About Match
Al Riyadh go into the game 11th in the table on 8 points; Al Ahli sit 6th on 12 — a 4-point gap. The last five rounds place Al Riyadh 6th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Al Riyadh run at 1.14 scored and 2.29 conceded, Al Ahli at 2.29 and 1.43. If Al Riyadh win, their total rises to 11 and up to 8th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 1 Al Riyadh win, 6 for Al Ahli, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue is Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Riyadh, with room for 15,000 spectators.