Al Riyadh vs Al-Qadisiyah FC Prediction

Two very different runs of form

Al-Qadisiyah's recent sample, spanning league, cup and friendly fixtures, shows 13 wins from 20 with 46 goals scored against just 22 conceded. That's a side finding the net regularly and not shipping many at the other end.

Al Riyadh: 20 completed matches; Al-Qadisiyah FC: 20 completed matches.

Al Riyadh

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

40

Difference

-16

Al-Qadisiyah FC

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

46

Conceded

22

Difference

+24

Al Riyadh's equivalent stretch reads very differently. Six wins from 20, with 40 goals conceded against only 24 scored, points to a team that's been on the back foot more often than not.

Qadisiyah's attack has looked the sharper of the two across a wide sample of matches.

Comparative Team Statistics: Al Riyadh vs Al-Qadisiyah FC

Recent meetings have gone Qadisiyah's way

Of the last six meetings between these two, Qadisiyah have won four, including the two most recent ones by identical 4-0 scorelines, home and away, earlier this year.

Al Riyadh's only win in this run came back in October 2024. It's a small sample and doesn't guarantee anything, but the recent trend is clear enough.

The table backs up the form guide

Seven games into the current Pro League season, Qadisiyah sit fourth with 16 points, while Al Riyadh are down in 11th with just eight. Qadisiyah have lost only once in that time, Al Riyadh three times.

This is a snapshot taken a month before kickoff, so things could shift before these two actually meet, but it lines up with everything else we've seen.

Where the goals are coming from

Qadisiyah's scoring is spread around: Retegui has four in seven appearances, with Abu Al Shamat and Quiñones on three apiece. Abu Al Shamat also tops their assist list. Al Riyadh's main source of goals in this sample is Okou, with three in seven.

Al Riyadh:

Best scorers:

T. Okou - 3

Penalty cards:

K. Keita x 1 x 1

R. Abascal x 1

V. Lekhal x 3

Al-Qadisiyah FC:

Best scorers:

M. Retegui - 4

Mohammed Abu Al Shamat - 3

J. Quiñones - 3

Best assist providers:

Mohammed Abu Al Shamat - 3

Musab Al Juwayr - 2

C. Bonsu Baah - 2

Penalty cards:

Musab Al Juwayr x 3

Nacho x 3

Mohammed Al Qahtani x 2

On the disciplinary side, a handful of players from both squads are already on three yellow cards each, so there's a bit of suspension risk hanging over this one for both sides.

Qadisiyah's threat looks less reliant on a single player than Al Riyadh's does.