Saudi Professional League: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 23 match between Al Nassr FC and Al-Raed and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Nassr FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Raed swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Saudi Professional League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Al Nassr FC are number 2 in the table on 53 points after 22 matches. Al-Raed rank as number 15 with 20 points after 22 matches played.

Team form: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

Al Nassr FC Form

Al Nassr FC look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 2-1 and 2-3 against Al Fateh FC and Al Shabab respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Al Hazem, who claimed a point in a 4-4 draw. Al Nassr FC have been in potent form at Al-Awwal Park, winning no less than five of the past six Saudi Professional League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 18 goals while letting in seven.

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Al Hilal before drawing 1-1 with Al Riyadh. They were defeated once again, when Al-Fayha ran out 1-2 winners. Al-Raed only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Professional League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by nine goals to eight.

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

In-form players: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

Karim El Berkaoui look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Thursday, having hit the target four times in recent Saudi Professional League matches for Al-Raed. His total for the season says eight goals scored in this Saudi Professional League campaign. With six goals lately for Al Nassr FC in the Saudi Professional League, Cristiano Ronaldo is also a player worth mentioning.

Popular betting markets: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Al-Awwal Park, Al Nassr FC won eight and drew two. Al-Raed won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew five and lost four. Al Nassr FC didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches. Al Nassr FC have gone through an impressive 10 games without losing even once as the home side. Al-Raed conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Al Nassr FC have not lost to Al-Raed in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Nassr FC scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the 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 last 7 consecutive Al Nassr FC games Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Al-Raed games. Al Nassr FC managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Nassr FC have scored in 16 consecutive league meetings with Al-Raed.

Total goals

Al Nassr FC saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al-Raed, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Al Nassr FC conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Al-Raed conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Recommended tip: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Nassr FC and Al-Raed seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Saudi Professional League game.

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