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Poisson rates Al-Fayha at 53% — the H2H record provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh encounter.

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A Pro League encounter, Regular Season - 31 sees Al Riyadh travel to King Abdullah Sports City Stadium to take on Al-Fayha. The game is scheduled for Monday 4 May 2026, 17:10 UTC.

Form Analysis

Looking at all fixtures this season, Al-Fayha stand at 3W 3D 4L from 10 Pro League matches — 1.20 PPG. Last five: W L D L D. They are averaging 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.30 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.

At home at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Al-Fayha have gone 4W 4D 2L this season (10 games, 1.60 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.30 goals scored and 1.20 conceded per game. 4 home clean sheets from 10 games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground.

Across all Pro League games this season, Al Riyadh have recorded 3W 2D 5L from 10 outings — 1.10 PPG. Last five: W D W L L. Their scoring rate of 1.20 per game is modest, conceding 1.80 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market.

Al Riyadh's form when playing away from home: 2W 2D 6L across 10 road games this term (0.80 PPG). Away from home they average 1.10 goals scored and 2.10 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their away games — meaningful support for the Yes angle in this specific context.

There is minimal separation in the form figures — Al-Fayha at 1.20 PPG versus Al Riyadh's 1.10. The form guide is not providing a strong directional steer; the model and market data will carry more weight in the final assessment.

H2H Record

There is little to separate the sides historically. From 5 previous meetings, Al-Fayha have won 2, Al Riyadh 0, with 3 draws — a balanced ledger that offers no obvious directional steer on its own.

The 5 previous meetings have averaged 2.0 goals per game — a neutral rate that provides no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent clash, on 10 Jan 2026, ended 1–1 with a draw.

The head-to-head offers no strong directional steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the predictive model and current market pricing should carry more weight than the historical record for this fixture.

In-Play Data

Al-Fayha trading profile (64 games, 31 at home): they score before half-time in 64% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 61% of the time; BTTS occurs in 42% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 29% of games (home games); they fail to score in 41% of games.

Al Riyadh trading profile (64 games, 31 at away): they score before half-time in 71% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 83% of the time; BTTS occurs in 64% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 64% of games (away games).

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Al-Fayha 44% versus Al Riyadh 59%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Al-Fayha 44% | Al Riyadh 55%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Al-Fayha 1.74 xG and Al Riyadh 1.07 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Al-Fayha attack 0.889 / defence 0.891 | Al Riyadh attack 0.839 / defence 1.282. League average goals — home 1.529 / away 1.427. Al Riyadh bring a strong defensive rating of 1.282 — this is suppressing Al-Fayha's projected output below what their attack strength alone would suggest. Data: 64 Al-Fayha games / 64 Al Riyadh games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Al-Fayha 53% | Draw 24% | Al Riyadh 23%. Fair-value odds: Al-Fayha 1.89 | Draw 4.17 | Al Riyadh 4.35. Al-Fayha hold a narrow Poisson edge at 53% — the draw (24%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 53% | BTTS probability 54% | Total xG 2.81. Over/Under 2.5 is close to a coin-flip at 53%/47% — the total xG of 2.81 sits near the 2.5 margin; this is a low-edge market from a Poisson standpoint. BTTS probability of 54% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Analysis Verdict

On the Poisson output, Al-Fayha are the pick at 53% — moderate model lean. With a 24% draw probability, Draw No Bet on Al-Fayha offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win.

The Poisson model projects 2.81 xG in total — Over 2.5 at 53% — reasonable confidence, supported by form averaging 2.9 goals per game.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 54% on Yes. Form rates corroborate: Al-Fayha 50% | Al Riyadh 60% BTTS from recent games.

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