Anticipation builds as Al Riyadh prepare to host Al Shabab at Al-Shabab Club Stadium on 2026-04-05 (kick-off 19:00 GMT), in week 27 of the 2025-2026 Pro League.
During the previous encounter, Noureddine Zekri scored 1 victory, Javi Calleja scored no victories, and there were 0 ties.
Al Riyadh have accumulated 19 points to lie 16th whereas Al Shabab have 29 points to sit 12th.
Both teams have no missing players.
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Al Riyadh should be met by Al Shabab's expected 4-2-3-1.
In their last outing, Al Riyadh's highest-rated performer was E. Sali (6), while Al Shabab's standout was V. Sierro (6.9).
Al Riyadh came off a win (3-1 vs Al Ittihad) and Al Shabab also triumphed (2-0 vs Al Akhdoud).
Momentum favors Al Shabab (3-1-1) after Al Riyadh managed only 2-0-3 from 5 matches.
Al Shabab lead this rivalry - 9 wins from 10 matches versus Al Riyadh (who've won just 0 games), alongside 1 draw.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Al Shabab to win 2-1, despite Al Riyadh's 3-4-6 home form - Al Shabab's strong 2-5-6 record away with 1.62 goals/game does the trick.
Al Riyadh is going head to head with Al Shabab on 5/4/2026 18:00 GMT at Al-Shabab Club Stadium for the Saudi Arabia Pro League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Al Riyadh v Al Shabab H2H statistics!