{"id":51590,"date":"2026-05-10T10:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T05:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51590"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T05:07:32","slug":"al-ittihad-vs-damac-match-preview-where-to-watch-predicted-lineups-and-score-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/saudi-pro-league\/al-ittihad-vs-damac-match-preview-where-to-watch-predicted-lineups-and-score-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Ittihad vs Damac Match preview: Where to watch, predicted lineups and score prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Saudi Pro League<\/b> action continues on Sunday, May 10, 2026, as <b>Al-Ittihad host Damac<\/b> at Alinma Stadium (King Abdullah Sports City) in Jeddah. Kick-off is scheduled for\u200c\u00a0local time (18:00 UTC).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Al-Ittihad sit in <b>6th<\/b> place with around <b>49<\/b> points from 30+ matches, aiming to climb into the Asian Champions League spots. They possess quality but have shown inconsistent scoring. Damac linger in 15th, deep in relegation trouble with just 26 points, needing points desperately for survival.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recent form favors the hosts slightly. Al-Ittihad have won 2 of their last 4-5 games, while Damac arrive on a losing streak. Head-to-head history is competitive (<b>Al-Ittihad lead with 5 wins to 4<\/b>), but home advantage is keyAl-Ittihad often dominate at home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Predicted Lineups<\/h3>\n<p><b>Al-Ittihad (Possible 4-2-3-1):<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rajkovic; Simic, Sharahili, Kadesh, Mitaj; Al Nashri, Danilo; Al-Julaydan, Aouar, Bergwijn; En-Nesyri.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stars like Youssef En-Nesyri, Steven Bergwijn, Houssem Aouar, and defensive anchors Danilo Pereira and Fabinho (when fit) give them attacking flair and midfield control.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Damac (Possible 4-3-3):<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kewin; Al Hawsawi\/Harkass, Bedrane, Al-Obaid; Sylla, Vada, others; Okita, Galvao, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Damac rely on counter-attacks but struggle to score consistently.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Where to Watch<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>India<\/b>: FanCode<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>UK<\/b>: DAZN<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>USA<\/b>: fuboTV, FOX Deportes, Fox Soccer Plus<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Check local listings or streaming apps for Saudi Pro League coverage.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Score Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Most previews favor a home win. Al-Ittihad\u2019s superior squad depth and home form should prevail against a leaky Damac defense. Expect a low-scoring affair given both teams\u2019 recent trends.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Predicted Score: Al-Ittihad 2-0 Damac (or 2-1). <\/b>Al-Ittihad to control possession and capitalize on chances, while Damac may park the bus but lack firepower.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This match is crucial for Al-Ittihad\u2019s European aspirations and Damac\u2019s survival battle.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Pro League action continues on Sunday, May 10, 2026, as Al-Ittihad host Damac at Alinma Stadium (King Abdullah Sports\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4661],"tags":[3646,5440,4057],"class_list":["post-51590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saudi-pro-league","tag-al-ittihad","tag-damac","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51590"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51594,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51590\/revisions\/51594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}