Abha host title-chasing Al-Ittihad in Roshn Saudi League

Abha welcome Al-Ittihad to Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium on Friday, 30 October 2026, with the visitors aiming to stay in contention in a closely fought Roshn Saudi League title race.

The hosts are bottom of the table and will be seeking a positive result to move away from the relegation places. Al-Ittihad, meanwhile, begin the 12th round in fourth position.

Kick-off is scheduled for 15:30 Saudi Arabia time and 16:30 in the United Arab Emirates.

How to watch Abha v Al-Ittihad

The match will be broadcast on Thmanyah.

The satellite details are:

– Satellite: Arabsat
– Frequency: 11919
– Polarisation: Horizontal (H)
– Symbol rate: 27500
– FEC: 3/4

Thmanyah has also selected Jaafar Al-Saleh and Saad Yahya as the commentators for the game.

The network’s application will provide an online stream of the match. The supplied information also mentions NordVPN in connection with obtaining a secure and fast internet service.

Team news and form

No player-by-player starting line-ups are provided in the available match details. Thomas Letsch is listed under the expected line-up section, although no further formation or squad information is included.

The source also contains headings for the teams’ recent results and previous meetings, but does not provide additional match-by-match details for either section.

Roshn Saudi League standings

Al-Ittihad are fourth after 10 matches with seven wins, two draws and one defeat. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 10 and collected 23 points.

Abha are 18th, having played 10 games without a win. They have drawn twice, lost eight times, scored six goals, conceded 18 and have two points.

The full table is:

1. Al-Hilal – 10 played, 9 wins, 0 draws, 1 defeat, 30-9, +21, 27 points
2. Al-Nassr – 10, 8, 1, 1, 23-8, +15, 25
3. Al-Qadsiah – 11, 8, 1, 2, 26-12, +14, 25
4. Al-Ittihad – 10, 7, 2, 1, 20-10, +10, 23
5. Al-Ahli – 10, 7, 0, 3, 27-13, +14, 21
6. Neom – 11, 6, 1, 4, 16-9, +7, 19
7. Al-Ettifaq – 11, 5, 3, 3, 17-16, +1, 18
8. Al-Diriyah – 11, 4, 3, 4, 9-11, -2, 15
9. Al-Khaleej – 12, 3, 6, 3, 14-19, -5, 15
10. Al-Kholood – 10, 3, 3, 4, 14-21, -7, 12
11. Al-Riyadh – 10, 3, 3, 4, 11-19, -8, 12
12. Al-Shabab – 10, 2, 5, 3, 14-14, 0, 11
13. Al-Hazem – 12, 2, 4, 6, 14-20, -6, 10
14. Al-Faisaly – 11, 2, 4, 5, 12-20, -8, 10
15. Al-Fayha – 11, 1, 5, 5, 12-19, -7, 8
16. Al-Fateh – 11, 1, 3, 7, 10-23, -13, 6
17. Al-Taawoun – 11, 0, 4, 7, 5-19, -14, 4
18. Abha – 10, 0, 2, 8, 6-18, -12, 2

The table also identifies AFC Champions League qualification and relegation positions.

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