Saudi Pro League: Al Kholood vs Al Riyadh – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 19 match between Al Kholood and Al Riyadh and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Kholood welcome Al Riyadh this coming Saturday in the Saudi Pro League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 19 match.

Al Kholood are placed 12th with 19 points after 18 matches. Al Riyadh occupy a position as seventh in the league on 28 points.

Team form: Al Kholood vs Al Riyadh

Al Kholood Form

Al Kholood are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Al-Fayha by a 1-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Al-Raed. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 4-3 against Al Ittihad. Al Kholood only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Saudi Pro League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded 13 goals.

Al Riyadh Form

Two victories are what Al Riyadh have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Al-Taawoun 1-0. This was followed by a 5-0 defeat against Al Ahli, before winning again 1-0 against Al-Wehda. Al Riyadh won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding ten.

Betting stats and facts for Al Kholood and Al Riyadh

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

Players in form: Al Kholood vs Al Riyadh

Popular betting markets: Al Kholood vs Al Riyadh

Full-time result

Al Kholood claimed two wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Riyadh won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Kholood scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last eight games at home. Al Riyadh got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Al Riyadh should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Al Kholood only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Al Riyadh claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al Kholood’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Al Riyadh, who managed to score one time in those matches.