LIVE Al-Ittihad – Al-Okhdood » Marius Şumudica, duel on the field of the champion of Saudi Arabia

Marius Șumudică (54 years old), the coach of Al Okhdood, has a difficult mission on the bench of his new team. It will be the fifth game as coach of the team he is trying to save from relegation.

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Probable Teams:

Al-Ittihad (3-4-3): Rajkovic – Pereira, Fabinho, Kadesh – Al-Julaydan, Kante, Doumbia, Al-Ghamdi – Diaby, Benzema, Aouar
Coach: Sergio Conceicao

Al-Okhdood (5-4-1): Samuel – Abd, Assery, Gunter, Al-Rabiei, Al-Salem – Bassogog, Petros, Gul, Pedroza – Kramer
Coach: Marius Sumudica

Al-Okhdood, the team of Marius Șumudică, is going on a difficult journey, on the field of Al-Ittihad, the champion of Saudi Arabia.

Both teams are going through difficult times. Al-Ittihad, comes after three matches in a row without a win, while the Romanian team after two. Since the arrival of the Romanian coach, Al-Okhdood have won one match, drawn once and lost two matches, accumulating four of the nine points they have accumulated in the entire Saudi Pro League campaign so far. The most recent match ended in a draw, score 2-2, against Al-Riyadh, one of the main contenders to save from relegation.

Şumudica aims for his team to continue accumulating points and reduce the current two-point gap to the red zone of the standings. Al-Okhdood have struggled in this fixture in recent years, failing to win any of their five meetings with 'The People's Club' since being promoted to the top flight in 2023.

Al-Ittihad is the second most successful team in Saudi Arabia, with 14 league titles under their belt. Their team includes big football names such as Kante or Benzema.

Al-Ittihad is ranked 7th while Al-Okhdood is ranked 17th.

Ranking of Saudi Arabia

the standings before the match between the two teams / photo: flashscore capture