📊 Form Guide

Al-Kholood

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Al-Kholood, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-5 Professional League victory versus Al-Fayha.

In that match, Al-Kholood managed 50% possession and 15 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Al-Kholood, goals were scored by Myziane Maolida (5', 84'), Ramiro Enrique (44') and Hatan Bahbri (65'). Al-Fayha had 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Chris Smalling (38' Own goal) scored for Al-Fayha.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Al-Kholood have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Al-Kholood have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 14 goals on the way. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, of course.

Al-Ittihad

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Al-Ittihad will go into the game following a 1-0 Professional League win with the eclipse of Al-Taawoun in their last game.

In that game, Al-Ittihad had 63% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Al-Ittihad was Muhannad Al Shanqiti (50'). At the other end, Al-Taawoun got 7 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.

Over the course of their last 6 clashes, Al-Ittihad have amassed a tally of 11 goals. Al-Ittihad have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. Over that period, they’ve had 6 goals go against them.

👥 Head to head

The last league contest featuring the two was Professional League match day 18 on 01/02/2025 when it ended Al-Ittihad 4-3 Al-Kholood.

On that occasion, Al-Ittihad had 63% possession and 14 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorers were Abdulrahman Al Obud (35'), Steven Bergwijn (45', 63') and Hassan Kadesh (47').

On the other side, Al-Kholood got 23 attempts on goal with 7 on target. William Troost-Ekong (15') scored.

🗞️ Team News: Al-Kholood

Regarding absentees, there’s just the sole fitness concern for the Al-Kholood boss to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust squad. Abdulmalik Al-Harbi (Cruciate ligament surgery) is sidelined.

🗞️ Team News: Al-Ittihad

Al-Ittihad has not got a full squad to pick from. Houssem Aouar (Muscle injury) and Saad Al-Mousa (Broken ankle) won’t be making appearances.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that Al-Kholood will likely create enough chances to score against this Al-Ittihad outfit, although just one goal may not quite prevent defeat.

We’re therefore tipping both teams to score in a 1-2 winning score for Al-Ittihad by the conclusion of the game. Let’s just see how this one goes.

Peter Guest, 09:05 08/01/2026