Al Ahli Jeddah
- Al Ahli Jeddah are unbeaten at home in the opening four rounds of the Profesional League 2026/2027 and will be very confident of seeing off Al-Taawon on Saturday.
- Marino Pusic took over as Al-Ahli head coach on 6 August 2026 and his side have won four of their four home games under his stewardship.
- Al-Ahli have found the net 16 times in the four home league games played and Pusic appears to have them in his sweet spot.
- Ivan Toney is Al Ahli's star goal scorer with 10 goals in seven games.
Al Taawon Buraidah
- Al Ahli Jeddah have won four of their last five games across all competitions, while Al Taawon Buraidah have won one, drawn two and lost two of their five.
- Al Ahli are unbeaten at home in the Profesional League 2026/2027 with four wins from four, averaging 4.00 goals per game, while Al Taawon have lost five of their six away trips.
- Al-Taawon will look to Abderrazak Hamdallah to lead their counter-attack with the veteran striker having two goals in five league appearances, but they do not have anywhere near enough of a threat to trouble Al-Ahli.
- Taawon are 17th in the league with five points from 12 games and the pressure is all on them to pull something out of the bag on Saturday.
Head-to-Head
Al Ahli's recent form is strong, but Al Ahli have won the last two meetings between the two teams, including a 2-1 away win over Al Taawon in the 2025/2026 edition of the league five months ago.
Key Players
- The Croat has a goal-scorer at the right end of the pitch too in Ivan Toney, who is the top scorer for Al Ahli with ten goals in seven appearances.
- Al-Taawon will look to Abderrazak Hamdallah to lead their counter-attack with the veteran striker having two goals in five league appearances.
Betting Insights
- Al-Ahli are the big favorites at 1.5 and the visitors a huge 5.69, which looks like a mismatch that only the visitors can turn around.
- But the 1.56 odds on Over 2.5 goals looks even better because Al Ahli are scoring so freely and the 1.65 on both teams to score is also worth a look.
Prediction
- The styles of these two clubs could not be more different with Al Ahli all about possession, a high line and counter-presses at the point of attack.
- Taawon are more likely to sit deep or in a medium block and look to counter in transition.
- Given that Al Ahli have won all four of their home league matches, this looks like a home win to me.
- Taawon have averaged just 0.83 goals per-game on their travels in the league and conceded an average of 2.00 per-game, which isn't a good recipe for their chances against elite-level opposition.
