Riyad Mahrez and Al-Ahli will take the pitch against Abderrazak Hamdallah and Al-Ittihad today.
Heading into the 25th week of the season in the Saudi Pro League, Al-Ittihad will head on the road to take on Al-Ahli Saudi FC at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia today. Al-Ittihad is the No. 4 team on the table through 25 games with a 14-4-7 record this season and a positive 17 goal differential which is better than just the top three teams. The club has a total of 46 points on the table sitting two points behind Al-Ahli and three points ahead of Al-Taawoun. In the month of March, Al-Ittihad went 3-0-1 in league play with some games in the AFC Champions League in the mix as well. After losing the first league game of the month against Al Hilal, it bounced back with a 2-1 win over Al Okhdood with goals from Saad Al Mosa and Talal Haji. It continued to win beating Al Fateh in the third league game of the month 4-2. Abderrazak Hamdallah scored two goals in the game, one a converted penalty. The other two goals were scored by Jota and Ahmed Al Ghamdi. In the team’s most recent game, it took down Al Fayha 3-1 with goals from Hamdallah, Al Ghamdi, and Marwan Al Sahafi.
How to Watch Al-Ahli Saudi FC vs Al-Ittihad Today:
Game Date: Apr. 1, 2024
Game Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 2
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Al-Ahli is one of the three teams that is above Al-Ittihad on the table. At 14-6-5 this season, the club had a total of 48 points on the table. It is eight points behind Al Nassr, the team above it, and two points ahead of Al-Ittihad. They club is 1-0-1 in the last month with a loss 3-2 against Al-Okhdood.
It followed that loss up with a win against Al Tai 4-1. Roberto Firmino scored twice in the win with Riyad Mahrez and Franck Kessié scoring the other two goals. Feras Al-Brikan leads the team in scoring this season with 13 goals in 23 appearances followed by Mahrez with nine goals in 25 appearances.
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