Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Saudi Pro League match between Al Ahli and Al Shabab. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
When Al Shabab arrive at King Abdullah Sports City this coming Saturday to face Al Ahli in the Saudi Pro League, the latter will be hoping to use their home turf to their advantage.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Al Ahli claimed 26 points after 13 rounds. Meanwhile, Al Shabab amassed 15 points and rank as number 11 in the Saudi Pro League at the moment.
Team form: Al Ahli vs Al Shabab
Al Ahli Form
Al Ahli have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Al Hilal, they came out empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-0 win against Al Riyadh. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Damac FC. Al Ahli have been in potent form at King Abdullah Sports City, 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 three.
Al Shabab Form
Al Shabab are inconsistent at the moment, with two defeats and a win to show from their last three matches. They lost 2-1 against Abha, won 1-0 against Al Ittihad, before dropping points again in a 2-1 defeat against Al-Raed. Al Shabab only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Al Ahli and Al Shabab
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Al Ahli and Al Shabab. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- Al Ahli have scored in 32 of the last 34 home matches
- Al Ahli have scored in 18 of the last 20 matches
- Al Ahli have not lost 12 of the last 14 home matches
- Al Ahli have won 6 of the last 7 home matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Al Ahli matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Shabab have conceded in 20 of the last 21 away matches
- Al Shabab have scored in 12 of the last 14 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Al Shabab away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Shabab have not won 9 of the last 11 away matches
- Al Shabab have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Al Ahli vs Al Shabab
Riyad Mahrez scored twice in the six most recent games for Al Ahli, with Romain Saiss providing two goals for Al Shabab in his last six.
Betting markets: Al Ahli vs Al Shabab
Full-time result
Al Ahli won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Al Shabab won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost seven in this run. Al Ahli didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at King Abdullah Sports City. Al Shabab have not lost to Al Ahli in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Al Ahli scored first in six of their last ten home games. Al Shabab got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Al Shabab managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Al Shabab have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Al Ahli when playing at away ground.
Total goals
In Al Ahli’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average 1.9 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Al Shabab, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.
Betting suggestion: Al Ahli vs Al Shabab
To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Ahli and Al Shabab seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Saudi Pro League game.
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