Al Kholood
- Al Kholood, profligates in the Profesional League 2025/2026 this season, will be desperate for any kind of momentum as they sit 14th in the table with 15 points from 18 games.
- It’s worked at times, but Al Kholood have been leaking goals and unable to turn possession into points.
- Ramiro Enrique is Al Kholood’s talisman, the forward has scored 10 goals in 17 appearances, but they have lost two on the bounce coming into this game.
- Al Kholood have lost eight of their 10 home league games, winning just twice.
- They have averaged 1.2 goals per home game in the league but have also lost each of their three most recent home games.
Al Shabab Riyadh
- They sit 13th in the Profesional League 2025/2026 table after 19 matches, four points clear of Al Kholood in 14th.
- Alguacil has implemented a possession-based, central-overload style for the visitors, a more structured and patient build-up has yielded back-to-back wins and moved them up the table.
- Carlos has been excellent recently, scoring four times in Al Shabab’s last five games to lead them out of the bottom half.
- Yannick Carrasco has been just as reliable in the league this term, scoring seven times in 16 appearances.
- Alguacil’s Al Shabab have won one, drawn four and lost five of their 10 away games, but they’re unbeaten in three and have won their previous two.
Head-to-Head
In the last game between these two sides, Al Kholood stunned Al Shabab Riyadh with a 2-1 win away in the Profesional League 2025/2026, but the visitors will be looking to reverse the tables this time around.
Key Players
- Ramiro Enrique is Al Kholood’s talisman, the forward has scored 10 goals in 17 appearances, but they have lost two on the bounce coming into this game.
- Carlos has been excellent recently, scoring four times in Al Shabab’s last five games to lead them out of the bottom half.
Betting Insights
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 looks like a good pick considering both teams’ approach to the game and their recent results.
- 2.2 for Shabab is slightly favorable for the away side, and 3.0 for the home team is generous.
- 1.2 goals per game conceded and 0.8 scored on the road shows Shabab can be brittle away despite recent wins.
Prediction
- With Al Kholood on a two-game losing streak, and both of those defeats coming at home to Al-Ettifaq and Al Nassr FC, the away team are my pick here.
- I expect this to be a close match, but Alguacil’s side have the momentum and I think they can just edge this one.
