Saudi Pro League · 2026ScheduledSeason opening
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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 3 to Al-Ittihad, 2 drawn, 0 to Al-Fayha. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

Last 5 meetings

3Al-Ittihad
2Draws
0Al-Fayha
Al-IttihadAl-Fayha · Saudi Pro League21
Al-FayhaAl-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League11
Al-IttihadAl-Fayha · Saudi Pro League30
Al-FayhaAl-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League11
Al-IttihadAl-Fayha · Saudi Pro League31

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Al-Ittihad1 matches
  • Al-Fayha1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Al-Ittihad

Competition
Saudi Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
21 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.62 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.41 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.64 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.45 xG/match
  • Shots13.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.09 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.47 shots/match
  • Possession58%
  • Corners6.5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.85 corners/match
  • Cards2 cards/match
  • Fouls12.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency82%

Al-Fayha

Competition
Saudi Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
21 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.21 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.59 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.05 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.33 xG/match
  • Shots10.1 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.18 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.53 shots/match
  • Possession44.8%
  • Corners4.53 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.62 corners/match
  • Cards1.68 cards/match
  • Fouls10.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency68%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness25 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 8 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4