Al Shabab Riyadh
- Al Shabab Riyadh come into this clash after a mixed run of results that has seen them win only once and lose four of their previous five matches.
- The Basque manager has implemented a patient style of possession-based soccer and has triggered some high-intensity pressing to ensure that his players work as a cohesive unit.
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Recent home stats:
- Alguacil’s men have won two, drawn two and lost three of their seven home fixtures in the Profesional League 2025/2026.
- They have scored an average of 1.43 goals per game on home soil.
- Yannick Carrasco has been in decent form with seven goals in 12 league games this term and he has scored three of his side’s last five.
Al Najma (SAUD)
- Silva’s teams play in a compact, deep block and are rarely in possession of the ball, and have struggled on the road.
- Their most recent league game was a 0-0 home draw with Al Fateh FC, while they lost their previous fixture by one goal away to Al Hazem.
- Najma (SAUD) are in awful form and have failed to win any of their eight away games in the league this season, losing seven and conceding 18 times.
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Recent form:
- The visitors are winless in their last five with two draws and three defeats.
Key Players
- Yannick Carrasco, Al Shabab Riyadh’s talisman, has been in decent form with seven goals in 12 league games this term and he has scored three of his side’s last five.
- Lazaro, Al Najma forward, has been the main threat for Al Najma (SAUD) this season with four goals in 11 games and offers the only real hope of a positive result for the visitors on Tuesday.
Betting Insights
Shabab are a solid bet to win this one, but we feel the odds on the BTTS market are a better way in here as both teams have shown defensive fragility on occasion.
Prediction
It will be a contest between Shabab’s patient build-up and Najma’s deep block, and the match is likely to be decided by whichever side can best exploit the wide areas or by defensive lapses in transition.
