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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 13 match between Al-Raed and Al Shabab and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al-Raed enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al Shabab swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 18th in the table Al-Raed have amassed six points after 12 matches. On 15 points, Al Shabab rank tenth with 12 matches played this season.

Form: Al-Raed vs Al Shabab

Al-Raed Form

A single point is all Al-Raed have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 4-3 and 1-2 against Al Hazem and Al Fateh FC respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Al-Ettifaq. Al-Raed only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 14 goals.

Al Shabab Form

Their past three matches saw Al Shabab beating Al Taee 2-0, losing 2-1 against Abha, and beating Al Ittihad by 1-0. Al Shabab managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Saudi Pro League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 time and letting in five.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Raed and Al Shabab

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al-Raed and Al Shabab. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players under-the-radar: Al-Raed vs Al Shabab

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Amir Sayoud, who is performing well for Al-Raed. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Pro League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al Shabab.The visitors will be looking to Ever Banega to find the net once again, after managing two Saudi Pro League goals for Al Shabab in recent matches.

Betting markets: Al-Raed vs Al Shabab

Full-time result

Al-Raed claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing six. Al Shabab won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost seven of these matches. Al Shabab have not lost to Al-Raed in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al-Raed scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al Shabab scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Al Shabab managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Al Shabab have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Al-Raed when playing at away ground.

Total goals

In the past ten matches for Al-Raed across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in seven times of them with an average of one goal goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Shabab’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.

Recommended tip: Al-Raed vs Al Shabab

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Al-Raed and Al Shabab seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Saudi Pro League match.

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