Finished 1 0 Al Ittifaq Dammam - Al Riyadh Saudi Arabia Pro League - Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 
Al Ettifaq's recent slump in form didn't cause too much damage to the club with their status in the Saudi Pro League intact.
However, Steven Gerrard's team is vying to stay inside the top ten while Al Riyadh has a different agenda, fighting for survival in their country's top league.
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Al Ettifaq vs Al Riyadh predictions: The host is ready to end a negative run
🔥Hot tip
Half-Time Al Ettifaq
⚽ Correct score prediction
Al Ettifaq 1-0 Al Riyadh
⬆️ Over 2.5 goals
No
Key stats
- Three out of the past five games between these teams ended in a draw.
- Al Ettifaq is winless in the last three outings.
- Al Riyadh is four games without a victory.
- The first h2h match of the season ended with a 1-0 Al Riyadh win.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The home team has the advantage
- HOME: 1/3 (1.33) – 75%
- DRAW: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
- AWAY: 7/1 (8.00) – 12.5%
With Al Ettifaq being the overwhelming favourite and thus the expected winner for this match, the bookies have given the host side a 75 percent probability chance of a victory.
Al Ettifaq lost to Al Fateh in their last match with a single goal in the back of the net and Al Riyadh went down to Al Shabab with the same score.
There are plenty of offers available to bettors across the markets, check those out on our dedicated free betting tips page. These are a couple of suggestions for this particular contest: A Goalless Half-Time could get you odds up to 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8% and Al Ettifaq winning the match without conceding a Goal is valued at 1/1 (2.00) – 50%.
Last five H2Hs: A draw is the name of the game
Three out of the past five matches between these sides ended with them splitting the points, and the other two went Al Riyadh's way. The last time Al Ettifaq defeated Al Riyadh happened 19 years ago.
Saudi Arabia Pro League 22/10/23 Al Riyadh Al Ittifaq Dammam Saudi Arabia Division 1 01/01/16 Al Ittifaq Dammam Al Riyadh Saudi Arabia Division 1 28/08/15 Al Riyadh Al Ittifaq Dammam 
Al Ettifaq team news and form: Defending is the key
Al Ettifaq conceded goals in three straight games and coincidentally, they haven't won any of those matches.
Predicted Lineup: Victor(GK), Al Otaibi, Hendry, Al Dosari, Al Shamrani, Hazzazi, Medran, Wijnaldum, Toko Ekambi, Dembele, Gray.
Saudi Arabia Pro League 28/08/24 W Al Akhdoud 0 Al Ittifaq Dammam 1 Saudi Arabia Pro League 24/08/24 W Al Shabab Riyadh 0 Al Ittifaq Dammam 1 World Club Friendlies 31/07/24 L Oviedo 3 Al Ittifaq Dammam 2 World Club Friendlies 27/07/24 L FC Cartagena 2 Al Ittifaq Dammam 0 Saudi Arabia Pro League 27/05/24 L Al Taawon Buraidah 1 Al Ittifaq Dammam 0 
Al Riyadh team news and form: Getting closer to the relegation zone
With four straight games without a victory, Al Riyadh is inching closer to the relegation zone which is now only three points away.
Predicted Lineup: Campana(GK), Ali Alnowaiqi, Al Shwirekh, Arslanagic, Al Shuwayyi, Al Khaibari, Al Harajin, Al Rashidi, Toure, Al Abbas, Gray.
Saudi Arabia Pro League 29/08/24 W Al Kholood 1 Al Riyadh 3 Saudi Arabia Pro League 22/08/24 D Al Wehda Mecca 3 Al Riyadh 3 Club Friendly List 06/08/24 D SKU Amstetten 1 Al Riyadh 1 Saudi Arabia Pro League 27/05/24 W Al Khaleej Saihat 1 Al Riyadh 2 Saudi Arabia Pro League 23/05/24 D Al-Nassr Riyadh 2 Al Riyadh 2 
Player to Watch: Georginio Wijnaldum
The Dutch midfielder is in his first season at Al Ettifaq after joining the club last summer from PSG. He is the club's second-leading scorer with six goals while adding a couple of assists to his record in 21 league matches played.
Wijnaldum previously played for Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven, Newcastle and Liverpool. He spent five years with the Reds making a name for himself and then making a big-money move to PSG. He spent last season at Roma on loan. Wijnaldum was capped by the Netherlands national team 91 times scoring 28 goals.
