- Al Raed Buraidah have won two, drawn two and lost ten of their 14 home fixtures in the Profesional League 2024/2025.
- Al Hilal Riyadh have won eight, drawn three and lost three of their 14 away fixtures in the Profesional League 2024/2025.
- Al Hilal Riyadh have beaten Al Raed Buraidah three times in their last three head-to-head meetings in the Profesional League 2024/2025.
Al Raed Buraidah are winless in their last three home fixtures, drawing one and losing two, while Al Hilal Riyadh have drawn their only away game recently. The bookmakers’ odds of 1.22 for the visitors to win on Wednesday look a little on the short side, but they do reflect the disparity in the clubs’ league positions and the dominance of Al Hilal in the head-to-head record. Al Raed are in 18th place with 21 points from 29 matches in the Profesional League 2024/2025 and are teetering on the brink of relegation. Kresimir Rezic has been in charge of the club since April 2025 and has focused on defensive solidity and measured build-up with a compact 4-3-3 formation. Al Hilal are in the title race in second place with 62 points from 29 matches and appointed Mohammad Al-Shalhoub as head coach in May 2025. He has brought an attacking flair and tactical flexibility to the team that have made them a more exciting team to watch and a tougher opponent to play against.
The visitors play a proactive 4-2-3-1 formation with plenty of ball movement and high pressing to overwhelm opponents, while Al Raed set up in a compact 4-3-3 formation. Karim El Berkaoui has been the main man up front for Al Raed this season with nine goals in 18 league appearances, but he has been a lone spark in an otherwise dismal campaign. Yousri Bouzok has been the main supplier with three assists and eight goals in Al Raed’s last five matches, but the visitors have the firepower to break through. Marcos Leonardo is the league’s top scorer with 17 goals in 24 appearances and Salem Al-Dawsari has chipped in with six goals in the last five matches to make him a threat from midfield. Al Hilal have scored 2.21 goals per game away from home, hitting the back of the net 31 times in total, and Al Raed have averaged just 0.86 goals per game at home, finding the net 12 times in 14 fixtures. The Over 1.5 goals in the first half market looks very attractive at 1.92 and we’re expecting Al Hilal’s superior quality to eventually tell in this clash between a pragmatic relegation-threatened side and a title-chasing side with firepower to burn.
