Al Diriyah vs Al Taawon Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: two teams heading in different directions

Al Diriyah's Pro League form this season has been a mixed bag but generally positive. They've won three, drawn two and lost two of their last seven, and interestingly all three wins have come away from home, at Al-Fateh, Al-Ettifaq and Al-Hazm. Their home form in that same spell reads two draws and two defeats, so there's no guarantee that being at home counts for much here.

Al Diriyah: 20 completed matches; Al Taawon: 20 completed matches.

Al Diriyah

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

20

Difference

+19

Al Taawon

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

29

Difference

-4

Al Taawon's league form is far more worrying. They're still without a win in seven league games, with three draws and four defeats, including a 0-6 hammering by Al-Hilal Saudi FC just a couple of weeks ago. They've also had a 1-1 draw in the AFC Champions League Two recently, so there's been no shortage of games to manage.

Al Diriyah's away form has actually been stronger than their home form this season, which is worth keeping in mind before assuming home advantage counts for much.

Comparative Team Statistics: Al Diriyah vs Al Taawon

League standings

Al Diriyah sit 8th with 11 points from seven games, a reasonable return for a side back in the top flight. Al Taawon are down in 17th with just three points from the same number of matches, already a big gap this early in the season.

Team news notes

There's no full squad list here, but a couple of names stand out. Al Diriyah's Óscar Rodríguez has been involved in three assists in four matches, showing he's a threat in the final third, though he's also picked up a red card in that same span, so his discipline is worth watching.

Al Diriyah:

Best assist providers:

Óscar Rodríguez - 3

Penalty cards:

Óscar Rodríguez x 1

Al Taawon:

Penalty cards:

Y. El Bahraoui x 1 x 1

For Al Taawon, Y. El Bahraoui has picked up one yellow card in six matches, nothing alarming there. Beyond that, there isn't enough here to say who's definitely missing on the day.

How this one could play out

Al Diriyah go into this with a decent overall record but not necessarily thriving at home, while Al Taawon are toiling badly and just shipped six goals. On paper the gap in the table backs the home side, but Al Taawon have at least shown they can grind out draws even in poor form, doing so three times in their last seven league matches.

The concern for Al Taawon is how easily they conceded against Al-Hilal, and Al Diriyah's away form suggests they know how to take chances when they get them. Whether that translates into a home performance is the open question.