Saudi Pro League: Al Hilal vs Al-Raed – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 13 match between Al Hilal and Al-Raed and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Hilal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Raed swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Al Hilal approach the next Saudi Pro League round as number 2 in the table, having claimed 31 points this season so far. With 12 games behind them, Al-Raed amassed 14 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.

Form: Al Hilal vs Al-Raed

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Al-Ettifaq by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-2 against Al Khaleej, before achieving a 1-2 win against Al Shabab. Al Hilal swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Saudi Pro League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 17 and conceding five goals.

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed lost their previous three matches by 4-0 against Al Khaleej, 2-0 against Al Ahli and 0-1 against Al-Taawoun. Al-Raed claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Al Hilal and Al-Raed

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

Players in form: Al Hilal vs Al-Raed

Karim El Berkaoui shows decent form right now for Al-Raed, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Saudi Pro League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Al Hilal, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Popular markets: Al Hilal vs Al-Raed

Full-time result

Al Hilal won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Al-Raed won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing five. Amazingly, Al Hilal are on a streak of 28 home matches without defeat. Al-Raed conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Al Hilal have not lost to Al-Raed in 21 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Hilal scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Al-Raed got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Hilal games Al Hilal probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Al-Raed managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Al Hilal have scored in 32 consecutive league meetings with Al-Raed.

Total goals

Al Hilal saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Al-Raed, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Al Hilal are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 48 matches. Al-Raed conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.