Saudi Professional League: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 24 match between Al-Fayha and Al Riyadh and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al-Fayha are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 24 of the Saudi Professional League on Friday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Al Riyadh, whom they welcome on home soil at Majmaah Sports City.

Al-Fayha approach the next Saudi Professional League round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 31 points this season so far. With 23 games behind them, Al Riyadh amassed 23 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.

Team form: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh

Al-Fayha Form

Al-Fayha are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-2 win against Abha. They went on to beat Al-Raed by 1-2, before also getting the better of Al Shabab in a 2-3 victory. Al-Fayha claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Saudi Professional League, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded 15 goals.

Al Riyadh Form

Al Riyadh added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw with Al-Raed. A 1-2 win against Al Akhdoud followed, before a 1-3 defeat against Al Hilal in their most recent match. Al Riyadh claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Professional League. The scoreline from these matches reads 14 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Fayha and Al Riyadh

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Fayha and Al Riyadh. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh

Andre Gray shows decent form right now for Al Riyadh, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Saudi Professional League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Al-Fayha, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Henry Onyekuru also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Saudi Professional League matches.

Betting markets: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh

Full-time result

Al-Fayha claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Riyadh won three, drew zero and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Al-Fayha won their last 4 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al-Fayha only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Al Riyadh only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al-Fayha games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al-Fayha managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Al Riyadh kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Fayha, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Riyadh’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Al-Fayha failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Recommended tip: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al-Fayha and Al Riyadh 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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