Al Taawon Buraidah
- Al Shabab were the latest victims of his side’s 4-2-3-1 system, which is based on rapid transitions and creativity in the centre of the field, when they battered them 5-1 away in their penultimate fixture.
- The previous fixture saw Chamusca’s men get beaten 0-2 at home by champions Al Ittihad, so there is an obvious issue to be addressed in terms of what his team do at home.
- The hosts’ home record reads seven wins, four draws and four defeats, while they score an average of 1.80 goals per game on their home patch in the Profesional League 2025/2026.
- Al Taawon Buraidah have lost both of their last two home games.
Al Ahli Jeddah
- Al Ahli Jeddah are the form favorites, having won four of their last five league games.
- These results have consolidated Al Ahli’s third-place finish in the table on 72 points from 31 games compared to Al Taawon’s fifth-place finish on 52 from 31 games.
- Since that game, Al Ahli have won nine, drawn three and lost three on the road, scoring 1.33 goals per-game and conceding 0.67 per-game in the league.
Head-to-Head
Al Ahli Jeddah are the dominant force in the head-to-head record, having won all five meetings in the Profesional League 2025/2026 so far.
Key Players
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Matthias Jaissle’s 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system, which is inspired by Red Bull’s famous high-pressing style, is a flexible one that works when his team’s pressing game is clicking.
- Ivan Toney (30 goals in 29 league games, four in the last five)
- Roger Martinez (22 in 29)
Betting Insights
- While Al Ahli Jeddah are clearly the more consistent and higher quality team at the moment, we’re taking the odds on the away win to be slightly shorter than they are right now, at around 1.77.
- The game should be relatively high-scoring, with odds of 1.74 on the over 2.5 goals option looking good to us, but we’re going to go with the ‘BTTS - No’ option at around 2.06, given that Al Ahli Jeddah are a well-organised side that rarely concede more than they score.
Prediction
- Jaissle’s Al Ahli Jeddah have got into a rhythm that is going to be tough to stop.
- Their relentless high-pressing game should overwhelm Al Taawon Buraidah, who are a counter-attacking team by nature.
