in possession of the ball throughout this season has averaged out to be 46.00%.

Al-Shabab - playing well

In their previous matches, Al Shabab was victorious in three games, namely Al Feiha, Al Raed, and Al Khaleej, but they were defeated in one. Sunderland won one game, while one of the games played against Al Hilal ended in a tie. Al Shabab only managed to score four goals while allowing seven. During the course of the current league season, Al Shabab has scored an average of 2.5 goals per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the host team was issued 8 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, and they committed an average of 10.63 fouls over all of their matches. This season, Al Shabab has maintained a ball possession rate of 59.63% on average, which indicates that they are good at maintaining the ball.

Expert Betting Tips

Al Shabab and Al Ittihad have met 37 times in the last seasons, with Al Shabab winning 12 games, while Al Ittihad won 15 games. A number of 10 games ended in a draw. Al Shabab scored 48 goals in those meetings, while Al Ittihad managed to score 57 goals.