Al-Ettifaq will travel to the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium for a Saudi Pro League one-n-one clash with the hosts Al-Akhdoud on Saturday at 15:00 GMT.
Key Highlights
Al-Akhdoud have won once in their last five outings. They have won just three times all season, in the 14 outings they have had in the Saudi Pro League. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 23 times.
The focus for Al-Akhdoud will be to keep a clean sheet in the home clash against Al-Ettifaq. A pragmatic approach will see them make it difficult for Al-Ettifaq, frustrate their attacking players, and bolster their chances of getting something from the game.
Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq have gone four matches without defeat in the Saudi Pro League. They have won once and drawn their last three consecutive matches. They have hauled 7 points out of the available 15 in their last five rounds of outings in the SPL.
Al-Ettifaq will look to bounce back to winning ways when they travel to face Al-Akhdoud on Saturday. They are currently 7th on the table with 23 points, 15 points behind leaders Al-Hilal.
Steven Gerrard will hope to get his charges in good form and confident as he bids to get them moving toward the top of the table.
Injury Report
Neither side has reported fresh injury woes ahead of Saturday’s clash.
Team News
Even after scoring just once in their last four outings in all competitions, Steven Gerrard is expected to trust Quaison and Gray to lead the attack for Al-Ettifaq when they travel to Al-Akhdoud on Saturday.
Prediction
Al-Ettifaq will win the away match and bounce back to winning ways in the Saudi Pro League.
