Al-Kholood is set to face Al-Shabab in their upcoming Professional League match following a 1-1 draw with Al-Taawoun. In that game, Al-Kholood had 31% possession and made 17 attempts on goal, with three on target. Musa Barrow scored for Al-Taawoun. Recently, Al-Kholood has struggled defensively, conceding in five of their last six games with a total of 10 goals allowed.
Meanwhile, Al-Shabab enters this match after a 3-1 victory over Al-Wahda, where they controlled 60% of possession and made 16 attempts on goal. Goals for Al-Shabab came from Cristian Guanca, Abderrazak Hamed Allah, and Musab Al Juwayr. In their past six matches, Al-Shabab has averaged 1.67 goals per game.
For this game, Al-Shabab is largely injury-free, with Fahad Al-Muwallad the only player unavailable.
Prediction
Al-Kholood may find it challenging to break through Al-Shabab’s defense, and Al-Shabab is likely to come out on top. A narrow 1-0 win for Al-Shabab seems likely.