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Following promotion to the top-flight of Saudi football last season, Al Orubah have started steadily as they sit in mid-table and now come up against an Al Shabab side that had started well but have endured a tricky run of form of late.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Thursday 24th October, 2024 - UK – 4:15pm / US ET – 11:15am / US PT – 8:15am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – DAZN have the rights to show three Saudi Pro League games per week in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule / US – Some Saudi Pro League matches will be televised on Fox in the US, so it is worth checking their schedule.
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – If DAZN are televising this match, it can be streamed live to subscribers on DAZN’s digital platforms / US – If televised, this match can be streamed on Fox’s digital platforms, while Fubo subscribers can also stream certain Saudi Pro League matches live
AL ORUBAH TEAM NEWS: FULLY FIT
Newly-promoted Al Orubah have a fully fit and available squad for this weekend’s clash with Al Shabab as there are no injury concerns or suspension issues. They will therefore be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one.
PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Coucke; Al Maqati, Kandouss, Al Shuwaish, Al Shammeri; Al Rashidi; Al Zubaidi, Gudmundsson, Muhar, Cristian Tello; Boateng
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
AL SHABAB TEAM NEWS: KEY MAN MISSING
Al Shabab are enjoying a much-improved 2024/25 campaign but they have been dealing with an unknown injury to one of their, and Saudi Arabia’s, key players as attacker Fahad Muwallad is missing for the visitors.
PREDICTED XI (5-3-2): Kim; Al Thani, Al Sharari, Hoedt, Robert Renan, Al Sibyani; Bonaventura, Gustavo Cuellar, Guanca; Hamdallah, Ferreira-Carrasco
UNAVAILABLE: Al Muwallad (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
AL ORUBAH VS AL SHABAB PREDICTION
In their opening seven matches of the 2024/25 Pro League campaign, Al Orubah have managed three victories with a draw. The home team come into this one on the back of a thrilling 3-2 victory over Al Ettifaq in their most recent outing last weekend. Al Shabab have been strong but did suffer a second successive defeat last week when Cristiano Ronaldo would score a 97th minute winner from the penalty spot for Al Nassr. This has the potential to be quite an entertaining encounter for the neutral in which both teams scoring does seem a good bet.
AL ORUBAH VS AL SHABAB TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE