Saudi Pro League: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Raed – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the Saudi Pro League round 12 match preview for Al-Ettifaq and Al-Raed who meet up on Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Al-Ettifaq welcome Al-Raed for a clash in the Saudi Pro League at a neutral venue this coming Saturday.

Ranked as number 7 in the Saudi Pro League standings, Al-Ettifaq, have so far collected 20 points this season, while Al-Raed collected five points. This puts them up as number 18 after 11 rounds.

Team form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Raed

Al-Ettifaq Form

Al-Ettifaq suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Al Fateh FC in a 1-2 defeat. Al Riyadh also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before Al-Ettifaq were able to strike back last time out in a 2-3 win against Al-Wehda. In their last six Saudi Pro League home matches, Al-Ettifaq have three wins, while they’ve drawn two and lost one. They scored 12 and conceded nine goals.

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 draw with Al Khaleej. Then Al Hazem proved too strong in a 4-3 defeat, just like Al Fateh FC who won 1-2. 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 ten goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats for Al-Ettifaq 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-Ettifaq and Al-Raed played across all tournaments.

Players to watch: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Raed

Amir Sayoud shows decent form right now for Al-Raed, 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-Ettifaq, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Georginio Wijnaldum also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Betting markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Raed

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at a neutral venue across all tournaments Al-Ettifaq won six times, drew two and lost two times. Al-Raed claimed zero wins, four draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Al-Ettifaq scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Al-Raed only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Al-Ettifaq played. Al-Raed should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Al-Ettifaq only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Al-Raed claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Al-Ettifaq have scored in 12 consecutive league meetings with Al-Raed.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Al-Ettifaq’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 goals on average along the way. In the last ten games for Al-Raed, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.

Recommended tip: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Raed

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-Ettifaq and Al-Raed.

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