Damac FC

vs

Al Shabab Riyadh

Preview

Damac FC (home)

• Damac FC have won one of their last five league matches, drawing one and losing three (but are unbeaten in two at home).
• Damac FC have won only one of their ten home matches in the Profesional League 2025/2026, drawing five and losing four.
• The hosts sit 15th in the table with only 15 points from their first 21 fixtures, while Al Shabab are only marginally better off in 14th with 19 points from the same number of games.
• Damac ended a poor run by beating Al-Taawoun 2-1 at home four days ago - which should give them some confidence here.
• Damac typically play with numbers behind the ball in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 and look to strike on the counter-attack or from set pieces.
• Damac FC have scored 0.80 goals per game and conceded 1.30 on average at home in the 2025/26 season so they do look to be struggling at both ends of the field.

Al Shabab Riyadh (away)

• Al Shabab Riyadh have won two of their last five league games, drawn one and lost two (with one win, one draw and one defeat from their last three away).
• Yannick Carrasco is the talisman for Al Shabab Riyadh with nine goals in 18 league appearances this season and he leads their 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, which is all about possession and high pressing to try and force turnovers.
• Imanol Alguacil has been in charge since July 3rd 2025 and his side are a bit more positive, but they have been on the back foot in their two most recent defeats when they fell to a 1-0 loss away to Al Kholood and a 5-2 loss at home to Al Ahli.
• Al Shabab Riyadh have shipped 13 goals in their 11 away matches in the league this season and are vulnerable to the counter-attack.

Head-to-Head

• Damac FC and Al Shabab Riyadh drew 1-1 three months ago in the Profesional League 2025/2026 and could well tie again when they face each other on Friday in a relegation dogfight.
• The last five meetings of these clubs has seen Damac win one, Al-Shabab two and two draws so it looks likely to be a tight contest between two inconsistent sides with goal-scoring issues.

Key Players

• Yannick Carrasco is the talisman for Al Shabab Riyadh with nine goals in 18 league appearances this season.
• Yakou Meite has scored two of Damac FC’s last three goals in a five-game spell, but Valentin Vada remains the club’s biggest threat with six goals in 21 appearances this term.
• Al-Shabab’s Carlos has been in good form of late with three goals in his last five appearances for the Blues.

Betting Insights

• The bookmakers have Al Shabab at 1.85 for the match with Damac FC at 4.33 and the draw at 3.4, so they clearly see the visitors as favourites to take the win in this encounter.
• Under 2.5 goals, at 1.7, looks like a safe bet here.

Prediction