柯羅德 vs 哈利吉

Al Kholood host Al Khaleej at King Abdullah Stadium in Buraydah, and the home side badly need something to stop the slide. Kholood are 11th on 12 points from 11 games. Khaleej sit 9th on 15 from 12. Kholood have lost their last five league matches and conceded 15 goals along the way. The latest was a 5-3 defeat to Al Nassr, where Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick. Des Buckingham's team have let in 26 in 11 games this season. Al Khaleej have won three of their last five and scored 10 goals in that run, the most recent a 4-2 win over Al Hazem under Jose Gomes. In the last seven meetings Kholood won three, Khaleej two and two were drawn. The most recent league meeting finished 2-2. No team news had been published for either side. Our prediction: 1-2