Al Diriyah
- Al Diriyah have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches.
- Al Diriyah are 10th in Profesional League 2026/2027 with seven points from five games.
- The hosts arrive at this fixture in mixed form, having recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches, but they arrived off a sharp 3-0 away win over Al-Ettifaq Dammam, and a home setback to Al-Qadsiah Al Khubar showed they can still be caught cold.
- Bruno Lage has them playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation in which they press from the front and aim to turn over the ball and move it quickly.
Abha
- Abha have won none, drawn one and lost four of their last five contests.
- Abha are 18th on one point.
- Damir Buric has his side set up in a compact 4-4-2 shell, which they'll look to hold rigid and counter off when they can.
Key Players
Alimami Gory has the most goals for Abha with just one in four league games and they lack bite, so Darwin Nunez gives Al Diriyah the edge, as he tops their scoring charts with two in three in the league.
Betting Insights
Abha's away form makes this a home win, and the odds on offer for both teams to score - No at 1.93 - points to the fact that the hosts will control the game and Abha have been blunt up front on the road.
Prediction
Al Diriyah to win at the odds of 1.53 is a mark of the market expectation that the home side will edge this one, and that's what we think they will do.