GolVolt — Al Diraiyah FC vs Al Ettifaq: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Al Ettifaq score 1.8 goals per match

Al Diraiyah FC0.4 Al Ettifaq1.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Al Diraiyah FC score 0.4.

Last time

Last meeting, 29 August: Al Ettifaq – Al Diraiyah FC 0:3

Darwin Núñez: 2 goals.

Table

3 points apart in the table

8.Al Diraiyah FC15 pts 7.Al Ettifaq18 pts

Al Diraiyah FC: place 8, 15 pts · Al Ettifaq: place 7, 18 pts.

Player in form

Bersant Celina: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.82

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Streak

Al Ettifaq have scored in 5 matches in a row

DDWLW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 9 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Óscar Rodríguez

Al Diraiyah FC · midfielder

1goal 4assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, Al Ittihad: rating 6.7.

Álvaro Medrán

Al Ettifaq · midfielder

2goals 3assists 7.54avg rating

Last match, Al Khaleej: rating 7.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Al Diraiyah FC at home and Al Ettifaq away, as in this match.

Al Ettifaq

away · 10

6W2D2L1.8scored per match0.7conceded per match

Head to head

1 meeting since 2026.

Last time · 29 Aug 2026 · Pro League Al Ettifaq 0:3 Al Diraiyah FC Núñez 8', 81' · Boulbina 53'

1wins

0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 1

0wins

29 Aug 2026Pro League Al Ettifaq0:3Al Diraiyah FC Núñez 8', 81' · Boulbina 53' Details

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Al Diraiyah FC (4-2-3-1, last: Al Ittihad) · Al Ettifaq (4-2-3-1, last: Al Kholood).

ABAl-Bukhari HSAl-Sibyani CMMbemba BDDjimsiti TWWadi EMMillot HQAl-Qahtani ABBoulbina ÓRRodríguez LCChelfi MNAl-Nemer MRRodák MOAl-Olayan JHHendry PHHenrique AKKhateeb ODDuda YSAl-Shammari KGAl-Ghannam BCCelina ZGAl-Ghamdi MDDembélé

Al Diraiyah FCAl Ettifaq

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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