Damak - Al-Ittifaq: betting tip for the Saudi Arabian championship match
Damak and Al-Ittifaq will play in the 15th round of the Saudi Arabian Championship. For now, both clubs are in the middle of the tournament table and occupy neighboring lines - 10th and 11th, respectively. The hosts are ahead of their opponents by three points. Will the visitors be able to catch up with their competitors on January 15? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Damac FC

Current form
Damak has been holding on to the status of a mid-table team in the Saudi Arabian championship for quite some time now. It seems that the team will be able to avoid the fight for survival now, but there is no reason to count on fighting for medals. The hosts occupy the tenth line of the tournament table, the club finished last season in the same position. The team from Abha is six points ahead of the relegation zone, and eight points behind the top three. In the last match of 2024, the hosts played a draw with Al-Faiha (2:2), and on January 10, they won an away victory over Al-Raed (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the 15th round.
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have had red cards in three of their last four matches
- The team has lost only one of its last six matches.
Tentative line-up: Nice - Al-Anazi, Bedran, Shafai, Solan - Al-Subiani - Nkoudou, Fallata, Stanciu, Camano - Diallo

Al-Ettifaq

Current form
Al-Ittifaq has a fairly strong squad, but still cannot compete for high places in the Saudi Arabian championship. Steven Gerrard team finished the previous season in sixth place, but this time it will be difficult to repeat even this result, because after 14 rounds the club is only in 11th place. The team from Dammam is only three points ahead of the relegation zone. In December, the team played only one match in the Premier League, in which they won an away victory over Al-Khaleej (2:1). 2025 began for the guests with a defeat to Al-Khulood (2:3), one of the outsiders of the championship.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their lineup ahead of the 15th round.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the last five matches of the visitors ended in a draw
- The team has scored two goals in each of its last two matches
Probable lineup: Rodak - Al Otaibi, Khatib, Madu, Abdulrahman - Wijnaldum, Medran - Toko Ekambi, Fofana, Gray - Dembele
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts won their last game with this score.
11.00Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in the hosts' last eight matches
2.27Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in two of the last four away matches
1.95Tip and bets
The hosts do not have a scattering of stars in their squad, but as a team they look much more solid than Al-Ittifaq. Damak has played much more successfully than its opponent in recent matches and now has the opportunity to rise even higher in the table. We consider the club from Abha to be the favorite of this match and suggest betting on their success.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Damac for 1.67
Bet on total
The teams are neighbors in the tournament table and will probably take this match seriously. The gap between the opponents is very small, so we should expect a tough confrontation with a minimum of scoring chances. Three of the last four face-to-face meetings ended with a total under, we expect the same result now.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 1.73
Bet on corners
Most likely, the opponents will play defensively, which means that many corner flag passes are not expected. We suggest betting on the total under this indicator.
Our prediction is under 8.5 corners for 2.03