GolVolt — Al Riyadh vs Al Shabab: 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 Shabab score 2.8 goals per match

Al Riyadh1.0 Al Shabab2.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Al Riyadh score 1.0.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 August: Al Shabab – Al Riyadh 3:3

WWWDD

Yannick Carrasco: 2 goals. Al Shabab are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.

Defence

Al Riyadh concede 1.8 goals per match

Al Riyadh1.8 Al Shabab0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Al Shabab concede 0.8.

Streak

Al Shabab unbeaten in 5 matches

DWDWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 9 September, 1:2 against Al Kholood.

Table

1 point apart in the table

11.Al Riyadh12 pts 12.Al Shabab11 pts

Al Riyadh: place 11, 12 pts · Al Shabab: place 12, 11 pts.

Streak

Al Shabab have scored in 4 matches in a row

WDWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 14 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Bernard Mensah

Al Riyadh · forward

2goals 2assists 7.39avg rating

Last match, Al-Qadsiah: rating 7.7.

Josh Brownhill

Al Shabab · midfielder

3goals 2assists 7.42avg rating

Last match, Al Fateh: rating 7.9.

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 Riyadh at home and Al Shabab away, as in this match.

Al Riyadh

at home · 10

6W1D3L1.1scored per match1.7conceded per match

Al Shabab

away · 10

2W5D3L1.3scored per match1.2conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 25 Aug 2026 · Pro League Al Shabab 3:3 Al Riyadh Brownhill 36' · Carrasco 45+1', 81' · Trezeguet 32' · Antunes 41' · Okou 57'

0wins

2 draws3.8 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5

3wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Al Riyadh (3-4-1-2, last: Al-Qadsiah).

MBBorjan FJAl-Jayzani HMMajrashi RAAbascal ADDahal KKKeita VLLekhal HQQasim BMMensah TOOkou MTTrezeguet

Al RiyadhAl Shabab

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.

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

Pro analysis

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