Al-Taawoun vs Al Riyadh prediction 20.05.2025 | Saudi Pro League
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- Competition: Saudi Pro League
- Date: 20th May 2025
- Kick-off: 17:20 UK / 18:20 CEST
- Venue: Al Taawoun Club Stadium
Eighth- and ninth-placed teams in the Saudi Pro League meet on Tuesday evening, when Al Taawoun play host to Al Riyadh.
Al Taawoun will be feeling confident ahead of this game after picking up a vital point away at Al Nassr last Friday. After a goalless first half, Mohammed Al-Abdali’s team fell behind six minutes into the second half, but fought back to equalise through Roger 20 minutes later.
Meanwhile, Al Riyadh hosted Al Shabab last Thursday, looking to secure back-to-back wins for the first time since December last year, having beaten Al Khaleej the previous week. It wasn't to be, as Bander Al Otaibi’s side suffered defeat, conceding three or more goals for the second time in two league games.
Al-Taawoun vs Al Riyadh Betting Tips: Draw & under 2.5 goals
Only four points currently separate the two sides and their form is similar. The hosts boast just one win from their last seven games in all competitions, while Al Riyadh won only one of their last eight.
Al Taawoun have struggled to score goals at home lately, failing to find the back of the net in three of their last four games and as many ended with two goals or fewer.
Matchups between the two teams also tend to be very tight affairs, with none of the last two producing more than one goal. Bets on under 2.5 goals won in five of the last six and I expect a similar result on Tuesday.
- Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals
- Al-Taawoun vs Al Riyadh prediction: 0-0
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Al Riyadh
1 : 0
Al Taawoun
Pro League
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Al Riyadh
0 : 0
Al Taawoun
Pro League
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Al Taawoun
1 : 2
Al Riyadh
Pro League
Al-Taawoun team news
Flávio has missed the last 27 games of Al Taawoun due to a knee injury and Tuesday’s game will come too soon for the midfielder.
Boss Mohammed will also be without the services of Mailson who has been out since February with a muscle injury.
Last matches of
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Al Nassr
1 : 1
Al Taawoun
Pro League
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Al Taawoun
0 : 1
Al-Qadsiah
Pro League
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Al Ahli
2 : 0
Al Taawoun
Pro League
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Al Sharjah
2 : 0
Al Taawoun
AFC Champions League Two
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Al Akhdoud
1 : 1
Al Taawoun
Pro League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Abdulquddus Atiah
Defenders
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16
Renné Rivas
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23
Waleed Al-Ahmed
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3
Andrei Girotto
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5
Mohammed Mahzari
Midfielders
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18
Aschraf El Mahdioui
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70
Abdelhamid Sabiri
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76
Fayçal Fajr
Forwards
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9
Musa Barrow
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38
Roger Martínez
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27
Sultan Mandash
Al Riyadh team news
As for Al Riyadh Centre back Enzo Roco will miss Tuesday’s game due to a hamstring problem, but Al-Yamama have no suspensions.
Head coach Bander Al Otaibi is expected to make wholesale changes to the side that conceded three goals against Al Shabab last time out. Nawaf Alabid and Hussain Al-Nowaiqi are among those who could benefit from this reshuffle.
Last matches of
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Al Riyadh
1 : 3
Al Shabab
Pro League
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Al Khaleej
1 : 2
Al Riyadh
Pro League
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Al Ettifaq
1 : 0
Al Riyadh
Pro League
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Al Nassr
2 : 1
Al Riyadh
Pro League
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Al Riyadh
0 : 0
Damac FC
Pro League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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82
Milan Borjan
Defenders
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27
Hussain Al-Nowaiqi
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21
Lucas Kal
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5
Yoann Barbet
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50
Nawaf Al-Hawsawi
Midfielders
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17
Faïz Selemani
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6
Saud Saad A Bin Zaydan
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20
Tozé
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11
Ibrahim Bayesh
Forwards
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43
Bernard Mensah
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10
Nawaf Alabid
Three reasons we expect under 2.5 goals in this game
- Al Riyadh scored more than one goal only once in their last six away games.
- Only one of the last eight league games of Al Taawoun produced more than two goals.
- Bets on under 2.5 goals won in five of the last six meetings between Al Taawoun and Al Riyadh.
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
bet365
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Additional predictions
& current standing in Pro League
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 75 - 33 | +42 | 77 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 92 - 40 | +52 | 71 |
| 3 | Al-Qadsiah | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 50 - 28 | +22 | 65 |
| 4 | Al Nassr | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 74 - 37 | +37 | 64 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 67 - 33 | +34 | 64 |
| 6 | Al Shabab | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 61 - 38 | +23 | 57 |
| 7 | Al Ettifaq | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 39 - 43 | -4 | 44 |
| 8 | Al Taawoun | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 35 - 34 | +1 | 42 |
| 9 | Al Riyadh | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35 - 48 | -13 | 38 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 38 - 52 | -14 | 37 |
| 11 | Al-Fayha | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 27 - 45 | -18 | 36 |
| 12 | Damac FC | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 - 48 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Al Kholood | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 38 - 63 | -25 | 34 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 43 - 59 | -16 | 33 |
| 15 | Al-Wehda | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 40 - 64 | -24 | 32 |
| 16 | Al-Orobah FC | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 29 - 67 | -38 | 30 |
| 17 | Al Akhdoud | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 29 - 54 | -25 | 28 |
| 18 | Al Raed | 32 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 40 - 63 | -23 | 21 |