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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 22 match between Al-Raed and Al Shabab and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Despite their unsatisfactory form, Al Shabab have a decent shot at three points in this round 22 match, when visiting Al-Raed. Though playing at the King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah on Tuesday, bookmakers put a lot of faith in them gaining the away win.

Al-Raed are placed 15th with 17 points after 21 matches. Al Shabab occupy a position as sixth in the league on 33 points.

Team form: Al-Raed vs Al Shabab

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Al Qadasiya in a 2-0 defeat. Al-Fayha also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-2, before Al-Raed were able to strike back last time out in a 1-3 win against Al Riyadh. Al-Raed only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded ten goals.

Al Shabab Form

In their previous three matches, Al Shabab beat Al Khaleej 5-1, lost 2-3 against Al Qadasiya and drew 2-2 with Al-Taawoun. Al Shabab managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Saudi Pro League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in nine.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Raed and Al Shabab

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

Players on top: Al-Raed vs Al Shabab

It has been an excellent season for Abderrazak Hamdallah who managed to score an impressive 13 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target seven times in his last six outings. Al Shabab are looking to him against Al-Raed, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Popular betting markets: Al-Raed vs Al Shabab

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah across all tournaments Al-Raed won two times, drew one and lost seven times. Al Shabab claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Shabab conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al-Raed only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Al Shabab scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Al Shabab played. Al-Raed managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Shabab were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Al Shabab have scored in 10 consecutive meetings with Al-Raed when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Al-Raed saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in ten of the last ten matches that Al Shabab played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process. Astonishingly, Al-Raed conceded a goal in their last 15 matches. Al Shabab scored at least one goal in their last 15 matches.