Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Hilal and Al Qadasiya who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Al Hilal hope to live up to their early billing as the Saudi Pro League title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Al Qadasiya over to the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium for a round 2 match.
Al Hilal booked their first win of the season in the Saudi Pro League as they claimed all three points in the opener. They are of course looking for a follow-up come matchday in round two,
Form: Al Hilal vs Al Qadasiya
Al Hilal Form
Al Hilal hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Manchester City resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 2-1 defeat against Fluminense, before beating Al Riyadh by 2-0. Al Hilal won four of their previous six Saudi Pro League games at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored 14 goals.
Al Qadasiya Form
Al Qadasiya have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-1 win against Al-Orobah FC. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Al Hilal, before suffering another loss in a 1-5 match against Al Ahli. Al Qadasiya only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to four.
Betting stats for Al Hilal and Al Qadasiya
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al Hilal and Al Qadasiya. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Al Hilal have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al Hilal have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Al Hilal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Al Qadasiya away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Al Qadasiya away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Qadasiya away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al Qadasiya have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 3 Al Qadasiya away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Al Hilal vs Al Qadasiya
Salem Al-Dawsari has five strikes in six Saudi Pro League matches for Al Hilal, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Al Qadasiya. The visitors are looking to Julian Quinones, who has provided his team with four Saudi Pro League goals.
Betting markets: Al Hilal vs Al Qadasiya
Full-time result
Al Hilal claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Al Qadasiya won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Al Hilal have gone through an impressive 9 games now without losing even once. Al Hilal didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Al Hilal have beaten Al Qadasiya in 4 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Al Hilal scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al Qadasiya scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Al Hilal have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Al Hilal managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Qadasiya were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Al Hilal have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Al Qadasiya.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Al Hilal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al Qadasiya, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Al Hilal are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 71 matches.