Al Taawon vs Al-Ettifaq prediction

Al Taawon – Al-Ettifaq, Saudi Pro League, Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 01:30 PM (GMT). Venue: King Abdullah Sports City

Al Taawon is #17 in the table (4 pts) and Al-Ettifaq #7 (18 pts). 10 places separate the two teams in the table. Al Taawon has not won any of its last 5 matches. Al-Ettifaq has kept 5 clean sheets in 11 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Al Taawon 3, draws 1, Al-Ettifaq 2. Their last meeting, on February 3, 2026, ended Al-Ettifaq 1-0 Al Taawon.

Al Taawon

01:30 PM

Al-Ettifaq

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

This is a high-stakes home fixture for an Al Taawon side desperate to stop its slide and finally convert resistance into a league win. Al-Ettifaq arrive with stronger recent results, a far more dependable away record and the confidence of a recent clean-sheet victory on the road. The contest hinges on whether Al Taawon can feed Hamdallah enough in dangerous areas before Al-Ettifaq’s creators establish control between the lines. Team news around Dembélé is the principal late check.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 5 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

This fixture has been closely contested in recent seasons, with each team taking wins and several low-scoring encounters. Al Taawon’s emphatic home victory in the latest meeting in Buraydah shows that venue history is more favourable to them than their current league form.

Injuries and absences

No confirmed absences have been reported, but Moussa Dembélé’s ankle/foot concern is a live uncertainty. His absence would reduce Al-Ettifaq’s box presence and make their attack more reliant on Celina and wide runners.

Form (last 5)

Al TaawonLeague position #17 · 4 ptsD L L

Al-EttifaqLeague position #7 · 18 ptsW L W

Al Taawon vs Al-Ettifaq stats

	Al Taawon	Al-Ettifaq
Played	11	11
Goals scored	5	17
Goals conceded	19	16
Clean sheets	3	5

Last meetings

2026-02-03Al-Ettifaq 1-0 Al Taawon
2025-09-18Al Taawon 4-1 Al-Ettifaq
2025-02-26Al-Ettifaq 1-0 Al Taawon
2024-09-29Al Taawon 1-1 Al-Ettifaq
2024-05-27Al Taawon 1-0 Al-Ettifaq
2023-12-16Al-Ettifaq 0-2 Al Taawon