Saudi Pro League: Al Riyadh vs Al-Ettifaq – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Riyadh and Al-Ettifaq who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Al Riyadh and Al-Ettifaq face off in round 11 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, and it has the look of a tight Saudi Pro League match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Placed nineth in the table Al Riyadh have amassed 14 points after ten matches. On 11 points, Al-Ettifaq rank 12th with ten matches played this season.

Form: Al Riyadh vs Al-Ettifaq

Al Riyadh Form

A draw is the best Al Riyadh can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Al Ittihad. A2-2 draw with Damac FC followed before they were defeated 0-1 by Al Nassr FC. Al Riyadh managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Al-Ettifaq Form

Al-Ettifaq only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 0-1 defeat against Al-Raed. Then a 1-1 draw with Al-Fayha followed, before Al Hilal claimed a 3-1 victory. Al-Ettifaq won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Al Riyadh and Al-Ettifaq

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

Players in form: Al Riyadh vs Al-Ettifaq

Despite scoring just once in six Saudi Pro League games, Al Riyadh hope Toze adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Al-Ettifaq put their faith in Georginio Wijnaldum to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Saudi Pro League games.

Betting markets: Al Riyadh vs Al-Ettifaq

Full-time result

Al Riyadh claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al-Ettifaq won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away. Al-Ettifaq conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.

Both teams to score

Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Al-Ettifaq played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Riyadh managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al-Ettifaq kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Riyadh, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Al-Ettifaq’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Al-Ettifaq conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.