Saudi Pro League: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej – Betting preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Saudi Pro League match between Al Riyadh and Al Khaleej. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Al Khaleej go up against Al Riyadh on Saturday for an exciting Saudi Pro League meeting at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.

Al Riyadh are placed 14th with 16 points after 16 matches. Al Khaleej occupy a position as 13th in the league on 16 points.

Form: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej

Al Riyadh Form

Al Riyadh claimed four points to their account in the last three matches, where they won 1-2 against Al-Taawoun, followed by a 0-0 draw with Al Hazem. Their latest game against Al Nassr FC resulted in a 4-1 defeat. In their last six Saudi Pro League matches at home, Al Riyadh have one win, while they’ve drawn three and lost two.

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej collected one win from their last three matches, as Al-Wehda won by 3-1. Al Ittihad were too strong as well, winning 4-2, before Al Khaleej won 3-1 against Abha. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al Khaleej won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Al Riyadh and Al Khaleej

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

Players to watch: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Fabio Martins has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Al Khaleej bank on him to build on these numbers against Al Riyadh. The latter relies on Saleh Al-Abbas, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Al Riyadh won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Al Khaleej won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Al Khaleej conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last eight games at home. Interestingly, Al Khaleej scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Khaleej games. Al Riyadh probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Al Khaleej managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

In Al Riyadh’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.1 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Al Khaleej’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Al Khaleej’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.

Recommended tip: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej

The match between Al Riyadh and Al Khaleej 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.

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