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title: "Al Shabab host Al Taawon in anticipated clash in Round 8 of the Saudi Pro League"
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# Al Shabab host Al Taawon in anticipated clash in Round 8 of the Saudi Pro League

Al Shabab and Al Taawon meet on 11 October at 21:00 Damascus time in Round 8 of the Saudi Pro League, in a match between two teams at the bottom of the table.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 10 October 2026، 09:01 ، updated 22:15 Saudi time

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Al Shabab host Al Taawon in anticipated clash in Round 8 of the Saudi Pro League

[Al Taawon](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-taawon-35) visit [Al Shabab](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-shabab-31) on 11 October 2026 at 21:00 Damascus time, in a match played as part of Round 8 of the [Saudi Pro League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/saudi-pro-league-3) for the 2026/27 season, broadcast on Thamanya channel.

Al Shabab go into the match after modest results in their last five rounds, having drawn 0-0 with Al Fayha at home, lost 1-2 away to Al Kholood, and also lost 0-2 to Al Hilal at home, before drawing 1-1 away to Al Hazm and 3-3 at home to Al Riyadh.

As for Al Taawon, their recent results have been heavier, having suffered a heavy 0-6 defeat at home to Al Hilal, lost 0-1 away to Al Hazm, drawn 0-0 at home with Al Fateh, lost 1-2 away to Al Nassr, and drawn 0-0 at home with Al Fayha.

In the previous meetings between the two sides, Al Taawon won the last match between them 5-1 on 3 May 2026 when Al Shabab were hosts, while Al Taawon beat Al Shabab 2-0 on 9 January 2026 when they were hosts, and the match on 22 February 2025 ended in a 2-2 draw with Al Taawon as hosts, while Al Shabab beat Al Taawon 1-0 on 21 September 2024 when they were hosts, and Al Taawon beat Al Shabab 1-0 on 18 May 2024 as hosts.

According to the current standings, Al Shabab are in 14th place with 4 points from 7 matches, having drawn 4 times and lost 3 matches without any win, scoring 6 goals and conceding 11 goals. Meanwhile, Al Taawon are in 16th place with 3 points from 7 matches as well, having drawn 3 times and lost 4 matches without any win, scoring only 3 goals and conceding 12 goals.

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