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Abha vs Al-Faisaly FC prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 8
Venue: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium, Khamis Mushait

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Form

Recent form

Abha

20Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-1D-4L · -4 goal difference

Al-Faisaly FC

51Average

Last 4 matches · 1W-2D-1L · -1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Total Goals

Under 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Under 2.5 Goals (Total Goals) at 68% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

68%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

Match preview

Round 8 of the Pro League brings together two sides mired in the relegation zone, as 18th-placed Abha host 16th-placed Al-Faisaly FC. Both teams enter this contest desperate to arrest worrying slides, with neither side having registered a single league victory across their opening seven fixtures.

Abha sit bottom of the standings with two points from seven matches, scoring only five goals while conceding 13. At home, they have collected one draw and two defeats, averaging just 0.7 goals scored per game. Their recent outing yielded a 0-0 draw away at Al Diriyah, demonstrating improved defensive resolve after narrow defeats to Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq.

Al-Faisaly FC are in a similarly precarious position, sitting on three points having drawn three and lost four of their seven league games. While they have struggled to turn draws into wins, their recent fixtures include consecutive scoreless draws against Al-Hazm and Al-Ettifaq. With both attacks averaging just 0.7 goals per match across the season, a closely contested, low-scoring encounter appears probable.

Analysis

Key factors

Both teams enter the fixture winless through seven league matches, with Abha recording two draws and five losses, while Al-Faisaly FC have three draws and four losses.
Both sides share an identical goalscoring record of five goals scored in seven league matches, averaging just 0.7 goals per game.
Abha have averaged only 0.7 goals scored and 1.3 goals conceded across their three home matches this season.
Al-Faisaly FC have kept clean sheets in two of their last four matches, recording 0-0 draws against Al-Ettifaq and Al-Hazm.
The historical head-to-head record across ten meetings features a modest average of 2.3 total goals per game.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Abha at homeAl-Faisaly FC away

Played

0-1-2

W-D-L

0-2-2

0.7

Scored /game

1.3

Conceded /game

2.3

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Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

60%

BTTS (last 5)

—

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

—

Combined scoring rate: 2 goals per game (Abha at home plus Al-Faisaly FC away).

Players

Key players this season

Al-Faisaly FC

Alexandre Mendy5G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

Full table →

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
12	Al-Hazm	11	-4	10
13	Al Riyadh	9	-9	9
14	Al-Fayha	11	-7	8
15	Al-Faisaly FC	10	-9	7
16	Al-FatehRelegation - Division 1	11	-13	6
17	Al TaawonRelegation - Division 1	10	-13	4
18	AbhaRelegation - Division 1	9	-11	2

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

3
Abha: 3
Draws: 3
Al-Faisaly FC

the last 9 meetings are split 3-3 with 3 drawn, averaging 2.4 goals a game.

2026-01-21Al-Faisaly FC0-2Abha
2025-09-11Abha2-2Al-Faisaly FC
2025-02-18Al-Faisaly FC2-2Abha
2024-10-01Abha3-1Al-Faisaly FC
2022-05-06Abha0-0Al-Faisaly FC

BetGenius

Our record in Pro League

70%81 won from 116 settled predictions (2 void)

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

1 published market

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Total Goals

Under 2.5 Goals

68%

Confidence

Both Abha and Al-Faisaly FC have struggled for attacking fluency this season, with each side scoring only five goals in seven league fixtures, translating to an identical average of 0.7 goals scored per game. Abha have averaged only 0.7 goals per match at home, while Al-Faisaly FC have produced two goalless draws in their last four outings. Furthermore, across their last ten head-to-head encounters, the teams have averaged 2.3 goals per game. Given the immense pressure at the foot of the table, this clash is likely to be tightly contested with scoring opportunities at a premium.

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Abha vs Al-Faisaly FC prediction

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Key factors

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Key players this season

Al-Faisaly FC

Table context

Head-to-head

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