Al-Hazem vs Al-Riyadh Prediction & Betting Tips 24.04.2026

Al-Hazem welcome Al-Riyadh to the Saudi Pro League on Friday evening, 24 April 2026, with both sides still carrying clear motives this late in the season. For Al-Hazem, this is about tightening their grip on mid-table comfort and finishing with a bit of authority. They’re 10th with 34 points, and Jalel Kadri’s side have spent much of the campaign looking like a team good enough to trouble anyone on their day, but too inconsistent to push much higher.

Al-Riyadh’s picture is uglier. Maurício Dulac’s team are down in 16th on 23 points and still trying to pull away from the danger zone. They’ve scored enough goals to suggest they can hurt opponents, but their overall shape has been far too loose, especially on the road. That’s why this feels like a game with tension in it. Al-Hazem won’t want to slip up at home, while Al-Riyadh badly need points from somewhere, even if the venue isn’t kind.

The last meeting between these two came in Riyadh on 29 December 2025, when Al-Hazem won 2-1. That result fits the broader tone of this fixture. It’s usually competitive, often open, and rarely one-sided for long. You’d expect another game with chances at both ends.

Al-Hazem Form & Analysis

Al-Hazem arrive in decent enough shape, and their most recent outing was tidy rather than flashy. A 2-0 home win over Al-Fayha on 11 April gave them a clean, efficient night, with Yousef Al-Shammari striking early and Omar Al-Somah wrapping things up deep into stoppage time. The underlying numbers were solid too. They created 1.70 xG, allowed 1.12, and got seven shots on target from 16 attempts. That wasn’t a smash-and-grab. It was a proper home performance.

Before that, though, the picture was a little more uneven. They lost 1-0 away to Al-Ittihad on 3 April, beat Al-Kholood 2-1 at home on 12 March, and then fell 2-1 away to Al-Khaleej. A 3-1 home win over Al-Ettifaq on 27 February showed what they can do when they get on the front foot, while the 1-1 draw with Al-Ittihad on 24 February hinted at a team that can still dig in against stronger opposition. So it’s not been a straight line. It’s been a mix of control at home and mixed results away. That said, the home version of Al-Hazem is the one that matters here.

Their record at this ground explains why they’re favoured to get something done. Six wins, two draws and six defeats at home is fine rather than formidable, but the 18 goals scored there tell you they usually find a way to create. The concern is at the other end: 26 conceded in home league games is too many for a side looking to keep things calm. They’ve been entertaining, not secure. Still, they’ve won their last home match and have generally been stronger in front of their own fans than away from them.

What matters most for this one is the balance of their profile. Al-Hazem have enough attacking bite to contribute to a lively scoreline, and their recent home matches have carried a goal threat. They don’t shut games down cleanly, which is part of why their season has had swings in it. But with Al-Riyadh’s away record looking shaky, this is the kind of fixture where Al-Hazem should feel they can dictate stretches of the game.

Al-Riyadh Form & Analysis

Al-Riyadh’s latest result was dramatic and important. Their 3-2 win away to Al-Ettifaq on 9 April was exactly the sort of away performance they’ve been missing for much of the season. They flew out of the blocks through Georginio Wijnaldum after five minutes, then got goals from Khalid Al-Ghannam and two from Leandro Antunes, the second arriving in the 54th minute. The final scoreline was tight, but they created enough to deserve it. Their xG was 1.91, almost level with Al-Ettifaq’s 1.97, and they fashioned five big chances in a match that opened up properly.

Mind you, one good result doesn’t erase the rest of the run. Before that, they drew 1-1 at home to Al-Shabab on 5 April, beat Al-Ittihad 3-1 at home on 13 March, and then slipped into a rough patch with three straight defeats: 3-0 away to Damac FC, 1-0 at home to Al-Ahli, and 3-1 away to Al-Shabab. That’s the problem in a sentence. They can score. They can also unravel quickly. Three wins from their last six sounds respectable enough on paper, but the sequence hides a lot of fragility.

The away record is a real issue. Al-Riyadh have taken only nine points from 14 matches on the road, with two wins, three draws and nine defeats. They’ve scored 14 away goals and conceded 33. That’s a heavy concession rate, and it’s hard to ignore. They’ve also failed to keep many clean sheets anywhere, and that has become a pattern rather than a blip. If you’re looking for a team that can be dragged into a proper shootout, this is it.

There is still enough attacking quality to make them awkward. Wijnaldum has the experience to influence games, Khalid Al-Ghannam gives them direct running, and Leandro Antunes has been capable of arriving in the right places. But the defensive structure underneath all that is soft. Al-Riyadh have often been first to concede as well, which puts them on the back foot early and forces them into riskier football. Against a home side like Al-Hazem, that’s a dangerous habit.

Head-to-Head

This fixture has produced a few tight, nervy contests over the years, but Al-Hazem have had the better of the more recent meetings. Their 2-1 win away in Riyadh on 29 December 2025 stands out, and it followed a 1-1 draw at Al-Hazem in May 2024. Go back a little further and the pattern stays fairly level: a 0-0 draw in November 2023, another goalless draw in April 2023, and Al-Hazem edging a 2-1 win in October 2022.

That said, the most relevant detail is simple. Al-Hazem are unbeaten in seven against Al-Riyadh. That’s a decent psychological edge, and it matters in a game like this where the home side already carry the better league position and the stronger home split.

We Predict: Over 2.5 Goals

We’re backing Over 2.5 Goals at 5/6 here. It’s a fair price for a match that has the ingredients for a lively afternoon, and the market fits both teams more cleanly than any result angle does. Al-Hazem have scored 18 times at home and conceded 26 there. Al-Riyadh have shipped 33 away from home. That’s not the profile of a cagey 1-0.

The shape of the last few games pushes the same way. Al-Hazem have been involved in a steady stream of matches with goals at both ends, while Al-Riyadh’s recent away win at Al-Ettifaq was a proper open game, not a controlled one. The 2-1 scoreline feels live again, and 2-1 to Al-Hazem is the correct call for the score prediction. If you want a second angle, Al-Hazem to win and over 1.5 goals is the sort of combo that matches the likely rhythm of the game.