Al-Shabab vs Al-Ittihad Prediction: A close contest expected

At King Fahd International Stadium, Al-Ittihad FC will travel to play Al-Shabab in this round of nine matches in the Saudi Professional League. The home team is the slight favorite. Despite this, the last meeting between these two clubs ended in draws, with Al-Ittihad FC winning on penalties in the Saudi King Cup.

Al Shabab had a winning record of two games against Al Khaleej and Al Ittifaq and a losing record of three games against Sunderland, Al Fateh, and Al Wahda in their previous matches, with no games ending in draws. In total, Al Shabab was able to score nine goals while also allowing eight others. During the current league season, Al Shabab has scored a total of 2.27 goals across their matches on average. In terms of disciplinary actions, the host team was issued 14 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, and they committed an average of 12.64 fouls over all of their matches.

Al Ittihad comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against Al Wahda, Al Taawon, and Abha, lost one of those matches to Al Hilal, and drawn one of those matches against Dhamk. The club was successful in scoring eight goals while only allowing three to be scored against them. Away from home, Al Ittihad scored 1.45 goals on average per game while only allowing 0.36 goals to be scored against them. There were 21 yellow cards and 2 red cards handed out to the team, while there were a total of 120 fouls committed by both teams.

Over the course of the previous seasons, Al Shabab and Al Ittihad have competed against one another 37 times, with Al Shabab claiming victory in 12 of those games and Al Ittihad claiming victory in 15 of those games. A total of ten of the games were decided by a draw. During those contests, Al Shabab was able to score 48 goals, while Al Ittihad was successful in scoring 57. When we compare the two teams' rosters, we anticipate that the attacking plays of both sides will be successful in this match. Put your money on both teams scoring in this encounter.