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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 31 match between Al Kholood and Al-Ettifaq and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Kholood welcome Al-Ettifaq on 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 31 match.

Form: Al Kholood vs Al-Ettifaq

Al Kholood Form

Al Kholood endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against Damac FC, before Al Akhdoud won 0-1, while Al Qadasiya claimed a victory in a 4-1 match. Al Kholood won three of their previous six matches at Al Hazem Club Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring six goals to eight against.

Al-Ettifaq Form

The results have been up and down for Al-Ettifaq, who beat Al Riyadh by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-2 against Al Ittihad, before claiming a victory in a 2-1 game against Al Khaleej. Al-Ettifaq managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, in which they scored 11 while also conceding eight times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting facts for Al Kholood and Al-Ettifaq

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

Players on top: Al Kholood vs Al-Ettifaq

Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Myziane Maolida will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al-Ettifaq hope Georginio Wijnaldum can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.

Betting markets: Al Kholood vs Al-Ettifaq

Full-time result

Al Kholood won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Al-Ettifaq won five of their last 10 games away from home, with four draws and one defeats as well. Al Kholood lost their last 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Kholood scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Al-Ettifaq played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Kholood managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al-Ettifaq kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

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 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Al-Ettifaq, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Amazingly, Al Kholood failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.