Al Diriyah vs Neom SC Prediction

Both teams trading results in recent weeks

In their last four Pro League outings, Neom have won once, drawn once and lost twice, including back-to-back defeats to Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq this month.

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Al Diriyah: 20 completed matches; Neom SC: 20 completed matches.

Al Diriyah

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

23

Difference

+7

Neom SC

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

16

Difference

+13

Al Diriyah's recent league form reads just as mixed, with a win over Al Riyadh sandwiched between draws against Al Taawon and Abha and defeats to Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr.

Neither side arrives with real momentum, so recent form alone doesn't point clearly either way.

Comparative Team Statistics: Al Diriyah vs Neom SC

A tight gap in a crowded mid-table

Neom currently sit fifth in the Pro League with 16 points from nine games, having won five, drawn one and lost three. Al Diriyah are three places back in eighth, on 12 points from the same number of matches, with three wins, three draws and three losses.

Neom's goal difference also looks healthier, having scored 14 and conceded 8, while Al Diriyah's 8 goals for and 9 against point to a tighter, more even side at both ends of the pitch.

The table suggests Neom have the slightly stronger underlying numbers, though both sides are firmly in the pack rather than at either extreme.

Lacazette leads Neom's attack, Rodríguez supplies Al Diriyah

Neom's goals have mostly come from A. Lacazette, who has five in seven matches, with A. Koné adding four in the same span. Haroune Camara and Khalil Al Absi have also chipped in with assists.

Al Diriyah:

Best assist providers:

Óscar Rodríguez - 3

Penalty cards:

Óscar Rodríguez x 1

Neom SC:

Best scorers:

A. Lacazette - 5

A. Koné - 4

Best assist providers:

Haroune Camara - 2

Khalil Al Absi - 2

Penalty cards:

Ala Al Hajji x 1 x 1

At the other end, Al Diriyah's main creative outlet looks to be Óscar Rodríguez, who has three assists in just four matches but also picked up a red card in that run, which is worth keeping an eye on.

Attacking edge versus a tighter home record

Neom's attacking numbers, both in the table and through Lacazette and Koné's scoring, suggest they carry more of a goal threat coming into this one.

Al Diriyah's home form has been tidier than their overall record implies, though. In their last three home league matches they've kept two clean sheets, against Al Riyadh and Abha, either side of a 1-1 draw with Al Taawon.

If Al Diriyah can keep things tight at home again, it could turn into a scrappy, low-scoring contest rather than an open game.