Al-Ettifaq Dammam vs Al-Khaleej Best odds and tips

Al-Ettifaq Dammam and Al-Khaleej will both be aiming to secure bragging rights in this Eastern Province derby when they face off at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium on Friday. The bookies make the hosts slight favourites to win this one at 1.95, with Al-Khaleej at 3.65 and the draw at 3.70. Al-Ettifaq sit eighth on 40 points and Al-Khaleej are two places and six points worse off in 10th after 29 games of the Profesional League 2024/2025 campaign. Saad Al-Shehri has done a good job in keeping the team together since his appointment in January 2025 and the side have been very organised and difficult to beat, if not always exciting to watch. Al-Khaleej have been more entertaining under Georgios Donis with his high-tempo and assertive brand bringing some eye-catching wins but also exposing the defense. The visitors have won five, drawn three and lost six of their 14 away league games, conceding 25.

Al-Ettifaq have won one, drawn one and lost one of their last three matches, beating Al Riyadh 1-0, drawing 1-1 with Al Hilal and losing 3-2 to Al Ittihad. Vitinho has been their danger man in recent games, scoring two of their four goals, while Georginio Wijnaldum is their leading scorer overall with 11 goals in 29 Professional League games. Al-Khaleej’s main man is Abdullah Al Salem, who has 10 goals in 28 league games this term. Al-Khaleej have failed to win their last two away to Al-Ettifaq and the hosts have the edge in the head-to-head, so Ettifaq are the likelier winners here in what should be a close encounter. Both teams to score looks the best bet in this game, however, as Al-Khaleej’s pace and width can cause problems for Al-Ettifaq and vice versa.