Al Najma (SAUD)

vs

Al Fateh

Preview

Al-Najma (home)

• Al-Najma have failed to win any of their six home matches in the Profesional League 2025-2026, drawing once and losing five.
• Al-Najma have conceded 14 goals in six home games in the league, an average of 2.33 goals per game.
• Al-Najma have had a miserable start to the 2025/2026 Profesional League season, sitting rock bottom with two points from 14 matches.
• Al-Najma will sit deep in a 4-3-3 formation and try to be a reactive force, relying on the pace and width of players like Lázaro to get them on the counter attack.

Al-Fateh (away)

• Al-Fateh are sitting pretty in mid-table in 10th spot with 17 points from 13 matches and have been in good form recently with four wins and a draw in their last five.
• Their new coach Jose Gomes has brought some physicality and pace to the club since taking over in December and his team play a proactive style of football, pressing from midfield and being ready to transition quickly to attack.
• Fateh’s pressing tactics could turn the middle of the pitch into a dogfight, with the visitors having the upper-hand in terms of aggression and pace.

Key Players

• Players to watch:
  • Lázaro - has scored four goals in 11 Profesional League 2025/2026 appearances.
  • Matias Vargas - has bagged five times in 13 appearances, with three coming in the last five.
  • Mourad Batna - has six assists in 12 from central midfield.

Betting Insights

• Fateh are clear favorites at 1.8 while the hosts are as big as 4.1.
• Fateh’s away form is mixed with two wins, two draws and three defeats from seven matches.
• The Over 2.5 goals market also looks attractive at 1.65 given Najma’s defensive issues and Fateh’s attacking thrust.

Prediction

• Al-Fateh have the firepower to secure another three points here.
• Expect goals, with Over 2.5 looking like a likely outcome.