Al-Khaleej
- Al-Khaleej are 11th in Profesional League 2025-2026, with 37 points from 31 games.
- Gustavo Poyet took the reigns in late April 2026 and has had a mixed bag of results so far.
- In their last 5 matches, Al-Khaleej have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.
- In their most recent 3 matches, they’ve beaten Al Najma 3-1 at home, won 2-0 away from home against Damac FC and then lost 1-2 at home to Al Hilal.
- Al-Khaleej’s most common formations are 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1, which involve keeping a compact shape, narrow blocks and fast counters with the ball.
Al-Ettifaq Dammam
- Al-Ettifaq Dammam have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 in their past 5 matches.
- Saad Al-Shehri has had a similar start to his tenure at Al-Ettifaq Dammam, taking the reigns in January 2025.
- Their most recent results have been a 3-1 away win at Al Akhdoud and a 0-0 draw at home with Al Najma.
- Al-Ettifaq play a more aggressive 4-2-3-1 system, where they press high and attempt to move the ball quickly to create overloads in the attacking third.
Head-to-Head
- In the last 5 head-to-heads, Al-Ettifaq have won 3 times, Al-Khaleej have won once and there was a draw.
- Al-Khaleej won the last matchup 2-1 away from home 3 months ago.
Key Players
Joshua King is Al-Khaleej’s main man and has scored 18 goals in 25 league matches this season .
- 4 of Al-Khaleej’s last 8 goals have come from King.
- Georginio Wijnaldum leads the line for Al-Ettifaq with 15 goals in 30 matches this term.
Betting Insights
- Al-Khaleej are the favorites at 2.15.
- Al-Ettifaq Dammam are priced at 3.2 to win.
- The Both teams to score - Yes market is 1.52.
Prediction
This game will be a classic ‘press vs structure’ matchup with Al-Khaleej looking to stifle Al-Ettifaq ’s forward movement and Al-Ettifaq looking to penetrate Al-Khaleej ’s compact shape.
