Saudi Professional League: Al Nassr FC vs Al Ittihad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 34 match between Al Nassr FC and Al Ittihad and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Nassr FC appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Al Ittihad in round 34 of the Saudi Professional League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Al-Awwal Park this coming Monday.

Al Nassr FC are chasing the first place in the Saudi Professional League after collecting 79 points from their initial 33 encounters. Al Ittihad trail them on 54 points after 33 rounds, sitting as number 5 in the table.

Form: Al Nassr FC vs Al Ittihad

Al Nassr FC Form

The Al Nassr FC team look in good shape before their match against Al Ittihad, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Al Akhdoud 2-3, then they held Al Hilal to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 2-2 draw Al Riyadh. Al Nassr FC claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Professional League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 20 and conceded ten goals.

Al Ittihad Form

In their past three matches, Al Ittihad lost 0-5 against Al-Ettifaq, drew 1-1 with Al Khaleej and won 4-1 against Damac FC. Al Ittihad won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Professional League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Al Nassr FC and Al Ittihad

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 Ittihad played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Al Nassr FC vs Al Ittihad

Scoring 33 goals during a Saudi Professional League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Cristiano Ronaldo is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Cristiano Ronaldo to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Betting markets: Al Nassr FC vs Al Ittihad

Full-time result

Al Nassr FC claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Al Ittihad won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Al Nassr FC are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat. Al Ittihad conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Al Ittihad have not lost to Al Nassr FC in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Nassr FC scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Al Ittihad got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Al Nassr FC probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Monday, as Al Ittihad managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al Nassr FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Al Ittihad, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches. Al Nassr FC are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 18 matches. Al Ittihad conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Betting prediction: Al Nassr FC vs Al Ittihad

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Nassr FC and Al Ittihad 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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