📊 Form Guide

Al-Riyadh

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Al-Riyadh will be hoping for a better result after the 1-2 Professional League defeat in their last game at the hands of Al-Tai.

In that game, Al-Riyadh had 41% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Al-Tai had 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Bernard Mensah (45') scored for Al-Tai.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Al-Riyadh have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Al-Riyadh have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 9 goals on the way.

Al-Ahli Saudi

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In the game prior to this, Al-Ahli Saudi drew 1-1 in the Professional League tie with Al-Wahda.

In that match, Al-Ahli Saudi had 73% possession and 22 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Al-Ahli Saudi was Roger Ibañez (83'). At the other end, Al-Wehda got 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

For 5 of the previous 6 games featuring Al-Ahli Saudi, a notably low volume of goals have been hit between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell comes out as just 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Al Malaki being 1. Nonetheless, we will just have to wait and see if that trend might be sustained in this match or not.

👥 Head to head

The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Professional League match day 12 on 05/11/2023 when it finished Al-Ahli Saudi 3-0 Al-Riyadh.

That time, Al-Ahli Saudi had 60% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 8 on target. The goalscorers were Feras Al Brikan (2'), Gabri Veiga (26') and Riyad Mahrez (52').

At the other end, Al-Riyadh had 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

ℹ️ Team News: Al-Ahli Saudi

Thanks to a completely healthy squad available to select from, the Al-Ahli Saudi manager doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game.

🔮 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Al-Ahli Saudi will probably be in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of their chances.

Conversely, Al-Riyadh won’t find it easy scoring goals although we think that they will probably end up scoring as well.

Our tip is for a 1-3 winning score for Al-Ahli Saudi when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 17:14 25/04/2024