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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al-Raed and Al-Ettifaq who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Al-Ettifaq go up against Al-Raed this coming Sunday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah.

Placed 16th in the table Al-Raed have amassed 17 points after 22 matches. On 31 points, Al-Ettifaq rank seventh with 22 matches played this season.

Form: Al-Raed vs Al-Ettifaq

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Al-Fayha by a 0-2 score, before winning 1-3 against Al Riyadh. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-2 against Al Shabab. Al-Raed didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Saudi Pro League games at the King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah. They have a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored two goals.

Al-Ettifaq Form

In their last three matches, Al-Ettifaq lost against Al Fateh FC by 1-2, beat Al Nassr FC by 2-3 winning 1-0 against Al-Taawoun. Al-Ettifaq claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding five.

Betting facts for Al-Raed and Al-Ettifaq

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

Players in form: Al-Raed vs Al-Ettifaq

Al-Raed against Al-Ettifaq is also a battle between Amir Sayoud and Georginio Wijnaldum with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has six Saudi Pro League goals in their last six games respectively.

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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-Ettifaq claimed five wins, four draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Al-Ettifaq were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches. Al-Ettifaq remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce. Al-Ettifaq have not lost to Al-Raed in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al-Raed scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Al-Ettifaq should be able to score at least once this coming Sunday as Al-Raed failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Al-Ettifaq managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Al-Raed have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Al-Ettifaq.

Total goals

Al-Raed saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Al-Ettifaq, who managed to hit the net two times on average in these games. Astonishingly, Al-Raed failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 16 matches. Al-Ettifaq scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.