Al Khaleej vs Al RiyadhPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Four rounds and a single point between them: Al Riyadh are twelfth with four points, one win, one draw and two defeats, while Al Khaleej Saihat are fourteenth with three, still without a win, three draws and one defeat. The defensive numbers tell two different stories: 2 goals scored and 6 conceded by the hosts, 6 scored and 11 conceded by the visitors, in a league running at an average of 2.89 goals per game. At home Al Khaleej Saihat have one draw and one defeat with one goal scored and five conceded, while they have drawn both away trips (1-1 in total); Al Riyadh have one win and one defeat in home games (1-4) and one draw and one defeat on the road, with five goals scored and seven conceded. In their recent outings Al Khaleej Saihat have put together three draws, a 1-1 at Abha and two goalless games, at home with Al Shabab and away at Al Taawon, plus two defeats: 1-5 at home to Al-Hilal Saudi FC and 0-2 away at Al Okhdood. Al Riyadh over the same stretch have swung between extremes: two wins, 1-0 at home against NEOM and 2-0 away at Al Zulfi, a 3-3 away at Al Shabab and two heavy defeats, 0-4 at home to Al-Nassr and 2-4 away at Al-Ettifaq. The five most recent meetings break down like this: on Al Khaleej Saihat's ground, as here, Al Riyadh won twice by 2-1, in May 2024 and May 2025, while in October 2025 the hosts won 4-1; the two games staged at the other ground both finished level, 2-2 in January 2025 and 1-1 in February 2026. All five meetings saw both teams score. The match is played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.