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The final match on Thursday in the Saudi Pro League will come to us from the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium where Al Ittihad will be taking on Al Raed.
The hosts will go into this game in second place on the league table with 37 points and the visitors are on 14 points, two points above the relegation zone after 14 matches.
Al Ittihad went into this last season 42 points behind Al-Hilal, but they have done well to keep pace with the champions this season and both teams are tied on 37 points going into the 15th round of matches.
Nevertheless, the People’s Club did compromise their standing at the summit of the Saudi Arabian premiership Sunday after they fought out a 1-1 stalemate with Al Fayha; at the same time, the Blue Waves trounced Al-Orobah 5-0 away from home.
However that result moved Laurent Blanc’s side to ten league games without any defeat, nine of which were victory, while they have lost just a single game in Pro League this season, which was against Al Hilal in September.
The hosts have performed a perfect run on home soil this season, with the eight overall victories achieved at the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, and the 21 overall goals scored, with at least two goals scored per match in seven of those fixtures.
Apart from the impressive attacking statistic where the team is currently second in the league this season, Al Ittihad is also a mean defending side that has only conceeded 10 goals this campaign.
On the other hand Al Raed were not really impressive this season and won only four matches in their first fourteen games; and, a defeat today may pull this side into the relegation zone if other teams do not fulfill the required criteria.
The Pioneer Club defeated Damac 2-0 at home over the weekend to return to league competition after defeating Al Jabalain on penalties last week to secure their place in the King's Cup semi-final.
Odair Hellmann's team had only won one of their last six league games since the beginning of November, and they had failed to score in four of those games. That result was their third straight loss in the top division.
Al Raed did defeat this opponent 3-1 in their most recent meeting in December of last season, and they have only lost one of their past three meetings in the Pro League, despite their dismal play before the new year.
Although Steven Bergwijn has been playing well lately—scoring three goals in his past five league games—he is listed as a minor doubt for this game after taking a knock during last night's draw with Al Fayha.
Mohammed Fouzair, who tore his cruciate ligament at the end of October, is the only known ailment that will prevent Al Raed from playing in Jeddah. He will be out for the foreseeable future.
Amir Sayoud, who has seven goal involvements in 13 games, and Karim El Berkaoui, who has five goals in only eight appearances this season—including three in his past four—will most likely lead the line this week.