Saudi Pro League: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood – Betting preview

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

Al Nassr FC hope to live up to their early billing as the Saudi Pro League title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome Al Kholood over to the Al-Awwal Park for a round 2 match.

Looking at the current standings in the Saudi Pro League, the two teams are separated by three points.

Team form: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood

Al Nassr FC Form

Al Nassr FC are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Al Ittihad 2-1, and then drawing 2-2 with Al Ahli. They were back as winners when they defeated Al-Taawoun 0-5. Al Nassr FC won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded eight goals.

Al Kholood Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Al Kholood. They first took out Al-Fayha by 2-0 before downing Al-Raed by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Al-Ettifaq, who ran out 2-1 winners. Al Kholood claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to six.

Betting facts for Al Nassr FC and Al Kholood

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

Players in form: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood

It is the beginning of a new Saudi Pro League campaign, and both Al Nassr FC and Al Kholood will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular markets: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood

Full-time result

Al Nassr FC won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Al Kholood won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost nine in this run.

Both teams to score

Al Nassr FC scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Interestingly, Al Kholood scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Al Kholood played. Al Kholood managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Al Nassr FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Kholood’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Al Nassr FC are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 54 matches.