Daily Football Selection: Al-Taawoun vs. Al-Ittihad 9/24/2021 Saudi Professional League Soccer Picks, Prediction, and Preview

Al-Taawoun clashes with Al-Ittihad on 9/24/2021.

Al-Ittihad visits Al-Taawoun in a Saudi Professional League match. Al-Taawoun with a record of 0-2-3 this season comes into this game with a 0.0-1.0-1.0 record on the road. Al-Ittihad is 4-0-1 this season and is 2.0-0.0-0.0 at home.
It has been a mixed bag in the past five matches for Al-Taawoun and it is an opportunity to get rolling. An opportunity presents itself in this road match. They lost their previous match and hope to bounce back from the disappointing setback. What better place to turn the ship around for Al-Ittihad than game on their home pitch?
It has been a mixed bag in the past five games for Al-Ittihad and it is an opportunity to get rolling. In their previous match, they were victorious and look to build upon this result. Now on their home pitch, they look continue the positive momentum in familiar and friendly territory against Al-Taawoun.

The Al-Taawoun Roster

The Players to Watch for the Al-Taawoun
Cédric Amissi MF
As a shooter, Cédric Amissi had 2.0 shots fired this season. He is not considered a threat to score, but he takes a share of shots. Cédric Amissi has 0.0 shots on target this season. Shots on target are a rarity for him, maybe he will fare better with his number of shots, shot selection or shot accuracy.
Cédric Amissi has 5 goals scored this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Taawoun teammates, Cédric Amissi had 0 assists this season. He is generally not involved in setting his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Cédric Amissi has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Cédric Amissi has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 11 fouls this season. He has drawn 1 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Yazeid Al Bakr DF
As a shooter, Yazeid Al Bakr had 2.0 shots fired this season. He is not considered a threat to score, but he takes a share of shots. Yazeid Al Bakr has 0.0 shots on target this season. Shots on target are a rarity for him, maybe he will fare better with his number of shots, shot selection or shot accuracy.
As a scorer, Yazeid Al Bakr had 4 goals this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Taawoun teammates, Yazeid Al Bakr had 0 assists this season. He is generally not involved in setting his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Yazeid Al Bakr has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Yazeid Al Bakr has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 3 fouls this season. He has drawn 5 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Hassan Kadesh DF
Hassan Kadesh has 2.0 shots fired this season. He is not considered a threat to score, but he takes a share of shots. Hassan Kadesh has 2.0 shots on target this season. He is capable of taking shots that can turn into goals.
As a scorer, Hassan Kadesh had 4 goals this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. Hassan Kadesh has 0 assists this season. He is generally not involved in setting his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Hassan Kadesh has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Hassan Kadesh has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 5 fouls this season. He has drawn 2 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Sandro Manoel MF
As a shooter, Sandro Manoel had 5.0 shots fired this season. He is a threat to score, but should not be considered a main threat. Not all shots reach the goalkeeper, but Sandro Manoel had 1.0 shots on target this season. He does not have enough shots on goal to really be respected.
Sandro Manoel has 4 goals scored this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. Sandro Manoel has 0 assists this season. He is generally not involved in setting his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Sandro Manoel has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Sandro Manoel has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 8 fouls this season. He has drawn 7 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Iago Santos DF
Iago Santos has 2.0 shots fired this season. He is not considered a threat to score, but he takes a share of shots. Not all shots reach the goalkeeper, but Iago Santos had 1.0 shots on target this season. He does not have enough shots on goal to really be respected.
As a scorer, Iago Santos had 5 goals this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Taawoun teammates, Iago Santos had 0 assists this season. He is generally not involved in setting his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Iago Santos has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Iago Santos has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 2 fouls this season. He has drawn 0 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.

The Al-Ittihad Roster

The Players to Watch for the Al-Ittihad
Saud Abdulhamid DF
Saud Abdulhamid has 1.0 shots fired this season. He is not considered a threat to score, but he takes a share of shots. Not all shots reach the goalkeeper, but Saud Abdulhamid had 0.0 shots on target this season. Shots on target are a rarity for him, maybe he will fare better with his number of shots, shot selection or shot accuracy.
Saud Abdulhamid has 5 goals scored this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Ittihad teammates, Saud Abdulhamid had 0 assists this season. He is generally not involved in setting his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Saud Abdulhamid has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Saud Abdulhamid has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 6 fouls this season. He has drawn 5 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Karim El Ahmadi MF
Karim El Ahmadi has 2.0 shots fired this season. He is not considered a threat to score, but he takes a share of shots. Not all shots reach the goalkeeper, but Karim El Ahmadi had 0.0 shots on target this season. Shots on target are a rarity for him, maybe he will fare better with his number of shots, shot selection or shot accuracy.
Karim El Ahmadi has 4 goals scored this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Ittihad teammates, Karim El Ahmadi had 0 assists this season. He is generally not involved in setting his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Karim El Ahmadi has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Karim El Ahmadi has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 14 fouls this season. He has drawn 1 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Ahmed Hegazi DF
Ahmed Hegazi has 5.0 shots fired this season. He is a threat to score, but should not be considered a main threat. Not all shots reach the goalkeeper, but Ahmed Hegazi had 2.0 shots on target this season. He is capable of taking shots that can turn into goals.
Ahmed Hegazi has 5 goals scored this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Ittihad teammates, Ahmed Hegazi had 2 assists this season. He is considered one of the top set-up players for his teammates in the league, he distributes the ball well.
Ahmed Hegazi has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Ahmed Hegazi has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 1 fouls this season. He has drawn 5 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Romarinho FW
As a shooter, Romarinho had 14.0 shots fired this season. He is a persistent threat to score, at least by his efforts to try to take shots. Romarinho has 5.0 shots on target this season. He is a sharpshooter, his ability to constantly threaten to score makes him a top focus for defenses.
As a scorer, Romarinho had 4 goals this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Ittihad teammates, Romarinho had 3 assists this season. He is considered one of the top set-up players for his teammates in the league, he distributes the ball well.
Romarinho has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Romarinho has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 2 fouls this season. He has drawn 10 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.
Hamdan Al-Shamrani DF
Hamdan Al-Shamrani has 1.0 shots fired this season. He is not considered a threat to score, but he takes a share of shots. Not all shots reach the goalkeeper, but Hamdan Al-Shamrani had 1.0 shots on target this season. He does not have enough shots on goal to really be respected.
Hamdan Al-Shamrani has 4 goals scored this season. He falls in the middle as a scorer. When it comes to setting up scoring opportunities for his Al-Ittihad teammates, Hamdan Al-Shamrani had 1 assists this season. He is an average offensive contributor as far as his ability to set up his teammates for scoring opportunities.
Hamdan Al-Shamrani has 0 Yellow Cards this season. Hamdan Al-Shamrani has 0 Red Cards this season. He has committed 7 fouls this season. He has drawn 2 fouls this season in Saudi Professional League action.

Al-Taawoun Team Stats

The Al-Taawoun Offensive Stats and Metrics
Al-Taawoun scored 1.60 goals per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations. This is an extremely potent offense that is tough to shut down. Per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations, Al-Taawoun was able to score 1.40 goals off assists. This offense finds ways to score by sharing the ball and that is quite nice to watch.
Per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations, Al-Taawoun was able to score on 0.36 of their shots on target. This offense creates high quality shots.
Al-Taawoun attempted 4.4 shots on goal (penalty kicks excluded) per 90 minutes of regulation and stoppage action. This offense falls in the middle when it comes to the number of shots on goal they take per game. Continuing on the subject of shots on target, Al-Taawoun is able to get 40.7% of their shots to be on goal(target). They are among the best at ensuring that their shots reach the goalkeeper and striking fear in the hearts of opposing fans.
Al-Taawoun Defensive Stats and Metrics
Per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations, Al-Taawoun was able to hold opponents to 2.6 goals. The defensive effort has been pitiful, maybe it will improve, but this is not working. Nobody should be proud of this. When it comes to the stress put on goalkeepers, 5.2 shots were saved by Al-Taawoun goalkeepers this season on a per 90 minute basis. This defense plays with fire far too often due to their inability to prevent shots on goal.
Al-Taawoun goalkeepers were able to keep shots on goal from getting into the net 50.0% of the time. Shots on goal tend to become goals against this porous defense and goalkeeping unit. Al-Taawoun goalkeepers were able to get a clean sheet 0.0% of the time. This defense and goalkeeping crew is really struggling, expecting a clean sheet is unreasonable.



Al-Taawoun Utility Stats
Al-Taawoun tried 13.6 crosses per 90 minutes of action. Al-Taawoun is in the top 67 percentile in crosses per 90 minutes. Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Taawoun had 8.8 interceptions. Al-Taawoun is in the top 91 percentile in intercepted passes per 90 minutes. Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Taawoun commits 14.6 fouls. This puts Al-Taawoun in the top 76 percentile in the league in fouls committed per 90 minutes. Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Taawoun drew 11.6 fouls. This puts Al-Taawoun in the top 56 percentile in the league in fouls drawn per 90 minutes. Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Taawoun committed an offside 2.4 times. This puts Al-Taawoun in the top 87 percentile in the league in offside turnovers.

Al-Ittihad Team Stats

The Al-Ittihad Offensive Stats and Metrics
Per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations, Al-Ittihad was able to score 2.60 goals. This is an extremely potent offense that is tough to shut down. Per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations, Al-Ittihad was able to score 2.40 goals off assists. This offense finds ways to score by sharing the ball and that is quite nice to watch.
Per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations, Al-Ittihad was able to score on 0.43 of their shots on target. This offense creates high quality shots.
Al-Ittihad attempted 6.0 shots on goal (penalty kicks excluded) per 90 minutes of regulation and stoppage action. This offense is a persistent threat to score with shots on goal. Continuing on the subject of shots on target, Al-Ittihad is able to get 45.5% of their shots to be on goal(target). They are among the best at ensuring that their shots reach the goalkeeper and striking fear in the hearts of opposing fans.
Al-Ittihad Defensive Stats and Metrics
Al-Ittihad gave up 0.6 goals per 90 minutes of action in non-penalty situations. This defense and goalkeeper have done a masterful job in preventing opponents from scoring goals. Al-Ittihad goalkeepers fended off 4.0 shots per 90 minutes. There is room for improvement when it comes to preventing shots on target.
When it comes to the saves percentage, 80.0% of shots on target were saved by Al-Ittihad goalkeepers. The defense and goalkeeper effort as a collective does an excellent job together forcing weaker shots on target and preventing shots from becoming goals. When it comes to the clean sheet percentage, 20.0% of games resulted in a clean sheet for Al-Ittihad. The idea of them having a clean sheet is a bit of a long shot compared to other teams in the league.
Al-Ittihad Utility Stats
Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Ittihad had 14.8 crosses of the ball on the pitch. Al-Ittihad is in the top 61 percentile in crosses per 90 minutes. Al-Ittihad has successfully intercepted 9.6 passes per 90 minutes of action. This puts Al-Ittihad in the top 85 percentile in the league in interceptions per 90 minutes. Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Ittihad commits 10.2 fouls. This puts Al-Ittihad in the top 14 percentile in the league in fouls committed per 90 minutes. Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Ittihad drew 14.2 fouls. Al-Ittihad is in the top 21 percentile in fouls drawn per 90 minutes. Per 90 minutes of action, Al-Ittihad committed an offside 2.4 times. Al-Ittihad is in the top 87 percentile in offside calls against them.

Al-Taawoun vs. Al-Ittihad Prediction, Picks, and Odds

Prediction: Al-Taawoun 11 Al-Ittihad 12
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