Home - Damac FC
- Damac FC are winless in eight home league games (4 draws, 4 defeats) this season.
- With Al Kholood sitting 14th in the 2025/2026 Saudi Profesional League with 15 points from 17 games and Damac FC a further five points and two positions below in 16th, this mid-table clash represents an opportunity for both clubs to create momentum and climb up the standings.
- coach Armando Evangelista has Damac FC playing a pragmatic, disciplined brand of soccer since taking over in July 2025.
- His preferred 4-2-3-1 system sees the hosts sit deep and compact before counter-attacking quickly when they can.
- His tactics have been largely effective against the top teams in the division, but Damac FC are without a win in their last five league games (D3, L2) and have failed to record a win in eight attempts at home this season.
Away - Al Kholood
- Des Buckingham has had Al Kholood playing a more attack-minded style since taking over in August 2025.
- His side press the ball in their own half, create combinations in the attacking third and have looked dangerous in transition, but they have been leaking goals and drawing too many games of late.
- Kholood have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five Saudi Profesional League matches.
Key Players
- Ramiro Enrique has 10 goals in 16 league appearances this term.
- Abdullah Al Qahtani has scored two of Damac’s last four goals and will provide a counterbalance to the home side’s play with his clinical finish from midfield.
- Valentin Vada is the club’s top scorer with six in 17, but he is a creative player rather than an out-and-out number nine.
Head-to-Head
- Al Kholood have never won at Damac.
- The home team have won two and lost one in the last three meetings between the two.
Betting Insights
- Al Kholood are slight favorites at 2.4 to win, with Damac FC available at 2.95 and the draw at 3.2.
- With both sides susceptible at the back, the even odds on Over 2.5 goals also looks like a play.
- Damac’s defence has been breached at a rate of 1.50 goals per game at home, shipping 12 in eight matches.
- Al Kholood average 1.62 goals per away game and have netted 13 in eight matches.
Prediction
- The draw is the smart play here given the home/Away quirks and recent form.
- This should be a chess game between the pragmatists and the progressives with Damac’s stubborn defense up against Al Kholood’s attacking edge.
