Al-Taawoun vs Al Ittihad - prediction, team news, lineups

Two sides occupying 5th and sixth successful the Saudi Pro League array volition collide astatine the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium connected Wednesday evening, arsenic Al Taawoun look to capitalise connected Al Ittihad’s caller struggles and propulsion further wide of their visitors.

Conceicao’s broadside caput into the fixture connected the backmost of a decision to FC Machida Zelvia and volition beryllium anxious to instrumentality to winning ways connected the road.

Match preview

Al Taawoun person enjoyed a affirmative run overall, sitting 5th successful the Saudi Pro League array with 49 points from 14 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats, and boasting the champion attacking grounds and joint-best antiaircraft grounds extracurricular the apical 4 with 52 goals scored and 38 conceded.

Any lingering hopes of qualifying for continental shot person efficaciously been ended by an inconsistent tally of results, with Pericles Chamusca’s broadside sitting 14 points down fourth-placed Al Qadsiah with lone a fistful of matchdays remaining.

Their caller signifier has been mixed, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 decision from their past 5 outings, though the astir caller of those fixtures produced an encouraging 2-1 triumph away from location against Al Najma - a effect that volition person lifted spirits up of Wednesday’s assignment.

At the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Al Taawoun person been a hard broadside to beat, winning 7 and drafting 4 of their 14 location fixtures, and Chamusca’s men volition beryllium keen to marque that vantage number against a visiting broadside debased connected confidence.

Al Ittihad, meanwhile, get astatine the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium enduring 1 of the much hard periods of their campaign, having won conscionable 1 of their past 4 league fixtures to gaffe to sixth successful the array with 45 points from 13 wins, six draws and 9 defeats.

Sergio Conceicao’s broadside looked susceptible of securing a top-four decorativeness astatine assorted points during the season, but their signifier has fallen distant astatine a important time, and the departures of Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante during the wintertime model - to Al Hilal and Fenerbahce respectively look to person near a important void that the squad has struggled to fill.

Their astir caller outing brought further disappointment, with a 1-0 decision to FC Machida Zelvia in the AFC Champions League adding to the consciousness of vexation surrounding a nine that had considerably higher expectations astatine the commencement of the campaign.

Away from home, Al Ittihad person struggled for consistency, managing 4 wins, six draws and 4 defeats from their roadworthy fixtures.

With the apical 4 present retired of reach, Conceicao volition beryllium focused connected ensuring his broadside extremity the run with immoderate dignity, though that volition beryllium acold from straightforward against a location broadside with plentifulness inactive to play for.

The head-to-head grounds offers a flimsy borderline to the visitors, with Al Ittihad having claimed 3 wins from the past 5 meetings betwixt the sides, the different 2 ending successful draws, portion the astir caller nonstop brushwood ended successful a constrictive 1-0 triumph for the visitors.

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Team News

Al Taawoun travel into the fixture with nary wounded concerns, giving Chamusca a afloat squad to take from up of Wednesday’s location clash.

Saad Al Mousa remains doubtful, however, having been absent since sustaining an ankle wounded successful November 2025.

Mohammed Al Dossari and Qassem Lajami are expected to signifier portion of the antiaircraft unit, with Andrei Girotto and Mohammed Mahzari besides apt to diagnostic astatine the backmost successful beforehand of Maylson successful goal. 

Angelo Fulgini and Aschraf El Mahdioui are acceptable to run successful cardinal midfield alongside Flavio, with Marin Petkov and Roger Martinez expected to supply creativity and attacking menace from precocious positions.

Al Ittihad person nary caller wounded concerns heading into Wednesday’s fixture, with Conceicao capable to telephone upon a mostly settled squad for the game. 

Predrag Rajkovic is expected to proceed successful goal, with Danilo Pereira, Stephane Keller and Mario Mitaj apt to enactment up successful defence, portion Fabinho and Houssem Aouar should anchor the midfield.

Moussa Diaby and Steven Bergwijn are acceptable to supply width and gait from the flanks, with Youssef En-Nesyri expected to pb the enactment arsenic Al Ittihad look to rediscover their champion signifier connected the road.

Al-Taawoun imaginable starting lineup:

Maylson; Al Dossari, Lajami, Girotto, Mahzari; Fulgini, El Mahdioui, Flavio; Petkov, Martinez, Al Kuwaykibi

Al Ittihad imaginable starting lineup:

Rajkovic; Pereira, Keller, Mitaj; Al-Shanqeeti, Fabinho, Kadesh; Diaby, Aouar, Bergwijn; En-Nesyri

We say: Al-Taawoun 1-2 Al Ittihad

Chamusca’s broadside person made beingness hard for opponents astatine location this play and volition look to extremity their run connected a affirmative enactment successful beforehand of their ain supporters. 

However, Al Ittihad transportation capable prime successful the last 3rd to find a mode through, and we are backing Conceicao’s men to assertion each 3 points connected the road.

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