Ace Football team offers the Saudi Pro League round 12 match preview for Al Ahli and Al Riyadh who meet up this coming Sunday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
Al Ahli will be hosting a Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal encounter on Sunday when Al Riyadh arrive for a test of their credentials.
Al Ahli are fiveth in the rankings with 22 points after 11 matches played, whereas Al Riyadh rank 12th in the Saudi Pro League on 11 points.
Team form: Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh
Al Ahli Form
Al Ahli are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Al Ittihad by 0-1, before beating Al-Wehda by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Al Hilal, who ran out 3-1 winners. Al Ahli have been in potent form at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal, winning no less than five of the past six Saudi Pro League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 12 goals while letting in four.
Al Riyadh Form
In their last three matches, Al Riyadh drew 2-2 with Al Shabab, won 1-0 against Al-Ettifaq, and lost 3-2 against Al Taee. Al Riyadh claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew one and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to six.
Betting stats for Al Ahli and Al Riyadh
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Ahli and Al Riyadh. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Al Ahli have scored in 31 of the last 33 home matches
- Al Ahli have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
- Al Ahli have not lost 11 of the last 13 home matches
- Al Ahli have won 5 of the last 6 home matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Al Ahli played, both teams scored
- Al Riyadh have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
- Al Riyadh have scored in the last 6 matches in a row
- Al Riyadh have conceded in 8 of the last 10 matches
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Riyadh away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Riyadh have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Interesting players: Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh
Andre Gray shows decent form right now for Al Riyadh, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Saudi Pro League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Al Ahli, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Allan Saint-Maximin also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.
Betting markets: Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh
Full-time result
Al Ahli racked up six wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal, drew two and lost two. Al Riyadh won one of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost three times. Al Ahli did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil.
Both teams to score
Al Ahli scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Al Riyadh only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last five away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Al Riyadh scored the opening goal five times, whereas Al Ahli were first on target in seven of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Al Ahli performed an average of 1.8 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in seven of the previous ten outings for Al Riyadh, who were on target an average of one time times per game.
Betting suggestion: Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh
To summarize, the upcoming Saudi Pro League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh: Who wins the game?
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