Prediction Al Batin vs Al Ahli 2025/2026 season – Betting Tips for the Kings Cup on 27/10/2025

Preview: Al Batin host heavyweight Al Ahli in a Kings Cup Round of 16 clash

Al Batin return to the intimate surroundings of Al-Batin FC Stadium — a compact 6,000-capacity venue on King Khalid Road in Hafar Al-Batin — to entertain Al Ahli in a tie that pitches a side struggling for consistency against one in clear upward momentum. For the home crowd it is a chance to spark a cup run, but recent form and underlying numbers point to a tough night. Al Batin’s autumn has been jagged: a heavy 1-4 Division 1 defeat to Jeddah on October 21 punctuated a sequence that reads with more defeats than comfort. Their home attacking snapshots show flashes — 11 total shots on average with eight on target — yet the club has found the net just twice at home in the sampled metrics and has failed to keep a clean sheet in the recent sample, leaving defensive questions unresolved.

What the numbers and form suggest

Al Ahli arrive with a feel of inevitability. Their run across competitions reads well: a recent 1-0 win at Al Najma followed by a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Al Gharafa earlier in the window illustrates attacking potency and control. Across the metrics Al Ahli dominate territory where it matters: averaging 19 total shots with nine on target, 129 attacks and 97 dangerous attacks versus Al Batin’s lower-volume 93 attacks and 73 dangerous attacks. The gulf shows most starkly in goal output away from home — five goals recorded versus Al Batin’s two at home in the provided sample — and a form line that registers five wins in ten outings, against a home side that has struggled to string results together.

Head-to-head history adds a spice rather than a constraint; the most recent meeting on record ended 2-2 back in 2022, suggesting Al Batin can test Al Ahli on their day. Yet the current trajectories favor the visitors: Al Ahli arrive confident, their forwards finding rhythm, and their recent best-player performance in the 0-1 win at Al Najma — a top rating for Saleh Abu Al-Shamat — shows match-winners can step forward when called upon. For Al Batin, the best-performer mention from their last match, Mohamed Al-Sahli, will need to inspire a turnaround from a side that conceded four in its last outing.

Betting suggestion

Based on the form, shot profiles and recent results, the clearest market to target is the 1X2. Back Al Ahli to win (Away win). The away side’s superior attacking volume, recent string of positive results and the defensive vulnerabilities shown by Al Batin make an Al Ahli victory the most probable outcome in this tie.