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Al Shabab vs Al Riyadh prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 3
Venue: Al-Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: A. Al Rumaikhani

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Form

Recent form

Al Shabab

57Average

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

Al Riyadh

42Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

Al Shabab or Draw

BetGenius backs Al Shabab or Draw (Double Chance) at 82% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

82%

Confidence

Strong

Preview

Match preview

Round 3 of the Pro League sees Al Shabab host Al Riyadh, with both sides seeking their first league victory of the campaign. Al Shabab currently sit in 13th place with one point from two matches, having opened with a 3-1 home defeat to Al-Qadisiyah FC before securing a 0-0 away draw against Al Khaleej Saihat.

Al Riyadh enter this contest at the bottom of the table in 18th position, having suffered back-to-back defeats to open their season. Their defensive struggles have been prominent, conceding eight goals across their two league outings—a 4-2 away loss to Al-Ettifaq followed by a 4-0 home defeat against Al-Nassr.

Historical head-to-head records strongly favor the hosts. In seven recorded meetings across all competitions, Al Shabab remain unbeaten against Al Riyadh with five victories and two draws, including a perfect record of three wins from three home encounters.

Analysis

Key factors

Al Shabab are unbeaten in all 7 head-to-head meetings against Al Riyadh (5 wins, 2 draws).
Al Shabab have won all 3 previous home meetings against Al Riyadh.
Al Riyadh have lost their first 2 league games, conceding 8 goals (4.0 average per game).
Al Riyadh sit 18th in the standings with 0 points and a goal difference of -6.
The historical head-to-head matchup averages 2.86 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 71.4% of meetings.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Al Shabab at homeAl Riyadh away

Played

1-3-2

W-D-L

0-3-3

1.5

Scored /game

1.7

Conceded /game

2.3

33%

Clean sheets

17%

33%

Failed to score

50%

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BTTS (last 5)

20%

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Over 2.5 (last 5)

20%

Combined scoring rate: 2.5 goals per game (Al Shabab at home plus Al Riyadh away).

Table

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
8	Al Diriyah	11	-2	15
9	Al Kholood	9	-4	12
10	Al Khaleej Saihat	11	-7	12
11	Al Shabab	10	0	11
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

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

5
Al Shabab: 2
Draws: 0
Al Riyadh

Al Shabab have won 5 of the last 7 meetings, averaging 2.9 goals a game, both teams scored in 71% of them.

2026-04-05Al Riyadh1-1Al Shabab
2026-02-23Al Shabab3-1Al Riyadh
2025-05-15Al Riyadh1-3Al Shabab
2025-01-15Al Shabab2-1Al Riyadh
2024-10-28Al Riyadh0-2Al Shabab

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

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FeaturedWON

Double Chance

Al Shabab or Draw

82%

Confidence

Al Shabab hold an unbeaten historical record against Al Riyadh across seven meetings (5 wins, 2 draws), including winning all three matches played on home soil. Al Riyadh have started the season poorly, losing both league matches while conceding eight goals (4.0 goals against per game average). A double chance on the home side provides a highly reliable position given the visitors' defensive vulnerabilities.

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