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- Al Najma (SAUD) are bottom of the Profesional League 2025/2026 with eight points from 25 games, eleven points behind 15th-placed Damac FC in the battle to avoid relegation.
- Nestor El Maestro took over in February 2026 and has gone about his task of keeping them in the division by making them a more organised, defensive team.
- Al-Hilal beat them 4-0 in their last away game and they are on a four-match losing streak.
- Al Najma (SAUD) have conceded 28 goals in 12 home games in the Profesional League 2025/2026.
Away - Damac FC
- Damac FC have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five league games.
- Fabio Carille took over as head coach in February and has brought some much-needed structure to the team, most notably in their recent 3-0 home win over Al-Riyadh.
Head-to-Head
Damac FC have failed to win on their two most recent trips to Al-Najma (SAUD), but this is a good time for them to change that sequence given the hosts’ poor record this term.
Key Players
- Al-Najma (SAUD) danger man Lazaro has scored six goals in 19 league appearances and has scored half the team's goals in their last five games.
- Yakou Meite has scored three of the last seven for Damac, so we’ll side with the visitors’ Ivory Coast international to grab the only goal that might separate the teams.
Betting Insights
- The visitors have won one, drawn five and lost six of 12 away fixtures in the league in 2025/26, scoring just nine goals.
- Al-Najma (SAUD) have won only once, drawn three and lost eight at home, conceding 28 goals.
- Damac FC are the better side in most respects, however, and there is a little more quality in their squad, so we’re taking them to earn the points in this one at 2.12.
- It will be a tactical battle with both teams likely to rely on quick transitions and set pieces to create their chances.
- Both should be able to get on the scoresheet, however, and with a goal in mind we’re going to have a little more faith in the Over 2.5 goals option, which is priced up at a decent 2.04.
- Both sides will have a go, so expect an entertaining relegation battle to ensue with a BTTS bet priced at 1.81.
Prediction
- Damac FC are the better side in most respects, however, and there is a little more quality in their squad, so we’re taking them to earn the points in this one at 2.12.
- Both sides will have a go, so expect an entertaining relegation battle to ensue with a BTTS bet priced at 1.81.
