📏 Form Guide

Al-Orobah

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Al-Orobah fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 2-1 Professional League success vs Al-Nassr.

In that match, Al-Orobah managed 28% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Al-Orobah was Jóhann Berg Guðmunds­son (65'). For their opponents, Al-Nassr got 22 shots on goal with 9 on target.

It has not been often in recent games that Al-Orobah have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Al-Orobah have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 7 goals on the way. That pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this next game, however.

Al-Ettifaq

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Previously, Al-Ettifaq drew 1-1 in the Professional League tie with Al-Raed.

In that match, Al-Ettifaq managed 68% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Al-Raed had 6 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Mathias Normann (64') was the scorer for Al-Raed.

Over the course of their last six clashes, Al-Ettifaq have helped themselves to the sum of 11 goals. Al-Ettifaq have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. Over that period, they’ve seen 6 goals go against them.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league match featuring these sides was Professional League match day 7 on 20/10/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Al-Ettifaq 2-3 Al-Orobah.

That day, Al-Ettifaq had 55% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Georginio Wijnaldum (45').

At the other end, Al-Orobah had 13 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Cristian Tello (12', 84') and Jóhann Berg Guðmunds­son (74') scored.

📋 Team News: Al-Orobah

Looking at personnel, there is just the sole fitness concern for the Al-Orobah gaffer to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed set of players. Jean Michaël Seri (Muscle injury) will miss out.

📰 Team News: Al-Ettifaq

Al-Ettifaq has multiple availability issues to deal with. Jack Hendry (Muscle injury), Marwan Al-Haidari (Knee injury) and Moussa Dembélé (Achilles tendon rupture) can’t be considered.

✨ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Al-Orobah may find it difficult to hit the back of the net against this Al-Ettifaq outfit who should score at least once to gain the upper hand.

That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 0-1 victory for Al-Ettifaq at full-time.

Should be interesting.

Peter Guest, 18:02 08/03/2025