Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 18 match between Al-Orobah FC and Al Ahli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Al Ahli come to Al-Orobah Club Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Thursday, Al-Orobah FC will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Al-Orobah FC are placed 16th with 14 points after 17 matches. Al Ahli occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 32 points.
Team form: Al-Orobah FC vs Al Ahli
Al-Orobah FC Form
A single draw is all Al-Orobah FC have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-0 and 0-2 against Al Khaleej and Al Qadasiya respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Al-Taawoun. Al-Orobah FC only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Al-Orobah Club Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored one and conceded 13 goals.
Al Ahli Form
In their last three matches, Al Ahli lost against Al Kholood by 1-0, beat Al-Ettifaq by 1-2 winning 5-0 against Al Riyadh. Al Ahli claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in ten goals, whilst conceding five.
Betting stats for Al-Orobah FC and Al Ahli
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Orobah FC and Al Ahli. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Al-Orobah FC have lost the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Al-Orobah FC have lost the last 5 home matches in a row in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Al-Orobah FC have lost 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al-Orobah FC have lost 8 of the last 10 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al-Orobah FC have lost the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Al Ahli away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Al Ahli away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Ahli matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Ahli have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Ahli have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Al-Orobah FC vs Al Ahli
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Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Al-Orobah FC won three times and lost seven as well. Al Ahli won seven times, drew zero and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Al Ahli have not lost to Al-Orobah FC in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Al-Orobah FC scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al Ahli scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Al-Orobah FC have failed to score in 5 consecutive home games. Al-Orobah FC managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Ahli were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Orobah FC, who scored an average of 0.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Al Ahli, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.