Season Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Goals scored 0.71 – 1.13
Expected goals 0.8 – 1.37
Shots 9.86 – 12.9
Possession 47.1% – 48.9% Story Comparison H2H Evidence More football 30-second read
What the record shows The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 1 to Abha, 1 drawn, 3 to Al-Shabab. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.
Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Abha favored in 3 of 13 directional metrics · Al-Shabab in 8 · 2 too close
▲ recorded edge● higher value (descriptive) too close
Season Last 10 Last 5 Home–Away Style profile Rest and recent workload
Abha 7 matches Al-Shabab 8 matches
0.71 goals/match Goals scored7/8 ▲ 1.13 goals/match
1.86 goals/match Goals allowed7/8 ▲ 1.38 goals/match
0.8 xG/match Expected goals7/8 ▲ 1.37 xG/match
9.86 shots/match Shots7/8 ▲ 12.9 shots/match
3.29 shots/match Shots on target7/8 ▲ 4.5 shots/match
47.1% Possession7/8 ● 48.9%
2.86 corners/match Corners7/8 ● 6 corners/match
10.9 fouls/match Fouls7/8 9.75 fouls/match
Abha 7 matches Al-Shabab 8 matches
0.71 goals/match Goals scored7/8 ▲ 1.13 goals/match
1.86 goals/match Goals allowed7/8 ▲ 1.38 goals/match
0.8 xG/match Expected goals7/8 ▲ 1.37 xG/match
9.86 shots/match Shots7/8 ▲ 12.9 shots/match
3.29 shots/match Shots on target7/8 ▲ 4.5 shots/match
47.1% Possession7/8 ● 48.9%
2.86 corners/match Corners7/8 ● 6 corners/match
10.9 fouls/match Fouls7/8 9.75 fouls/match
Abha 5 matches Al-Shabab 5 matches
0.8 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.4 goals/match Goals allowed5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
0.78 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 1.13 xG/match
9.4 shots/match Shots5/5 ▲ 11 shots/match
2.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 3.8 shots/match
43.4% Possession5/5 ● 45.4%
2.2 corners/match Corners5/5 ● 5.2 corners/match
11 fouls/match Fouls5/5 9.8 fouls/match
Abha 3 matches Al-Shabab 3 matches
0.67 goals/match Goals scored3/3 0.67 goals/match
1.33 goals/match Goals allowed3/3 ▲ 1 goal/match
0.58 xG/match Expected goals3/3 ▲ 0.83 xG/match
11.3 shots/match Shots3/3 11.3 shots/match
3.33 shots/match Shots on target3/3 ▲ 4.67 shots/match
3.67 corners/match Corners3/3 ● 6.33 corners/match
10 fouls/match Fouls3/3 10.3 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches 53 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 25 days
Abha / Al-Shabab
History
Head-to-head Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
22 Sept 2025 Abha — Al-Shabab · King's Cup 1–1
18 Apr 2024 Al-Shabab — Abha · Saudi Pro League 5–0
28 Oct 2023 Abha — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League 2–1
14 Feb 2023 Al-Shabab — Abha · Saudi Pro League 2–0
1 Sept 2022 Abha — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League 0–4
Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade B · Useful evidence Useful evidence — limited
Season samples 7 / 8 home / away teams
Recent samples 5 / 5 last-five windows
Freshness 53 days stale at cutoff
At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff. Known unknowns Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset. Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards. The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff. Analysis cutoff: Thu, 5 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Saudi Pro League