| Saudi Pro League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Al-Orobah V/s Al-Ittihad
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COMPETITION : | Round 10
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| DATE: | 07-11-2024
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TIME:
| 10:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Al Jouf University Sports Stadium
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| Al-Orobah | Lineup |
Possible XI: Coucke (GK); Al-Zubaidi, Zouma, Kandouss, Taleb; Seri; Tello, Muhar, Guomundsson, Zubaidi; Boateng. | |
| Al-Ittihad | Lineup |
Possible XI: Rajkovic (GK); Al Amri, Al-Mousa, Shanqeeti, Mitaj; Fabinho, Kante; Diaby, Aouar, Bergwijn; Benzema. | |
Preview: Al-Orobah Vs Al-Ittihad
The visitors are trailing the league leaders by just a single point:
Al Orobah will welcome Al Ittihad to their home ground for their first-ever clash since 2015. They gained promotion into the Saudi Pro League this season after finishing second in the second division last season. The Alvaro Pachecho-led side have struggled to keep things tight at the back and have conceded 19 goals, the second-highest in the league. They will hope to pull off a miracle against an in-form side.
Al Ittihad on the other hand are enjoying the form of their lives. They are just one point away from the league leaders and a win on Thursday can propel them to the peak. The People’s club have put together a series of strong performances and have won all of their last seven games. Laurent Blanc’s men are the favourites coming into this fixture and will look to capitalize on their overpowered attacking unit.
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About Saudi Pro League:
History
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL)for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of association football in the Saudi league system.
The first season of competition was the 1976–77 season. The league had been operating as a round-robin tournament from its inaugural season until the 1989–90 season, after that the Saudi Federation decided to merge the football League with the King's Cup in one tournament and the addition of the Golden Box. The Golden Box would be an end of season knockout competition played between the top four teams of the regular league season. These teams would play at a semi-final stage to crown the champions of Saudi Arabia. The league reverted to a round-robin system in the 2007–08 season..
The association is also regularly ranked with the highest coefficient in Asia due to the successful and consistent performances in the AFC Champions League Elite, Asian Super Cup & Asian Cup Winners' Cup by its clubs. Al-Hilal is the most successful team, holding 19 titles in its history and most recently winning the title in 2023–24. Al-Shabab, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr are also some of the most successful teams in the league.
Beginning in 2023, the league started experiencing widespread international exposure due to attracting numerous top level players from European leagues through financially lucrative contracts, immediately becoming a star-studded league. The nation's Public Investment Fund took 75% stakes in four founding members (Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Nassr) in the same year as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program.
