Al Ettifaq seeks to interrupt their four-match winless streak within the Saudi Professional League as they journey to Riyadh to face Al Shabab on Thursday.
Match Preview:
Al Shabab, positioned twelfth within the Saudi Professional League desk with 16 factors from 15 video games, faces a downturn in kind.
They purpose to recuperate from latest disappointments, having suffered seven defeats and solely clinched 4 victories thus far.
Regardless of their final win in opposition to Al-Ittihad in November, Al Shabab has managed only one level from their final three matches, together with a 2-1 loss to Al-Taawoun.
Presently sitting simply above the relegation zone, they search a turnaround in fortunes beginning with a house victory.
Al Ettifaq, beforehand in a powerful place below Steven Gerrard’s administration, now sits seventh after failing to safe a win of their final 4 league games.
Regardless of notching a degree of their latest matches, they endured a 1-0 loss in opposition to Al Okhdood of their newest outing.
With a spot of seven factors to the highest three, Al Ettifaq goals to regain momentum and climb up the league standings with a win in opposition to Al Shabab.
Al Shabab Saudi Professional League kind:
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Al Ettifaq Saudi Professional League kind:
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Workforce Information:
Igor Biscan may make minimal modifications to the Al Shabab lineup, presumably together with Habib Diallo and Romain Saiss. Yannick Carrasco and Ever Banega are key gamers in assault and midfield, respectively.
Al Ettifaq may proceed with out Moussa Dembele. Robin Quaison, Demarai Grey, and Georginio Wijnaldum may characteristic within the attacking trio.
Jordan Henderson is essential in midfield, whereas Abdullah Al-Khateeb, Marcel Tisserand, and Jack Hendry may kind the protection.
Attainable Beginning Lineups:
Al Shabab: (4-2-3-1)
Kim;
Al Saqour, Saiss, Santos, Al-Yami;
Cuellar, Al-Qahtani;
Junior, Banega, Carrasco;
Diallo
Al Ettifaq: (3-4-3)
Victor;
Hendry, Tisserand, Al-Khateeb;
Yousef, Henderson, Hazazi, Al Shamrani;
Wijnaldum, Quaison, Grey
Prediction: Al Shabab 1-1 Al Ettifaq
Each groups possess high quality and are decided to return to successful methods. With Al Ettifaq lacking Dembele, a draw appears doubtless, given the circumstances, in Riyadh.
