Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 22 match between Al Akhdoud and Al Fateh FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Al Akhdoud and Al Fateh FC will be desperate for points on Monday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Placed 16th in the table Al Akhdoud have amassed 16 points after 21 matches. On 16 points, Al Fateh FC rank 17th with 21 matches played this season.
Form: Al Akhdoud vs Al Fateh FC
Al Akhdoud Form
Only a single draw prevents Al Akhdoud from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Al-Ettifaq, before drawing 0-0 with Damac FC. They came up empty-handed once again when Al Qadasiya ran out as 2-0 winners. Al Akhdoud didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Saudi Pro League games at the Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored four goals.
Al Fateh FC Form
In their last three matches, Al Fateh FC lost against Al Ahli by 2-0, beat Al-Ettifaq by 1-2 winning 1-0 against Al-Orobah FC. Al Fateh FC managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Saudi Pro League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 19 time and letting in five.
Betting stats for Al Akhdoud and Al Fateh FC
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Al Akhdoud and Al Fateh FC played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 12 Al Akhdoud home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Al Akhdoud home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Akhdoud have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al Akhdoud have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al Akhdoud have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al Fateh FC have lost 8 of the last 10 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al Fateh FC have lost 8 of the last 10 away matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Al Fateh FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Al Fateh FC matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Fateh FC away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Al Akhdoud vs Al Fateh FC
Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Christian Bassogog will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al Fateh FC hope Mourad Batna can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.
Betting markets: Al Akhdoud vs Al Fateh FC
Full-time result
Al Akhdoud claimed one wins, drew three and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Fateh FC won one, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Al Akhdoud only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Al Fateh FC scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Al Akhdoud have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Akhdoud managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al Fateh FC kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Akhdoud, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al Fateh FC, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game.