Al Fateh (home)
- Al Fateh are 10th in the Profesional League 2025/2026 with 24 points from 22 games.
- Al-Fateh are hardly in great shape themselves with no wins, three draws and two defeats in their last five, having lost their previous two games to Al Nassr and Al-Ettifaq.
- Al Fateh averages 1.55 goals per match at home, but have won only four of their 11 home games this season, and are without a win in their last three at their own ground (two draws and one defeat).
Al Akhdoud (away)
- Al Akhdoud are 17th with 10 points from 21 matches.
- Al-Akhdoud’s travails are likely to continue when they take on Al Fateh in a relegation six-pointer in the Saudi Profesional League on Monday.
- Al-Akhdoud have lost nine and drawn one of their ten away games in the competition to date, scoring at a rate of 0.40 goals per match and conceding 2.00 goals per match.
- Akhdoud have three defeats, two draws and no wins in their last five league games, losing 2-1 at Al Hazem prior to a 1-1 home draw against Al Qadsiah.
Key Players
- The flanks will be a major battleground on Monday when Al Akhdoud’s deep-lying 5-4-1 or narrow 3-5-2 formation locks up the middle of the pitch in a bid to counter-punch Al Fateh’s high pressing game.
- The hosts, who typically line up in a 3-4-3 or 3-4-1-2 with their wing-backs pushed up high, will look to turn Al Akhdoud over in wide areas and penetrate a deep, compact defensive block.
- Al Akhdoud’s Saeed Al-Rubaie, who has four goals in 16 league appearances this term, is usually their sole focal point in attack while Al Fateh have greater firepower in Matias Vargas, their top scorer with seven goals in 21, and Mourad Batna, who has three of the team's last seven goals.
Betting Insights
- The visitors are 4.0 to get a result on the road, which seems like very generous odds considering their record, while a draw looks possible at 3.75.
- With neither team in any kind of form in front of goal, and Al Akhdoud set up to sit deep, Under 2.5 goals at 2.05 offers the best value in the game.
Prediction
Al Fateh ’s superior head-to-head, home advantage and better attacking options suggest they will come out on top of this close contest unless Al Akhdoud can keep their hosts at arm's length.
