Neom SC vs Al-Ettifaq Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side has been playing

Neom have won five of their last seven league games, scoring 13 and conceding just six in that spell. That run includes home wins over Al-Fayha, Al Khaleej Saihat and Al-Fateh, plus away victories at Al-Faisaly and Al-Hilal, so the good form has come both home and away.

Neom SC: 20 completed matches; Al-Ettifaq: 20 completed matches.

Neom SC

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

23

Difference

+8

Al-Ettifaq

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

32

Difference

+2

Al-Ettifaq's recent league form is more mixed. Three wins and two draws sit alongside a heavy 0-3 home defeat to Al Diriyah and a 2-3 loss to Al-Nassr. There have also been draws with Al-Faisaly and Al-Qadisiyah either side of a 4-2 win over Al Riyadh, so it's a season of ups and downs rather than a clear trend.

Neom's form looks steadier, but Al-Ettifaq have shown they can still score goals and pick up wins on their day.

Comparative Team Statistics: Neom SC vs Al-Ettifaq

A tight recent history between these two

The last two league meetings between these sides have both finished level. Neom drew 1-1 at home in May, and Al-Ettifaq held them to a 0-0 at their own ground back in January.

That's a small sample, but it does suggest these two haven't been easy to separate when they've actually played each other, regardless of how each has fared elsewhere.

Recent head-to-head results run counter to the current form gap between the sides.

Where they sit in the table

Neom are fifth with 15 points from seven games, having won five and lost only two. Al-Ettifaq are ninth on 11 points from the same number of matches, with three wins, two draws and two losses.

It's a four-point gap rather than a huge one, so while Neom have the better league position, Al-Ettifaq aren't far removed from mid-table company either.

Players to watch

Neom's attack has been led by A. Lacazette, who has five goals in seven appearances, with A. Koné adding four in the same span. On the other side, Álvaro Medrán has been Al-Ettifaq's main creative outlet with three assists in seven games.

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

Al-Ettifaq:

Best assist providers:

Álvaro Medrán - 3

Penalty cards:

Yasir Shammari x 2

On discipline, Yasir Shammari has picked up two yellow cards for Al-Ettifaq in seven matches, while Neom's Ala Al Hajji was sent off in his only appearance of the sample, which is worth keeping in mind rather than reading too much into.

What kind of game this could be

Both sides have shown they can score goals this season. Neom's 13 for and six against points to a team that's been efficient at both ends, while Al-Ettifaq's 11 for and 11 against suggests a more even, occasionally leaky pattern.

Given the tight scorelines in the last two meetings between these two, a cagier, lower-scoring game wouldn't be a surprise even with Neom's stronger overall form this season.