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Abha make the trip to Prince Hathloul Stadium on Saturday for the Professional League tie with hosts Al-Okhdood.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Al-Okhdood v Abha, scroll down (inc. the best betting odds).
๐ Form Guide
Al-Okhdood
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Al-Okhdood will be looking for an improved result here after the 1-2 Professional League defeat last time out to Damac.
In that match, Al-Okhdood managed 46% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. At the other end, Damac had 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Nicolae Stanciu (10') and Domagoj Antoliฤ (37') scored for Damac.
It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Al-Okhdood havenโt conceded. The facts show that Al-Okhdood have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 15 goals during that time.
Abha
LWDLWL
Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Al-Shabab in Professional League action, Abha will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Abha managed 32% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Al-Shabab had 20 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Yannick Carrasco (45', 90'), Habib Diallo (56') and Carlos Jรบnior (78', 84') scored for Al-Shabab.
The stats donโt lie, and Abha have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 18 goals in all. Defensively, Abha have been far from perfect. Such a pattern wonโt necessarily be carried forward into this match, however.
๐ฅ Head to head
The previous league encounter featuring the two was Professional League match day 12 on 04/11/2023 which ended up with the score at Abha 3-2 Al-Okhdood.
That day, Abha managed 55% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Goals were scored by Grzegorz Krychowiak (20') and Karl Toko Ekambi (69').
Al-Okhdood had 22 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Andrei Burcฤ (26') and Solomon Kvirkvelia (59' Own goal) scored.
๐๏ธ Team News: Abha
With a completely healthy squad to choose from, the Abha boss has no fitness worries to report coming into this clash.
โจ Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Al-Okhdood will more than likely get the goals that they need when they meet Abha, who could well struggle getting goals.
Accordingly, we see a comfortable 2-0 victory for Al-Okhdood after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 14:05 27/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Al-Okhdood
Formed: 1976
Stadium: Prince Hathloul Stadium (12,000)
Captain: Hussain Al-Zabdani
Chairman: Sami Al Fadehl
Manager: Martin ล evela
Competitions: Professional League position 17
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Al-Okhdood |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 80 | WWWWW |
2 |
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28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 68 | WWWWW |
3 |
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28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 52 | LDWDL |
4 |
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29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 51 | WWDDW |
5 |
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29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 50 | WLDWL |
6 |
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28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | DDLWD |
7 |
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29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 40 | WWLWL |
8 |
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29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 38 | LDLWL |
9 |
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29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 38 | LWDWW |
10 |
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29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 38 | LLWLW |
11 |
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28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 35 | DWWLD |
12 |
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29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 32 | LWDDL |
13 |
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28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 30 | DWLWL |
14 |
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29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -25 | 28 | DLLLW |
15 |
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29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -28 | 26 | LLDWL |
16 |
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28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -43 | 25 | WDLWL |
17 |
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28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -24 | 24 | DLLLL |
18 |
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29 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -39 | 19 | LDLLW |
Al-Hazem |
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Al-Okhdood |
Al-Okhdood |
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Abha |
Al-Okhdood |
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Damac |
Al-Fayha |
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Al-Okhdood |
Al-Hilal |
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Al-Okhdood |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Raed |
Abha |
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Al-Ittihad |
Al-Okhdood |
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Abha |
Al-Shabab |
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Abha |
Abha |
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Al-Fateh |
Abha |
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Al-Nassr |
Al-Riyadh |
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Abha |
Al-Okhdood |
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Damac |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Raed |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Riyadh |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Ahli Saudi |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Shabab |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Tai |
Al-Shabab |
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Abha |
Al-Riyadh |
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Abha |
Al-Ettifaq |
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Abha |
Al-Fayha |
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Abha |
Al-Raed |
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Abha |
Al-Hilal |
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Abha |
Al-Hazem |
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Al-Okhdood |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Nassr |
Al-Ettifaq |
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Al-Okhdood |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Wahda |
Al-Tai |
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Al-Okhdood |
Abha |
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Al-Ittihad |
Abha |
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Damac |
Al-Ahli Saudi |
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Abha |
Abha |
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Al-Khaleej |
Al-Hazem |
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Abha |