Damac vsAl-Fayha - prediction, team news, lineups

With conscionable 2 league matches remaining successful the season, Damac FC big Al Fayha successful a Saudi Pro League brushwood astatine the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium connected Friday.

Fabio Carille’s broadside are desperately warring to sphere their top-flight status, portion the visitors get looking to physique connected a mid-table presumption with small near to play for.

Match preview

Damac caput into Friday’s clash connected the backmost of a 2-1 decision to Al-Ittihad astatine the King Abdullah Sports City, a effect that, portion expected fixed the opposition, volition inactive sting fixed however adjacent they came to salvaging thing from the game.

Yakou Meite had pulled the hosts level successful the 73rd minute, lone for Abdulaziz Al-Bishi to interruption Damac hearts with a 94th-minute victor that handed Al-Ittihad each 3 points.

That decision extended Damac’s losing tally to 3 successive games, a series successful which they person failed to people successful 2 outings, and Carille’s men present beryllium 15th successful the Saudi Pro League table, separated from the relegation portion lone connected extremity difference.

Damac and 16th-placed Al-Riyadh are level connected 26 points, portion the hosts person scored 28 goals and conceded 51 this season, compared to Al-Riyadh’s grounds of 33 scored and 62 conceded.

Every constituent is present important if the Knights of the South are to clasp their top-flight status, and nonaccomplishment to assertion each 3 present would spell a agelong mode to sealing their destiny earlier the last day.

Carille’s men person accumulated conscionable 15 points from a imaginable 48 astatine location this season, backing up an wide instrumentality of 3 wins and six draws.

Al Fayha get having besides suffered decision successful their astir caller outing, losing to Al Qadsiah at location successful a akin manner to their hosts - equalising earlier being undone by a extremity successful the 92nd infinitesimal from the visitors.

Pedro Emanuel’s broadside person won conscionable erstwhile successful their past six league outings, that solitary triumph coming successful a 4-2 triumph implicit Al-Riyadh, with 3 defeats and 2 draws making up the remainder of that run.

Sitting 10th successful the array with 38 points, accumulated from 10 wins, 8 draws and 14 defeats, Al Fayha person scored 41 goals and conceded 50 this season, and their distant grounds of 4 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats offers constricted encouragement up of this trip.

The 2 clubs person shared the spoils successful their astir caller meeting, a 1-1 draw, and crossed the past 5 head-to-head encounters, Damac person claimed 1 win, Al Fayha 1 win, with 3 draws separating the sides.

Damac Saudi Pro League form:

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Al-Fayha Saudi Pro League form:

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Team News

Damac person nary caller wounded concerns heading into Friday’s crippled and are expected to sanction a beardown broadside arsenic they bid to support their endurance hopes alive.

The backmost 4 is apt to beryllium made up of Sanousi Hawsawi, Jamal Harkass, Abdelkader Bedrane and Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, providing a acquainted antiaircraft operation for Carille.

Morlaye Sylla is expected to diagnostic successful midfield, with Jonathan Okita providing width from the helping and Yahya Al-Najei starring the enactment successful attack.

Al Fayha are besides without immoderate notable absentees, with Chris Smalling and Mukhair Al-Rashidi expected to proceed successful defence.

Alfa Semedo and Yassine Benzia are acceptable to commencement successful midfield, portion Sabri Dahal is apt to run from the helping successful enactment of the attack.

Fashion Sakala is erstwhile again expected to diagnostic prominently up front, having netted successful the past outing, with the guardant having contributed 13 goals this season, and Abdullah Radif could pb the onslaught alongside him.

Damac imaginable starting lineup:

Kewin; Al-Obaid, Bedrane, Harkass, Hawsawi; Vada, Abdu, Sylla; Okita, Al-Najei, Kaiki

Al-Fayha imaginable starting lineup:

Al-Deqeel; Bamsaud, Al-Rashidi, Smalling, Al-Baqawi; Benzia, Semedo, Kaabi; Sakala, Radif, Dahal

We say: Damac 1-1 Al-Fayha

Damac volition beryllium hopeless for each 3 points with the relegation spectre looming large, but Al Fayha person capable prime to marque beingness hard for a broadside that has struggled for consistency astatine location this season.

Recent meetings betwixt these 2 sides person had a wont of ending level, and with some clubs coming disconnected defeats, a stock of the spoils erstwhile again looks the astir apt result connected Friday evening.

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