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Saudi Pro League: Al Riyadh vs Al-Fayha – Betting preview

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The Saudi Pro League clash at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Friday sees home team Al Riyadh battling it out for the win against Al-Fayha.

Al Riyadh rank 16 with four points to their name from six matches, while visitors Al-Fayha rank ten in the table on six points.

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Team form: Al Riyadh vs Al-Fayha

Al Riyadh Form

In their last three matches, Al Riyadh lost 3-0 against Al-Raed, 0-1 against Al Akhdoud and 6-1 against Al Hilal. Al Riyadh only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored one and conceded five goals.

Al-Fayha Form

In their past three games, Al-Fayha lost 2-1 against Abha, drew 0-0 with Al-Raed, and lost 0-1 against Al Shabab. In their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, Al-Fayha failed to win more than once. In stead, they’ve drawn two and lost three, scoring four while also conceding six times.

Betting stats for Al Riyadh and Al-Fayha

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Al Riyadh and Al-Fayha played across all competitions.

  • Al Riyadh have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Al Riyadh have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
  • In 4 of the last 5 Al Riyadh home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • Al Riyadh have lost the last 4 matches in a row
  • Al Riyadh have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
  • In 21 of the last 23 Al-Fayha matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Al-Fayha away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Al-Fayha have not won 9 of the last 10 away matches
  • Al-Fayha have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
  • Al-Fayha have conceded in 9 of the last 11 away matches

In-form players: Al Riyadh vs Al-Fayha

Saleh Al-Abbas is the most prolific Saudi Pro League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Al-Fayha look to Fashion Sakala, hoping he can add to his current total of three Saudi Pro League goals in his latest games.

Full-time result

Al Riyadh racked up one wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground across all tournaments. They lost two and now face Al-Fayha who won one of their previous 10 away matches. They drew four and lost five. Al Riyadh lost 4 matches on the trot.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last three games at home. Curiously, Al-Fayha only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Al-Fayha will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Friday with Al Riyadh managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

In Al Riyadh’s last six games, there have been over 2.5 goals in four of them. They managed to average 0.7 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Al-Fayha, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.

Suggested bet: Al Riyadh vs Al-Fayha

Here we present a free betting tip for this Saudi Pro League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Al Riyadh and Al-Fayha.

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