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Abha visit Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Thursday for the Professional League fixture with home team Al-Shabab.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Al-Shabab v Abha, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
Al-Shabab
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Al-Shabab head into this game coming off the back of a 0-0 Professional League drawn match versus Al-Tai.
In that match, Al-Shabab managed 54% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For their opponents, Al-Tai had 12 shots at goal with 1 on target.
Al-Shabab have celebrated scoring a sum total of 9 times over their last six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 7.
Abha
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Abha will come into the meeting following a 2-1 Professional League win with the downing of Al-Fateh in their previous fixture.
In that game, Abha managed 24% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Abha was Grzegorz Krychowiak (6', 57'). Al-Fateh got 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Cristian Tello (54') scored for Al-Fateh.
Abha have converted 6 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during that same period adds up to 13.
🤜🤛 Head to head
The last league game featuring these clubs was Professional League match day 11 on 28/10/2023 which ended up with the score at Abha 2-1 Al-Shabab.
That day, Abha managed 43% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Saad Bguir (73') and Grzegorz Krychowiak (82').
For their opponents, Al-Shabab got 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Fahad Al-Muwallad (76') scored.
📰 Team News: Abha
With a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Abha manager doesn’t have any fitness worries at all ahead of this game.
🔮 Prediction
In our view, Al-Shabab will probably be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.
At the same time, Abha could well struggle to break down their defence but we do fancy them converting at least once here, too.
We’re therefore anticipating a decent 3-1 victory for Al-Shabab when the full-time whistle blows.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 17:10 18/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Al-Shabab
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,188)
Chairman: Khalid Al-Baltan
Manager: Vítor Pereira
Competitions: Professional League position 11
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 77 | WWWWW |
2 |
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27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 65 | LWWWW |
3 |
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27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 52 | WLDWD |
4 |
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28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 48 | DWWDD |
5 |
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27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 47 | WWWLD |
6 |
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27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | WDDLW |
7 |
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27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 37 | LLWWL |
8 |
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27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 35 | WLLDL |
9 |
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27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 35 | WDLLW |
10 |
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28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 35 | DWWLD |
11 |
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27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 32 | LWLWD |
12 |
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27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 31 | LLLWD |
13 |
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27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 30 | WDWLW |
14 |
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27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -25 | 25 | LDDLL |
15 |
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27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -38 | 25 | LWDLW |
16 |
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27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 24 | LDLLL |
17 |
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27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -28 | 23 | WDLLD |
18 |
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27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -40 | 16 | LLLDL |
Al-Ittihad |
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Al-Shabab |
Al-Shabab |
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Abha |
Al-Tai |
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Al-Shabab |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Riyadh |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Hilal |
Al-Hazem |
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Al-Shabab |
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 |
Abha |
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Al-Wahda |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Riyadh |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Hilal |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Fayha |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Nassr |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Wahda |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Ettifaq |
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-Khaleej |
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Abha |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Raed |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Ahli Saudi |
Al-Taawoun |
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Al-Shabab |
Al-Ettifaq |
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Al-Shabab |
Al-Shabab |
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Al-Fateh |
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 |