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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Al Taawon Arena, Buraidah
Referee
S. Al Hunfush
Form

Recent form

Al Taawon
39Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -3 goal difference

Al-Fayha
23Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-2D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Al Taawon or Draw

BetGenius backs Al Taawon or Draw (Double Chance) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

75%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Al Taawon host Al-Fayha in the Saudi Pro League, with both sides seeking their first victory of the new league season. Al Taawon sit in 12th place with one point from two matches, having opened with a 0-0 draw at home against Al Khaleej Saihat before falling 3-2 away to Al Kholood.

Al-Fayha find themselves in 15th position after back-to-back defeats in their opening fixtures. They suffered a 2-1 defeat on the road against NEOM and a 3-0 home loss to Al-Hilal Saudi FC, leaving them with one goal scored and five conceded across their first two league outings.

Historical head-to-head encounters heavily favour the hosts, as Al Taawon have lost just once in their last 10 meetings against Al-Fayha (4 wins, 5 draws, 1 loss). Given Al-Fayha's slow start and defensive vulnerabilities, Al Taawon hold the edge on home soil.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Al Taawon have lost only 1 of their last 10 head-to-head meetings against Al-Fayha (4 wins, 5 draws).
  2. Al-Fayha have lost both of their opening two Pro League matches, conceding 5 goals in total.
  3. Al Taawon kept a clean sheet in their sole home match this league season (0-0 vs Al Khaleej Saihat).
  4. 70% of the last 10 head-to-head meetings between these sides have produced under 2.5 goals.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Al Taawon at homeAl-Fayha away
5
Played
5
0-3-2
W-D-L
0-2-3
0
Scored /game
0.4
1.4
Conceded /game
1.2
60%
Clean sheets
40%
100%
Failed to score
60%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 0.4 goals per game (Al Taawon at home plus Al-Fayha away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
11Al Shabab10011
12Al-Hazm11-410
13Al Riyadh9-99
14Al-Fayha11-78
15Al-Faisaly FC9-77
16Al-FatehRelegation - Division 111-136
17Al TaawonRelegation - Division 110-134
18AbhaRelegation - Division 18-92
History

Head-to-head

4
Al Taawon
5
Draws
1
Al-Fayha

Al Taawon have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.3 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-02-20Al Taawon2-3Al-Fayha
  • 2025-10-23Al-Fayha1-2Al Taawon
  • 2025-01-31Al-Fayha0-0Al Taawon
  • 2024-08-22Al Taawon1-0Al-Fayha
  • 2024-05-23Al-Fayha1-1Al Taawon
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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Al Taawon or Draw
75%
Confidence

Al Taawon have maintained a strong record against Al-Fayha, avoiding defeat in 9 of their last 10 head-to-head fixtures (4 wins, 5 draws). Al-Fayha enter this match in poor league form with consecutive defeats and five goals conceded in two games. Backing Al Taawon on the Double Chance (Home or Draw) provides strong structural cover. Under 2.5 goals also aligns with the historic matchup trend, where 70% of the last 10 meetings finished below the 2.5 goal line.

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Published August 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.