Al Ittihad vs Al Shabab: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Al Ittihad play Al Shabab in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The match date is 27 December 2025 at 18:30. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Al Ittihad: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Al Shabab: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Ittihad scores 1.62 and concedes 1.41 goals per match. Al Shabab scores 1.29 and concedes 1.68. League average: 3.01 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Ittihad 59%, Al Shabab 62%. Over 2.5: Al Ittihad 50%, Al Shabab 44%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Al Ittihad has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.46. Al Ittihad: 13.3 shots per match, Al Shabab: 12.8.

Match halves

Al Ittihad: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.79. Al Shabab: half-time lead 12%, second-half goals 0.76.

Goals by minute

Al Ittihad: 76-90+ (14 goals). Al Shabab: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Professional League: 3.01 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

68Possession (%)32
Al IttihadAl Shabab
16Shots6
Al IttihadAl Shabab
7Shots on target4
Al IttihadAl Shabab
2.19xG0.92
Al IttihadAl Shabab
12Corners1
Al IttihadAl Shabab
95Dangerous attacks35
Al IttihadAl Shabab
12Fouls8
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1Cards2
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.62Goals scored / match1.29
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.41Goals conceded / match1.68
Al IttihadAl Shabab
58%Average possession49%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
5.06Shots on target / match4.76
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.32Shots per match12.79
Al IttihadAl Shabab
5.06Shots on target4.76
Al IttihadAl Shabab
12.1%Shot conversion10.1%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
58%Possession49%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.59xG for1.46
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.33xG against1.34
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Shooting quality

Al Ittihad: BalancedAl Shabab: Balanced
Al IttihadAl Shabab
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Al Ittihad is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Al Ittihad · 0.6 pts / match - Al Shabab

Al Ittihad
DWWLL
Season result split
47% W21% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-7-11
1.62 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-1-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Al Shabab
LLLWL
Season result split
24% W32% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-11-15
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-7-8
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Al Ittihad is 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1.62 goals / match - Al Ittihad · 1.29 goals / match - Al Shabab

Al Ittihad is 19% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.41 goals / match - Al Ittihad · 1.68 goals / match - Al Shabab

Al Ittihad scoring profile: very strong

Al Ittihad scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Al Shabab keeps a clean sheet in 21% (7 of 34 matches).

Al Shabab scoring profile: very strong

Al Shabab scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Al Ittihad keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 34 matches).

55Goals scored (season)44
Al IttihadAl Shabab
48Goals conceded (season)57
Al IttihadAl Shabab
3.03Average goals in match2.97
Al IttihadAl Shabab
8Goals scored (last 5)7
Al IttihadAl Shabab
10Goals conceded (last 5)14
Al IttihadAl Shabab

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal74%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
44%2 goals35%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
21%3 goals18%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
12%4 goals3%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal79%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
38%2 goals44%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
18%3 goals21%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
9%4 goals15%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time32%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
9%BTTS in both halves15%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
32%Scored in both halves24%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
80%BTTS - last 580%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Al Ittihad is 97% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / match - Al Ittihad · 0.79 pts / match - Al Shabab

Al Ittihad - half-time state
38% leading41% draw21% trailing
Al Shabab - half-time state
12% leading44% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per match (1st half)0.79
Al IttihadAl Shabab
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Al IttihadAl Shabab
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.97
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.5
Al IttihadAl Shabab
59%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
47%No goal before half-time56%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)1.29
Al IttihadAl Shabab
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
Al IttihadAl Shabab
0.82Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.62Average goals (2nd half)1.47
Al IttihadAl Shabab
44%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
38%No goal after half-time47%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Al Ittihad - second-half results

38% W24% R38% P
53
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Shabab - second-half results

29% W41% R29% P
27
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-15
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 12% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Al Ittihad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Al Shabab - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.40
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match1.41.4
Average goals in match1.82.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Al Ittihad
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
10
6
16-30
10
9
31-45
9
14
46-60
4
4
61-75
14
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Al Shabab
ScoredConceded
4
10
0-15
5
8
16-30
9
15
31-45
10
8
46-60
9
5
61-75
7
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+67%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Al Ittihad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Al Shabab

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Professional League).

Teams vs league

Al IttihadLigaAl Shabab
Average goals in match 3.033.01 2.97
Both teams scored 59%58% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%56% 44%
Clean sheets 26%23% 21%
Goal before half-time 71%75% 74%
Goal after half-time 88%80% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.01
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Al Ittihad 0 - 0 - 1 Al Shabab. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Al Ittihad vs Al Shabab?

The Professional League match finished Al Ittihad 2:0 Al Shabab. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Ittihad vs Al Shabab?

Al Ittihad score 1.62 goals per game on average and Al Shabab 1.29. The Professional League average is 3.01 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Al Ittihad's matches and 62% of Al Shabab's.

What form are Al Ittihad and Al Shabab in?

Over the last 5 games Al Ittihad have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Al Shabab 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Al Ittihad vs Al Shabab?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.