Al-Qadsiah Al Khubar

vs

Neom SC

Preview

Al-Qadsiah

• Al-Qadsiah are in red-hot form with four wins and a draw in their last five games, scoring 15 goals and posting several multi-goal victories.
• Brendan Rodgers has had an instant effect on Al-Qadsiah since taking over in December 2025, instilling a new soccering philosophy which has seen the hosts climb up to fourth place in the table with over 40 points - comfortably in the running for continental qualification.
• The hosts play a possession-based game with width and structure, pressing as a team and dominating territory with their style of play.

NEOM

• Christophe Galtier has built a compact team, which sits deep and looks to release the flair of Alexandre Lacazette and Saïd Benrahma on the break.
• NEOM have struggled to keep clean sheets, conceding six goals in their last three away fixtures.
• A win for Al-Qadsiah would put them firmly in the driver's seat in the race for a top-four finish, while NEOM will be desperate for points to ensure they can finish their debut top-tier campaign safely in the mid-table.
• NEOM are still a work in progress, but will offer some threat on the counter with Lacazette - the club’s top scorer - and Benrahma, who tends to dictate their games.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Al-Qadsiah’s attack is red hot right now with Mateo Retegui making a great partner for Julián Quiñones, who leads the scoring charts for the home side.
• Christophe Galtier has built a compact team, which sits deep and looks to release the flair of Alexandre Lacazette and Saïd Benrahma on the break.

Betting Insights

• The bookies have Al-Qadsiah as big 1.57 favorites with NEOM 5.2 and the draw 4.1, which seems about right in terms of the odds.
• Backing Over 2.5 goals in this game looks a good play at 1.62 as both sides will feel they can win the game and both have attacking threats.

Prediction