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Abha — Al-Ettifaq, Pro League

Pro League
Abha L22 Aug · Away Al-Ahli Saudi · 0:4D25 Aug · Home Al Khaleej Saihat · 1:1L28 Aug · Away Al-Fayha FC · 2:3L4 Sep · Home Al-Ettifaq · 0:1L9 Sep · Away Al-Nassr · 1:2D13 Sep · Away Al Diriyah · 0:0
0:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Al-Ettifaq W22 Aug · Away Al-Fateh SC · 1:0L25 Aug · Home Al-Nassr · 2:3L29 Aug · Home Al Diriyah · 0:3W4 Sep · Away Abha · 1:0D8 Sep · Home Al-Faisaly · 0:0D11 Sep · Away Al-Qadisiyah · 3:3
Venue: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium City: Abha

In the Pro League game on 4 September 2026, Al-Ettifaq beat Abha 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 0:1, corners 1:8.

Match report

Al-Ettifaq secured a narrow 0:1 victory over Abha at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. The match concluded in the fifth round of the Pro-League regular season on Thursday evening. It was a contest defined by defensive resilience rather than attacking flair.

The visitors held their nerve until the final quarter of the game. Moussa Dembélé found the net in the 86th minute, breaking the deadlock after a quiet spell. «And here's the thing», the goal was immediately subjected to a VAR review. The screen checked the offside line, but the goal stood.

We had backed this outcome before kickoff. We gave: away win, confidence 85%. The analysis pointed to Al-Ettifaq’s ability to punish defensive errors. Abha’s backline looked disjointed, and that was exactly what happened when Dembélé made his run.

The statistics tell a story of missed opportunities for the hosts. Abha registered zero shots on target throughout the ninety minutes. «To be fair», they accumulated 59 attacks but failed to create a single big chance. They had 8 shots off target, but without accuracy, pressure means little.

The result leaves Abha rooted to the bottom of the table. With only one point from four games, the pressure is mounting on the coaching staff. «By then», Al-Ettifaq move up to ninth place, adding three points to their tally. The away side proved they can grind out results when needed.

Prepared from match data

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Match highlights Abha — Al-Ettifaq الدوري السعودي للمحترفين - Saudi Pro League

Key numbers

Possession, % 40 – 60
Shots on target 0 – 1
Shots off target 8 – 4
Expected goals 0.53 – 0.67

Match events

  1. 29' Abha Yellow card Firas Al-Ghamdi
  2. 30' Al-Ettifaq Yellow card Ondrej Duda
  3. 53' Abha Yellow card Mohammed Bandar Abdullah Al Zaid
  4. 65' Abha Substitution Nabil Fekir off: Majed Dawran
  5. 65' Al-Ettifaq Substitution Meshal Al-Aeli off: Madallah Al-Olayan
  6. 65' Al-Ettifaq Substitution Ondrej Duda off: Rayane Messi
  7. 73' Al-Ettifaq Substitution Jordan Larsson off: Khalid Al-Ghannam
  8. 75' Abha Substitution Mohammed Bandar Abdullah Al Zaid off: Nawaf Al-Gulaymish
  9. 79' Abha Yellow card Abdulbaset Al-Hindi
  10. 80' Al-Ettifaq Own goal Donovan Leon
  11. 86' Al-Ettifaq Goal Moussa Dembélé
  12. 88' Al-Ettifaq var_goal_cancelled Moussa Dembélé
  13. 90' Abha Substitution Kheshim Al Qahtani off: Kamil Boumedmed
  14. 90' Abha Substitution Abdullah Al Fahad off: Faisal Al-Subiani
  15. 90' Abha Substitution Firas Al-Ghamdi off: Basil Al-Sayyali
  16. 90+3' Al-Ettifaq Substitution Bersant Celina off: Yasir Al-Shammari

Statistics

40 Possession, % 60
0 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 4
0.53 Expected goals 0.67
0 Big chances 2
59 Attacks 71
1 Corners 8
12 Fouls 15
14 Free kicks 12
3 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
9 Goal kicks 12
21 Throw-ins 27
All statistics
5/956% Aerial duels 4/944%
40 Backward passes 61
1 Blocked shots 3
27 Clearances 17
1/813% Crosses 3/2413%
7/1258% Dribbles 2/1118%
0.42 Expected assists 0.87
78 Failed passes 70
1 Goalkeeper saves 0
9 Interceptions 9
6 Key passes 7
24/6040% Long passes 29/5157%
35 Passes into the final third 96
156 Passes in the opposition half 254
141 Passes in own half 194
0 Shot accuracy 0.13
6 Shots from outside the box 2
3 Shots inside the box 6
12/1771% Tackles 9/1275%
289 Total passes 424

Line-ups

Abha

Starting XI
# Player number
16 Donovan René Léon 16
3 Juriën Godfried Juan Gaari 3
37 Abdulbasit Mohammed Ali Al-Hindi 37
39 M. Al-Zaid 39
80 S. Al-Johani 80
7 Firas Siraj Farhan Al-Ghamdi 7
10 Nabil Fekir 10
11 Alimami Gory 11
19 Abdullah Al-Fahad 19
20 K. Al Qahtani 20
44 Michy Batshuayi 44
Substitutes
# Player number
26 Mustafa Malaika 26
12 K. Al-Shamrani 12
24 Hazim Hassan Muhammad Al Zahrani 24
4 Basil Yousef Misfer Al Sayyali 4
6 Faisal Al-Sibyani 6
28 Bader Al-Mutairi 28
29 M. Y. Davran M. 29
9 Kamil Boumedmed 9
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Al-Ettifaq

Starting XI
# Player number
92 Turki Ba Al-Jawsh 92
4 Jack William Hendry 4
61 Radhi Al Otaibi 61
70 Abdullah Ahmed Hassan Khateeb 70
10 Álvaro Medrán Just 10
11 Ondrej Duda 11
13 Meshal Al-Ali 13
42 Abdoulaye Kanté 42
43 Bersant Celina 43
9 Moussa Dembélé 9
17 Carl Henrik Jordan Larsson 17
Substitutes
# Player number
23 Saleem Al Rehaili Al Harbi Ahmad Ali 23
3 Abdullah Madu 3
33 Madallah Al-Olayan 33
87 M. Al Sibyani 87
6 Faris Al-Ghamdi 6
58 Yasser Shammari 58
7 Khalid Essa Muhammad Al Ghannam 7
29 Z. Al Ghamdi 29
80 R. Messi 80
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Match prediction: Abha — Al-Ettifaq

Win: Al-Ettifaq

Confidence 85%

Reasoning

  • Абха — 17. place, 1 points after 4 games (0 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses)
  • Аль-Эттифак — 9. place, 6 points after 4 games (2 wins, 2 losses)
  • Абха, last 5 games: 0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses
  • Аль-Эттифак, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 losses
  • Head-to-head: 4 games, Абха — 1, Аль-Эттифак — 3
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Recent form

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L22 Aug · Away Al-Ahli Saudi · 0:4D25 Aug · Home Al Khaleej Saihat · 1:1L28 Aug · Away Al-Fayha FC · 2:3L4 Sep · Home Al-Ettifaq · 0:1L9 Sep · Away Al-Nassr · 1:2D13 Sep · Away Al Diriyah · 0:0

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W22 Aug · Away Al-Fateh SC · 1:0L25 Aug · Home Al-Nassr · 2:3L29 Aug · Home Al Diriyah · 0:3W4 Sep · Away Abha · 1:0D8 Sep · Home Al-Faisaly · 0:0D11 Sep · Away Al-Qadisiyah · 3:3

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