Al Orubah vs Al Ittihad Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 Saudi Pro League
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Following promotion to the Saudi top-flight last season, Al Orubah languish in the bottom-half of the Pro League table as they now prepare to take on title challenging Al Ittihad, who have been much-improved this season after a poor defence of their title last year.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Thursday 7th November, 2024 - UK – 5:00pm / US ET – 12:00pm / US PT – 9:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – DAZN have the rights to show three Saudi Pro League games per week in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule / US – Some Saudi Pro League matches will be televised on Fox in the US, so it is worth checking their schedule.
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – If DAZN are televising this match, it can be streamed live to subscribers on DAZN’s digital platforms / US – If televised, this match can be streamed on Fox’s digital platforms, while Fubo subscribers can also stream certain Saudi Pro League matches live
AL ORUBAH TEAM NEWS: POTENTIAL CHANGES
Al Orubah have a fully fit and available squad with no injury concerns or suspension issues so they will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one but they could well make a few changes due to generally poor form.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Coucke; Al Qumairi, Kandouss, Al Shuwaish, Al Zubaidi; Al Qarni, Muhar; Gudmundsson, Al Rashidi, Al Ruqi; Boateng
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
AL ITTIHAD TEAM NEWS: BENZEMA DOUBT
Key man and former Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema is a doubt for this one due to muscle stiffness, whilst another foreign player Luiz Felipe remains out injured with a few defensive injury issues for Al Ittihad to deal with.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Rajkovic; Al Shanqeeti, Alamri, Al Mousa, Mitaj; Kante, Fabinho; Diaby, Aouar, Bergwijn; Al Shehri
UNAVAILABLE: Luiz Felipe (Injured), Sharahili (Injured), Bamasud (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Benzema (Fitness)
AL ORUBAH VS AL ITTIHAD PREDICTION
Al Orubah had started the season with three victories, a draw and three defeats but the home team come into this one on the back of back-to-back defeats against Al Shabab and Al Okhdood without scoring. They now face an Al Ittihad side that, coached by Laurent Blanc, are pushing towards the top-of-the-table and sit just a point off top spot ahead of the weekend. The Jeddah-based outfit endured a miserable defence of their title last season but have been much-improved this time around and are firm favourites for this one.
AL ORUBAH VS AL ITTIHAD TIP: AL ITTIHAD TO WIN -1 HANDICAP