Al Riyadh v Al-Ettifaq prediction

Pro League · Mon, 14 Dec 2026 17:00 GMT · Al-Shabab Club Stadium

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 12:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Al Riyadh v Al-Ettifaq, Pro League on Mon, 14 Dec 2026 17:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Al Riyadh host Al-Ettifaq in the Pro League (Saudi-Arabia) on Monday 14 December (kick-off 17:00 UK).

The key numbers

Al-Ettifaq have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Seven of Al Riyadh’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in six of Al Riyadh’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). At home, Al Riyadh have five wins, no draws and two defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 2.14 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.57. Al Riyadh have scored 11 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Al Riyadh have conceded 25 goals, the second-most of the 18 clubs.

Eight of Al-Ettifaq’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in eight of Al-Ettifaq’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Al-Ettifaq have five wins, three draws and no defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 2.25 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 0.63. Al-Ettifaq have scored 18 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Al-Ettifaq have conceded 17 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Al Riyadh (12th) and Al-Ettifaq (seventh) are seven points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Al-Ettifaq the stronger side, 90 rating points above Al Riyadh (Al-Ettifaq 1587, Al Riyadh 1498, after at least 113 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 14 August 2026, finished Al-Ettifaq 4–2 Al Riyadh.

Team news

Predicted Al Riyadh XI (4-4-2): M. Borjan, R. Abascal, H. Qasim, H. Majrashi, S. Alessa, V. Lekhal, K. Keita, B. Mensah, T. Okou, Trézéguet, H. Al-Ali — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, B. Mensah (5.0 per match over eight appearances, two goals and two assists) and Teddy Okou (3.7 per match over 11 appearances, four goals) have been Al Riyadh’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Al Riyadh (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), B. Mensah averages 2.4 key passes per 90 over 720 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last eight appearances. Teddy Okou averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 909 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Al-Ettifaq XI (4-2-3-1): M. Rodák, A. Khateeb, J. Hendry, P. Henrique, M. Al Olayan, A. Kanté, O. Duda, B. Celina, Y. Shammari, J. Larsson, M. Dembélé — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Álvaro Medrán (4.8 per match over nine appearances, two goals and three assists) and M. Rodák (3.6 per match over five appearances) have been Al-Ettifaq’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Al-Ettifaq (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Álvaro Medrán averages 2.7 key passes per 90 over 727 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last nine appearances. M. Rodák averages 2.8 saves per 90 over 450 minutes, with two or more saves in four of the last five appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Mon, 14 Dec 2026 17:00 GMT · Pro League · Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Head-to-head (last 6): Al Riyadh 1 · draws 1 · Al-Ettifaq 4 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Al Riyadh 2W 1D 2L · Al-Ettifaq 2W 2D 1L

Al Riyadh v Al-Ettifaq (Pro League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 7 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 5

Corners

against 5.75 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 5.63 / 3.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.88

Cards

against 1.63 / 2.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Al Riyadh for / against	Line	Al-Ettifaq for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.13 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.13 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.25 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 9.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.88 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Al Riyadh

Al Riyadh Goalkeeper

Al Riyadh — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Milan Borjan	11	90990 min	484.4 /90	181.6 /90	00 /90

Al Riyadh — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al Riyadh before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Milan Borjan n 8	90	4.3 8/7

Al Riyadh Defensive

Al Riyadh — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
R. Abascal	9	90810 min	70.8 /90	60.7 /90	60.7 /90	151.7 /90	50.6 /90	00 /90
Sultan Alessa	9	78705 min	172.2 /90	111.4 /90	20.3 /90	324.1 /90	111.4 /90	20.3 /90
Sulaiman Hazazi	8	78626 min	172.4 /90	60.9 /90	30.4 /90	284 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90
Mohammed Al-Khaibari	7	90630 min	50.7 /90	60.9 /90	131.9 /90	243.4 /90	60.9 /90	10.1 /90
Hossam Majrashi	5	81406 min	81.8 /90	40.9 /90	30.7 /90	112.4 /90	40.9 /90	10.2 /90
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Al Riyadh — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al Riyadh before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Milan Borjan n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
Teddy Okou n 8	85	1.7 7/5	1.6 6/3	—
Victor Lekhal n 8	86.8	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0	—
R. Abascal n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0	—
Sultan Alessa n 8	76.9	1.5 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
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Al Riyadh — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al Riyadh before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Teddy Okou n 8	85	1.5 6/4
Victor Lekhal n 8	86.8	0.8 5/1
R. Abascal n 8	90	0.4 3/0
Sultan Alessa n 8	76.9	2 6/4
F. Al Jayzani n 8	52.8	1.5 6/1
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Al Riyadh Attacking

Al Riyadh — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Trézéguet	8	82653 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	182.5 /90	40.6 /90	141.9 /90	71 /90
Hassan Hashim Al-Ali	6	73439 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	51 /90	20.4 /90	30.6 /90	10.2 /90
H. Al Ali	5	67333 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.4 /90	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
Leandro Antunes	4	80321 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	72 /90	30.8 /90	51.4 /90	10.3 /90
Hussain Al-Raqwani	2	1937 min	00 /90	00 /90	12.4 /90	12.4 /90	12.4 /90	00 /90
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Al Riyadh — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al Riyadh before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Milan Borjan n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Teddy Okou n 8	85	1.1 5/3	0.5 4/0
Victor Lekhal n 8	86.8	1.4 5/3	0.4 3/0
R. Abascal n 8	90	1 6/1	0.5 3/1
Sultan Alessa n 8	76.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
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Al Riyadh — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al Riyadh before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Milan Borjan n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Teddy Okou n 8	85	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Victor Lekhal n 8	86.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Abascal n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Sultan Alessa n 8	76.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Al-Ettifaq

Al-Ettifaq Goalkeeper

Al-Ettifaq — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Turki Ba Al Jawsh	7	90630 min	172.4 /90	111.6 /90	00 /90
M. Rodák	5	90450 min	142.8 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90

Al-Ettifaq — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Ettifaq before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Turki Ba Al Jawsh n 7	90	2.4 4/3
M. Rodák n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Al-Ettifaq Defensive

Al-Ettifaq — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Abdullah Khateeb	12	861031 min	151.3 /90	171.5 /90	20.2 /90	343 /90	60.5 /90	20.2 /90
J. Hendry	11	87956 min	40.4 /90	50.5 /90	50.5 /90	252.4 /90	100.9 /90	20.2 /90
Madallah Al Olayan	11	63691 min	293.8 /90	121.6 /90	30.4 /90	557.2 /90	40.5 /90	00 /90
Radhi Al Otaibi	10	71706 min	121.5 /90	70.9 /90	20.3 /90	293.7 /90	81 /90	10.1 /90
Meshal Al Alaeli	9	40359 min	184.5 /90	123 /90	30.8 /90	276.8 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
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Al-Ettifaq — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Ettifaq before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Abdullah Khateeb n 8	84.4	0.7 5/0	0.8 5/1	—
Khalid Al Ghannam n 8	48.6	1.4 2/1	1.9 6/2	—
J. Hendry n 8	85.8	1 5/2	0.5 3/1	—
O. Duda n 8	76.3	1.3 7/2	1.3 4/3	—
Madallah Al Olayan n 8	59	0.6 3/0	2.5 6/3	—
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Al-Ettifaq — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Ettifaq before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Abdullah Khateeb n 8	84.4	1.5 4/4
Khalid Al Ghannam n 8	48.6	0.7 2/1
J. Hendry n 8	85.8	0.4 3/0
O. Duda n 8	76.3	0.9 3/2
Madallah Al Olayan n 8	59	4.2 5/5
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Al-Ettifaq Attacking

Al-Ettifaq — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Khalid Al Ghannam	12	48578 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	91.4 /90	50.8 /90	172.6 /90	193 /90
M. Dembélé	10	71706 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	253.2 /90	131.7 /90	30.4 /90	50.6 /90
M. Gluščević	6	41245 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.5 /90	31.1 /90	31.1 /90	20.7 /90
Sultan Harun	2	52103 min	10.9 /90	00 /90	32.6 /90	21.7 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90
Z. Al Ghamdi	2	4284 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.1 /90	00 /90	11.1 /90	00 /90
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Al-Ettifaq — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Ettifaq before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Abdullah Khateeb n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Khalid Al Ghannam n 8	48.6	1.6 4/1	0.9 1/1
J. Hendry n 8	85.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
O. Duda n 8	76.3	0.9 4/2	0.4 2/1
Madallah Al Olayan n 8	59	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
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Al-Ettifaq — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Ettifaq before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Abdullah Khateeb n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Khalid Al Ghannam n 8	48.6	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
J. Hendry n 8	85.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Duda n 8	76.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Madallah Al Olayan n 8	59	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Al Riyadh v Al-Ettifaq — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Al RiyadhWDLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Al-EttifaqDWLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Al Riyadh 1 · 1 draw · Al-Ettifaq 4 · 2.5 goals/game

2026-08-14 Al-Ettifaq 4–2 Al Riyadh
2026-04-09 Al-Ettifaq 2–3 Al Riyadh
2025-12-25 Al Riyadh 0–2 Al-Ettifaq
2025-04-17 Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al Riyadh
2024-11-24 Al Riyadh 0–0 Al-Ettifaq
2024-04-06 Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al Riyadh

League standing · 2026/27

Al Riyadh#12 pos12 pts11 pl-14 GD

Al-Ettifaq#7 pos19 pts12 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Al Riyadh scored1

Al-Ettifaq scored1.5

Al Riyadh conceded2.27

Al-Ettifaq conceded1.42

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Al Riyadh and Al-Ettifaq?: In their last 6 meetings, Al Riyadh won 1, Al-Ettifaq won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Al Riyadh and Al-Ettifaq?: Recent form — Al Riyadh 2W 1D 2L; Al-Ettifaq 2W 2D 1L.

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