Neom SC vs Al Ittihad prediction 31.12.2025 | Saudi Pro League

Neom SC, this season, debuts in the Saudi Professional League. The club, led by the head Christophe Galtier, has a very ambitious project, and it will not be too surprising if they become one of the best teams in the country in the coming years. Neom SC are currently in the top half of the standings and that shouldn't change dramatically in the rest of the campaign.

Neom SC didn't play well in recent weeks. They have won only two of the last six matches. In the previous game, Neom SC won 2-1 at home against Al Najma. Galgier's team won in that match, but the opponents picked up only one point in ten league rounds, and Neom SC certainly expected a victory with a more significant difference.

Neom SC struggled in some parts of the match against Al Najma, but the head coach, Christophe Galtier, was still satisfied. He said, "We won against a tough team, and it was an important victory with the return of the league competitions. We are trying not to give up on our home ground, as this is our second victory on our home ground. We were aware of the difficulty of the match, because Al-Najma relies on a deep defense and plays on counter-attacks. Our team tried to control the ball, but there was no offensive ferocity from my players."

After lifting their 14th Saudi Arabian championship last season, Al Ittihad began the current campaign hoping to retain the title. However, after only ten league rounds, the team from Jeddah is already 13 points behind the league leader, Al Nassr. Despite the gap, Sergio Conceicao's team is playing better lately, as they have won the last three matches in a row across all competitions. In the most recent outing, Al Ittihad won 2-0 at home against Al Shabab. The home side ended with xG of 2.36, while the guests had only 0.93, so Conceicao's team fully deserved another victory.

Al Ittihad's head coach, Sergio Conceicao, was very satisfied after a victory against Al Shabab. After the game, he commented, "For the first time this season we have won three games in a row, and it is important that we scored more than one goal, and we could have scored more goals today."