Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 13 match between Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Al Khaleej enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Ettifaq swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Al Khaleej are placed seventh with 19 points after 12 matches. Al-Ettifaq occupy a position as 13th in the league on 12 points.
Team form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Ettifaq
Al Khaleej Form
Al Khaleej are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 4-0 win against Al-Raed. They went on to beat Al Fateh FC by 1-2, before also getting the better of Al Hilal in a 3-2 victory. Al Khaleej claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.
Al-Ettifaq Form
In their past three games, Al-Ettifaq lost 3-1 against Al Hilal, drew 0-0 with Al Riyadh, and lost 0-4 against Al Ittihad. Al-Ettifaq claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and six scored.
Betting facts for Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Khaleej home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Khaleej home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Khaleej have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Al-Ettifaq away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Al-Ettifaq away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Al-Ettifaq away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Al-Ettifaq away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al-Ettifaq have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Al Khaleej vs Al-Ettifaq
Abdullah Al Salem found the target six times in his previous six matches, whereas Georginio Wijnaldum just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: Al Khaleej vs Al-Ettifaq
Full-time result
Al Khaleej won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. Al-Ettifaq won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Al Khaleej managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al-Ettifaq have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Al Khaleej when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Khaleej, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Al-Ettifaq, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.
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