Al-Fayha vs Al-Ahli Jeddah Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check

Al-Fayha's longer run of 20 matches, spanning league, cup and friendly football, makes for grim reading: three wins, seven draws and ten losses, with only 15 goals scored in total. Chances have been scarce for them, home or away.

Al-Fayha: 20 completed matches; Al-Ahli Jeddah: 20 completed matches.

Al-Fayha

20 matches

Win

15% 3 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

15

Conceded

33

Difference

-18

Al-Ahli Jeddah

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

31

Difference

+7

Al-Ahli's equivalent sample looks a lot healthier on paper, with seven wins, six draws and seven losses, and 38 goals scored across a mix of Pro League, Asian and cup competitions. Some of that comes from one-sided cup ties, so it's more a sign of attacking intent than a guaranteed goal supply in the league itself.

Al-Fayha's struggle to create and finish chances stands out as their biggest issue.

Comparative Team Statistics: Al-Fayha vs Al-Ahli Jeddah

Head-to-head

These two have met many times over the years, and recent history leans heavily towards Al-Ahli. Of the last eight meetings, Al-Ahli have won five, including a 5-0 and a 4-0, with two draws mixed in and just a single Al-Fayha win, back in September 2021.

The most recent meeting, in April this year, ended 1-1.

Al-Ahli have generally had the upper hand in this fixture, whether at home or away.

League position

Seven games into the season, Al-Ahli sit sixth with 12 points from four wins and three losses, no draws yet. Al-Fayha are down in twelfth, on six points from a single win and three draws across the same number of matches.

It's still an early sample, but the goal difference tells its own story: Al-Ahli have scored 16 and conceded 10, while Al-Fayha have scored just seven and shipped 11.

Personnel notes

Ivan Toney has been the standout for Al-Ahli, scoring 10 goals in his last seven appearances, with Trincão and Edmond Spertsyan chipping in a couple of assists each from midfield. A handful of Al-Ahli players, including Toney, have picked up two yellow cards recently, though nothing there points to a suspension risk.

Al-Ahli Jeddah:

Best scorers:

I. Toney - 10

Trincão - 3

Best assist providers:

Trincão - 2

E. Spertsyan - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Demiral x 1 x 1

Rayane Hamidou x 2

I. Toney x 2

There's no comparable player breakdown available for Al-Fayha ahead of this one.

How this could play out

Al-Fayha have scored just seven goals in their last seven league matches and conceded 11, so their games have tended to be low on chances rather than tight, even contests. Al-Ahli carry a genuine goal threat through Toney, and their recent record against this specific opponent suggests they're comfortable finding the net here.

If that pattern holds, this looks more like a fixture shaped by what Al-Ahli can create than by anything Al-Fayha can generate at home.