Al Ahli Jeddah (Home)
- The hosts, who beat Al-Ittihad 1-0 away in the Profesional League 2025/2026 three months ago, have won their last five league games, including their previous two home fixtures.
- They are unbeaten at home in the league, having won nine and drawn three of their 12 fixtures at this venue, and are second in the standings with 59 points from 24 games.
- Al Ahli Jeddah average 2.42 goals per-game on home turf.
Al-Ittihad (Away)
- The visitors are also unbeaten in five league matches, but with three wins and two draws during that period, have been less impressive in terms of winning games.
- They have also drawn their last two away fixtures and, although they have an impressive away record overall, lack a bit of cutting edge on the road.
- Al-Ittihad have won four, drawn six and lost just two of their 12 away league games, scoring 2.00 goals and conceding an average of 1.42 per-game.
Head-to-Head
Al Ahli have won three of the last five meetings between the clubs, Al-Ittihad one and one was a draw.
Key Players
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Al-Ahli
- Ivan Toney has been their talisman this term, hitting 23 goals in 23 league appearances and scoring three of their last eight.
- Riyad Mahrez has chipped in with three assists during their current five-match winning streak and is a big reason why Al-Ahli are so effective going forward.
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Al-Ittihad
- Steven Bergwijn is the main focal point of the Al-Ittihad attack with five in 13 league games, but they have been getting plenty of goals from other areas of the pitch in recent weeks.
- Houssem Aouar has five goals in Al-Ittihad’s last five, with the side scoring 13 goals in that period.
Betting Insights
Al-Ahli can therefore be favored to win this at 1.73 , but Al-Ittihad will provide a tough test for them and we should see goals at both ends, with both teams to score coming in at 1.6 and Over 2.5 goals at 1.63 .
Prediction
- There is a tactical chess match of sorts likely here with Al-Ahli’s controlled possession football and high pressing approach, with Matthias Jaissle’s gegenpressing blueprint similar to that of the Red Bull clubs, going up against Sergio Conceicao’s more direct, high-tempo style.
- Al-Ittihad have failed to win on their last two visits to Al-Ahli, so the psychological edge is there for Jaissle’s side to take advantage of.
