Al-Kholood play host to away side Al-Ettifaq at home in the Professional League fixture on Saturday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Al-Kholood v Al-Ettifaq can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Al-Kholood
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Al-Kholood will be hoping for a better result after a 4-1 Professional League defeat last time out to Al-Qadsiah.
In that match, Al-Kholood had 34% possession and 6 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Al-Kholood was Jackson Muleka (51'). Al-Qadsiah got 25 attempts on goal with 12 on target. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (13', 56') and Julián Quiñones (27', 34') scored for Al-Qadsiah.
Al-Kholood have been quite ineffective in attack in more recent games. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 3 versus opposing sides during their previous six outings. In those games, Al-Kholood have also seen the number of goals against them come to 15.
Al-Ettifaq
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Al-Ettifaq come into this game after a 2-1 Professional League win versus Al-Khaleej in their last match.
In that match, Al-Ettifaq had 52% possession and 19 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player to score for Al-Ettifaq was Georginio Wijnaldum (15', 54'). At the other end, Al-Khaleej had 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target.
The stats tell the story, and Al-Ettifaq have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals overall. In defence, Al-Ettifaq have been far from perfect. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
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Head to head
The previous league fixture featuring the two was Professional League match day 14 on 10/01/2025 and the score finished Al-Ettifaq 2-3 Al-Kholood.
That time, Al-Ettifaq had 61% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Georginio Wijnaldum (30') and Moussa Dembélé (96').
On the other side, Al-Kholood got 16 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Jackson Muleka (26') was the scorer.
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Team News: Al-Ettifaq
Al-Ettifaq has to choose a team with limited availability. Abdulelah Al-Malki (Cruciate ligament tear), João Costa (Cruciate ligament tear) and Moussa Dembélé (Achilles tendon rupture) are not able to play.
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Prediction
Al-Ettifaq and Al-Kholood could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.
We’ll see, but this could easily end up all-square. We therefore think that it’s going to be a hard-fought 0-0 scoreline by the conclusion of this game.
Lucas Pereira,
12:08 06/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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Al-Kholood
Competitions: Professional League position 14