Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun: Prediction, Odds, Lineups, Head-to-Head & Telecast
On 2nd December 2023, Al-Shabab will face off against Al-Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League. The match is scheduled to be played in Al-Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The game will begin at 11:30 PM IST.
Date, Outset Time & Stadium
Date: 2nd December 2023
Time: 11:30 PM IST
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun Head-to-Head
On Saturday, 2nd December, Al-Shabab will take on Al-Taawoun in an interesting Saudi Pro League encounter. The hosts, Al-Shabab, find themselves languishing at the 11th spot in the table with 16 points from 14 games. The visitors, meanwhile, have looked out of sorts in recent weeks. Sitting in fifth position with 25 points from 14 games, Al-Taawoun have lost two and drawn three out of their last five games, falling 13 points behind league leaders Al-Hilal as things stand.
The two teams have faced each other 27 times, with Al-Shabab winning nine times and Al-Taawoun emerging victorious 11 times. Seven encounters ended in a draw. In the last five meetings between these two teams, Al-Taawoun won twice while Al-Shabab won just once, with the other two games resulting in a stalemate. Considering the fact that Al-Shabab have an inferior head-to-head record against the visitors, they will look to end their winless streak on Saturday.
Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun: Where & How to Watch
The channels and apps that would be broadcasting the game live are mentioned below:
| Country | Channel | Online Streaming |
| India | Sony Sports Network | Jio |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | Dazn App |
| Canada | Dazn | Dazn App |
| Middle-East | SSC | Saudi Pro League App |
Live streaming channels like BeIN Sports and ESPN+ would be streaming the game for free for fans residing in the United States and United Kingdom respectively.
Al-Shabab Team News
Al-Shabab are heading into this game on the back of a 0-0 draw against Al-Ahli Saudi away from home. It was a positive result for the team as they were facing one of the in-form teams in the Saudi Pro League in their own den.
Al-Taawoun Team News
Al-Taawoun haven’t won a game in the Saudi Pro League since their 3-0 victory over Al-Tai a little less than two months ago. In their previous game, they lost a fierce encounter that resulted in two red cards and an Al-Riyadh winner in the 10th minute of the stoppage time.
Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun Prediction
Even though Al-Taawoun have history on their side with 11 wins to Al-Shabab’s nine, and with the fifth-placed side winning twice and losing just once in their past five fixtures, Al-Shabab are currently the more in-form team, having racked up seven points in the last five games compared to Al-Taawoun’s three points in the same period.
Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun Odds
Based on current form, Al-Shabab are the slight favorites to win the game with the odds favoring them ahead of this game. Following are the odds for this fixture:
Al-Shabab – 2.09
Draw – 3.18
Al-Taawoun – 3.52
Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun Predicted Lineups
The most probable lineups for both the teams are mentioned below:
Al-Shabab:
- Goalkeeper – S. Kim
- Defenders – H. Al-Yami, R. Saiss, I. Santos, F. Al-Sqoor
- Midfielders – E. Banega, H. Al-Qahtani, G. Cuellar
- Forwards – Y. Carrasco, C. Carvalho, F. Al-Muwallad
Al-Taawoun:
- â Goalkeeper – Mailson
- â Defenders – M. Faqeehi, A. Girotto, A. Al-Saluli, F. Al-Abdulrazzaq
- â Midfielders – A. Medran, A. El Mahdioui, Flavio
- â Forwards – M. Barrow, J. Pedro, A. Adam
Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun: Top players to watch
Fans in Saudi Arabia and across the globe hoping for some interesting footballing action this weekend can look forward to this game and the players that will be taking the field as some of the players have the ability to single-handedly change the course of the game and dazzle the spectators.
Al-Shabab
Yannick Carrasco’s arrival from Atletico Madrid has surely added some much-needed spark to the Al-Shabab attack this season. With one goal and four assists in eight appearances in the league, Carrasco is definitely the one to watch in Al-Shabab colours.
Al-Taawoun
After spending five years in the UAE Pro League, Brazilian forward Joao Pedro (not the Brighton player) returned to Saudi Arabia to join Al-Taawoun, and the move has paid dividends for his latest employers. Pedro has made nine appearances in the league, scoring five goals. Al-Taawoun will once again bank on his goal-scoring abilities in order to end a five-game winless streak.