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Attention turns to the highly anticipated clash between Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad in Round 33 of the Saudi Pro League, with both teams battling for a valuable spot in next season\u2019s Asian competitions.<\/p>\n

Al-Ittihad enters the match sitting sixth in the standings, a position currently qualifying for the AFC Champions League 2, level on points with fifth-placed Al-Taawoun while holding an additional match advantage. Al-Ettifaq trails closely behind by just three points, making the encounter crucial for both sides.<\/p>\n

Al-Ettifaq will be looking to end a long winless home run against Al-Ittihad, having failed to defeat the Jeddah club in Dammam since the 2020-2021 season. Since then, the hosts have suffered three defeats and managed only one draw at home against Al-Ittihad.<\/p>\n

The last home victory for Al-Ettifaq came during the second half of the 2020-2021 campaign with a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Saeed Al-Rubaie and Hazza Al-Hazza.<\/p>\n

Since that result, Al-Ittihad has dominated the fixture. In the 2021-2022 season, the Jeddah side secured a 3-1 away victory through a Romarinho brace and a goal from Moroccan striker Abderrazak Hamdallah, while German midfielder Amin Younes scored for Al-Ettifaq.<\/p>\n

The following season saw another commanding 3-0 victory for Al-Ittihad away from home, with goals from Helder Costa, Romarinho, and Haroune Camara.<\/p>\n

The first-leg meeting of the 2023-2024 season ended in a 1-1 draw after Georginio Wijnaldum gave Al-Ettifaq the lead before Hamdallah equalized for Al-Ittihad.<\/p>\n

Their most recent encounter ended with a dominant 4-0 victory for Al-Ittihad, with goals scored by N\u2019Golo Kante, Karim Benzema, Steven Bergwijn, and Houssem Aouar.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s match carries major significance not only because of the race for Asian qualification but also due to Al-Ettifaq\u2019s determination to finally end its difficult home record against Al-Ittihad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Al-Ettifaq will be looking to end a long winless home run against Al-Ittihad, having failed to defeat the Jeddah club in Dammam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\nAl-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad Set for Crucial Clash in Race for Asian Elite Spot | The Saudi Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad Set for Crucial Clash in Race for Asian Elite Spot .. 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