On Thursday, starting with 12:10, the match Al Batin – Al-Ittihad will be played, within the 11th round of Saudi Arabia, the first league. Al-Ittihad has prevailed in the last 4 direct matches, but also in the previous 3 trips with Al Batin. The last time they met was in the 2018/2019 season, when Al-Ittihad ticked 3 successes (round-trip championship and cup).
Al Batin comes after successive defeats in the first league in Saudi Arabia, 1-2 with Al Nasr and 1-3 with Al Shabab, slipping to 11th place in the standings, with 11 points checked in the first 10 stages. The distance from the teams occupying relegation places is only one point, so the group coached by the Portuguese Jose Garrido is in great need of points with Al-Ittihad. At home, Al Batin has two wins, a draw and two defeats, and the average goal is positive, 7-5.
On the other hand, Al-Ittihad has only one defeat this season, as does the leader Al-Hilal, a team coached by the Romanian Razvan Lucescu. With 15 points obtained, the “yellow-blacks” are placed on the 5th place in the ranking, at 3 points from the last position on the podium, Al Shabab. Away, Al-Ittihad has a victory and 4 draws, being undefeated, again like Al-Hilal, and the goal average is positive, 7-6. Currently coached by the Brazilian Fabio Carille, Victor Piturca (twice), Ladislau Boloni or Anghel Iordanescu were also on the bench at Al-Ittihad.
Al-Ittihad has prevailed in the last 4 direct matches;
Al-Ittihad won the previous 3 trips with Al Batin;
In the 2018/2019 season, Al-Ittihad won 3-1 away, respectively 4-1 and 4-3 at home (championship, cup);
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,63
