Al Ittihad go host Damac for King Abdullah Sports City for Jeddah on Sunday, May 10, 2026, for Saudi Pro League Round 32.
Damac dey fight for survival as dem dey 15th place with 26 points, only three points above relegation zone with three matches remaining.
Al Ittihad dey sixth with 49 points, but dem don lose chance for AFC Champions League qualification.
Di home side draw 0-0 with Al Kholood on Monday, failing to convert any of five big chances.
Coach Sergio Conceicao team don struggle dis season, even though dem win title for 2024-25 with 83 points. Maximum dem fit get for 2025-26 na 62 points.
Al Ittihad get problem for attack, scoring one goal or less for seven of dia last nine matches. Dem be di lowest scorers for top six with 47 goals.
Di draw with Al Kholood mean dem take seven points from last 18 available, with four defeats and conceding three or more goals three times.
Al Ittihad home record don be positive, winning five of last seven at Al-Faisal Stadium, but dem don draw dia last two home matches.
Damac lose 2-0 to Al Khaleej on May 2, making am dia second straight defeat and third for last five matches.
Dem fail to score for three of those fixtures and concede seven goals.
Damac dey three points above 16th-placed Al Riyadh, but dem go face league leaders Al Nassr for matchweek 34.
When di two teams meet for January 13, dem draw 1-1. Both get two wins each for dia last four meetings.
Damac coach Fabio Carille side don lose dia last two away matches, and six of dia last eight away games.
Al Ittihad goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic go get protection from centre-backs Ahmed Mohammed Sharahili and Hasan Kadesh.
Midfielders Awad Al Nashri and Danilo Pereira go play, with dia defensive instincts key.
Striker En-Nesyri only score once for last four games, so he need improve.
For Damac, wide attackers David Kaiki and Jonathan Okita go support centre-forward Arielson, wey dey look for second goal for league.
Morlaye Sylla, Tariq Mohammed and Valentin Vada go play as trio behind centre-backs Jamal Harkass and Abdelkader Bedrane.
Al Ittihad possible lineup: Rajkovic; Simic, Sharahili, Kadesh, Mitaj; Al Nashri, Danilo; Al-Julaydan, Aouar, Bergwijn; En-Nesyri.
Damac possible lineup: Kewin; Al-Hawsawi, Harkass, Bedrane, Al Obaid; Sylla, Mohammed, Vada; Kaiki, Arielson, Okita.
Al Ittihad don struggle offensively, but Damac attack even worse. Al Ittihad get excellent home record, so anything other than home victory go be upset.
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