Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Saudi Pro League match between Al Khaleej and Al-Raed. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Al Khaleej take on Al-Raed for a match in the Saudi Pro League this coming Saturday at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.
Al Khaleej are number 10 in the table on eight points after eight matches. Al-Raed rank as number 17 with four points after eight matches played.
Form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Raed
Al Khaleej Form
Al Khaleej are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Al Fateh FC by a 1-3 score, before winning 0-1 against Al Akhdoud. They were back on the losing side in a 0-2 defeat against Damac FC. Al Khaleej only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 12 goals.
Al-Raed Form
Al-Raed lost their previous three matches by 1-3 against Al Nassr FC, 2-1 against Al-Taawoun and 1-2 against Al Akhdoud. Al-Raed are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded nine goals while scoring five themselves.
Betting stats for Al Khaleej and Al-Raed
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Al Khaleej and Al-Raed played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 matches Al Khaleej played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 8 home matches Al Khaleej played, both teams scored
- Al Khaleej have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches
- Al Khaleej have conceded in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Al Khaleej home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al-Raed have not won 11 of the last 12 away matches
- Al-Raed have not won 9 of the last 10 matches
- Al-Raed have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al-Raed have lost 6 of the last 8 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Al-Raed matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Al Khaleej vs Al-Raed
Al Khaleej against Al-Raed is also a battle between Fabio Martins and Mohammed Fouzair with both in decent form. The former scored four while the latter has three Saudi Pro League goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al-Raed
Full-time result
Al Khaleej won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They drew two and lost six as well, while Al-Raed won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Al Khaleej only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Al-Raed got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. In the last 10 games played, Al-Raed opened to scoring only once, while Al Khaleej scored the opener three times in their last 10 games. Al Khaleej have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Al-Raed.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al Khaleej’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in seven of the previous ten outings for Al-Raed, who were on target an average of 0.8 times times per game.
Recommended tip: Al Khaleej vs Al-Raed
The match between Al Khaleej and Al-Raed should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Saudi Pro League game.