Comments and predictions for Al Raed vs Al Ittihad: Benzema scores, the new king is revealed
The match between Al Raed vs Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League takes place at 1:00 a.m. on May 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Al Raed vs Al Ittihad team information
Al Raed have an almost full squad, with the only absentee being midfielder Mohammed Fouzair, who had surgery in November and will not return until next season.
Key striker Karim El Berkaoui – who has scored 11 goals for Al Raed this season – is likely to continue leading the attack.
For Al Ittihad, Moussa Diaby will return to the starting line-up after missing the last match due to suspension following a red card against Al Nassr.
Diaby's return is likely to push Unai Hernandez back to the bench, with the attacking trio behind Benzema consisting of Diaby, Abdulrahman Al Oboud and Houssem Aouar.
Latest predicted lineup Al Raed vs Al Ittihad
Al Raed:
Moreira; Al-Rajeh, Gonzalez, Qasmi, Al Jayzani; Hazazi, Abeid, Al Amri; Al Hawsawi, El Berkaoui, Bouzok
Al Ittihad:
Rajkovic; Al Shanqeeti, Al Mousa, Kadish, Mitaj; Kante, Fabinho; Al Obud, Aouar, Diaby; Benzema,
Latest football commentary Al Raed vs Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad are closing in on the title as they currently lead the table by six points over second-placed Al Hilal. Another win, combined with Al Hilal's stumble at Al Fateh, could see the Jeddah side officially crowned champions.
In the most recent round, Al Ittihad easily defeated Al Fayha 3-0, with a double from Karim Benzema and an own goal from Mohammed Kareem Al Baqawi, thereby extending their winning streak to three consecutive matches in the national championship.
Laurent Blanc's side will go into Thursday's game looking to claim a second successive away win - something they haven't done since February - having ended a four-game winless run away from home with a dramatic 3-2 win over Al Nassr.
With the championship momentum, Al Ittihad is expected to easily win all 3 points. Benzema is also aiming to narrow the gap with Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the Golden Boot - Ronaldo currently has 23 goals, 2 more than Benzema.
On the other hand, the 0-1 defeat to Damak last weekend officially relegated Al Raed, ending a disappointing season when they lost 22 out of 31 matches.
With only 6 wins and 3 draws, Al Raed currently has 21 points, 11 points behind the safe zone with only 3 rounds left in the season, making relegation impossible.
This is a sad milestone for the club, which is one of five teams that have never been relegated since the Saudi Pro League was officially established in the 2008-09 season, along with Al Ittihad, Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Shabab.
Their home form is also very disappointing, when they have not won in 10 consecutive matches at home (1 draw, 9 losses), the last time they won at home was in mid-November last year.
Raed Al Tahadi have also conceded two or more goals in eight of those 10 home games, and they have a poor head-to-head record against Al Ittihad, winning just two of their 17 home games against the opposition.
Latest Al Raed vs Al Ittihad score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Al Raed vs Al Ittihadas follows:
- Sportsmole:Al Raed 0-2 Al Ittihad
- WhoScore:Al Raed 1-3 Al Ittihad
- Our newspaper predicts:Al Raed 0-3 Al Ittihad
When and where to watch Al Raed vs Al Ittihad live?
To watch the Al Raed vs Al Ittihad match live in the Saudi Pro League taking place at 1:00 a.m. on May 16, viewers can watch it onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
