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

Key match information

Al Ittihad played Al Shabab in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The match was played on 27 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Al Ittihad: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Al Shabab: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Ittihad scores 1.89 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. Al Shabab scores 0.78 and concedes 1.22. League average: 3.08 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Ittihad 56%, Al Shabab 67%. Over 2.5: Al Ittihad 44%, Al Shabab 22%. League level: BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Al Ittihad has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.28. Al Ittihad: 13.1 shots per match, Al Shabab: 12.2.

Match halves

Al Ittihad: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00. Al Shabab: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.44.

Goals by minute

Al Ittihad: 76-90+ (5 goals). Al Shabab: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Professional League: 3.08 goals per match, BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.89Goals scored / match0.78
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.67Goals conceded / match1.22
Al IttihadAl Shabab
62%Average possession48%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
5.22Shots on target / match3.56
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.11Shots per match12.22
Al IttihadAl Shabab
5.22Shots on target3.56
Al IttihadAl Shabab
14.4%Shot conversion6.4%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
62%Possession48%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.61xG for1.28
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.23xG against1.04
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Shooting quality

Al Ittihad: Efficient finishingAl Shabab: Balanced
Al IttihadAl Shabab
Accuracy (shots on target)40%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.22

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 25% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Al Ittihad · 0.8 pts / match - Al Shabab

Al Ittihad
DLDLW
Season result split
44% W22% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-3
1.56 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Al Shabab
DDLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
11% W56% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-5-3
0.89 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-1
Last 5 away
0-3-1
DDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 0%

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 142% better for: goals scored per match.

1.89 goals / match - Al Ittihad · 0.78 goals / match - Al Shabab

Al Shabab is 37% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.67 goals / match - Al Ittihad · 1.22 goals / match - Al Shabab

Al Ittihad scoring profile: very strong

Al Ittihad scores in 67% of matches (6 of 9 matches), while Al Shabab keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 matches).

Al Shabab scoring profile: very strong

Al Shabab scores in 78% of matches (7 of 9 matches), while Al Ittihad keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

17Goals scored (season)7
Al IttihadAl Shabab
15Goals conceded (season)11
Al IttihadAl Shabab
3.56Average goals in match2
Al IttihadAl Shabab
7Goals scored (last 5)4
Al IttihadAl Shabab
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
Al IttihadAl Shabab

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal78%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
44%2 goals0%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
33%3 goals0%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
33%4 goals0%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal78%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
56%2 goals22%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
11%3 goals11%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
11%4 goals11%
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.

65%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time22%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
22%BTTS in both halves0%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
22%Scored in both halves0%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
60%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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time56%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
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 37% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / match - Al Ittihad · 0.89 pts / match - Al Shabab

Al Ittihad - half-time state
33% leading22% draw44% trailing
Al Shabab - half-time state
11% leading56% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)0.89
Al IttihadAl Shabab
0.89Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.89Average goals (1st half)0.89
Al IttihadAl Shabab
33%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
67%No goal before half-time67%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per match (2nd half)1.11
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
Al IttihadAl Shabab
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Al IttihadAl Shabab
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Al IttihadAl Shabab
33%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Al IttihadAl Shabab
44%No goal after half-time56%
Al IttihadAl Shabab

Al Ittihad - second-half results

44% W22% D33% L
11
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Al Shabab - second-half results

22% W44% D33% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 11%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Ittihad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Al Shabab - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.40.4
1 goal100%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
2
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
1
1
61-75
5
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Al Shabab
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
0
0
16-30
2
3
31-45
1
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

2.78
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 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.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Al Shabab

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 3.563.08 2.00
Both teams scored 56%65% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%57% 22%
Clean sheets 11%21% 22%
Goal before half-time 78%73% 67%
Goal after half-time 89%78% 56%

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

3.08
Average goals per match
65%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.47
Away goals / match
+10%
Home attack advantage
+9%
Home defence advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Al IttihadGoalAhmed AlghamdiAssist: Roger Fernandes
  2. Al ShababSubstitutionOn: Nawaf AlsadiOff: Nawaf Al Ghulaimish
  3. Al IttihadYellow cardMario Mitaj
  4. Al ShababSubstitutionOn: Majed AbdullahOff: Abdullah Matuq Saeed
  5. Al ShababYellow cardAbdullah Matuq Saeed
  6. Al ShababYellow cardMajed Abdullah
  7. Al ShababSubstitutionOn: Vincent SierroOff: Faisal Al Sibyani
  8. Al IttihadSubstitutionOn: Abdulaziz Ali Al BishiOff: Ahmed Alghamdi
  9. Al IttihadGoalSteven BergwijnAssist: Muhannad Shanqeeti
  10. Al ShababSubstitutionOn: Hussain AlsebyaniOff: Ali Abdulqader Makki

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Mohammed Al HoaishMatches officiated: 12
4.83Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins17%Draws33%Away wins

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 1.89 goals per game on average and Al Shabab 0.78. The Professional League average is 3.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Al Ittihad's matches and 67% of Al Shabab's.

What form are Al Ittihad and Al Shabab in?

Over the last 5 games Al Ittihad have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Al Shabab 0-4-1 (0.80 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.