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Al-Ahli will host Al-Ettifaq at the Alinma Stadium on Thursday in the penultimate round of the 2024-25 Saudi Professional League campaign. The home side are in fine form and will be looking to close out their season on a high after confirming a spot in next season's AFC Champions League Elite earlier in the month.
They picked up a comfortable 4-1 home victory over Al-Kholood in their last match featuring goals from four different players including team top scorer Ivan Toney who netted a late penalty to take his league tally for the season to 21 and place him just two shy of Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the Golden Boot.
Al-Ettifaq, meanwhile, have had mixed results this season and have nothing left to play for. They were held to a goalless draw by Damac in their game on Saturday and had good chances to get on the scoresheet in either half but failed to convert.
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The visitors sit seventh in the league table, just two places (but 20 points) behind their midweek opponents and will have their work cut out this Thursday.
Al-Ahli vs Al-Ettifaq Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 52 meetings between the two teams. Al-Ahli have won 27 of those games while Al-Ettifaq have won 12, with their other 13 matchups ending level.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last three games in this fixture.
- The visitors have conceded 43 goals in the Saudi Arabian top flight this season, the second-highest of any team in the top half of the pile.
- Al-Ahli have conceded 33 goals in the Saudi Pro League this term. Only Al-Qadsiah (28) have shipped fewer.
Al-Ahli vs Al-Ettifaq Prediction
The Royals have won all but one of their last nine games across all competitions and will head into the midweek clash on a high. They have lost just once at the Alinma Stadium all year and will be targeting maximum points in their final home game of the season.
Al-Ettifaq are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just two of their last 10 games. They have struggled for results on the road of late and could lose here.
Prediction: Al-Ahli 2-1 Al-Ettifaq
Al-Ahli vs Al-Ettifaq Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Al-Ahli to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in three of the hosts' last four league outings)
