Saudi Pro League: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Ettifaq – Betting preview

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

Al-Ettifaq go up against Al Fateh FC this coming Friday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium.

A look at the Saudi Pro League standings shows that six points and four places currently separate the two teams.

Team form: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Ettifaq

Al Fateh FC Form

A draw was the best Al Fateh FC could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Al Hazem, before getting trounced 0-1 against Al Qadasiya. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Al Nassr FC ran out 5-1 winners. Al Fateh FC won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded ten goals.

Al-Ettifaq Form

It is all or nothing with Al-Ettifaq, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 4-1 against Al-Taawoun, before beating Damac FC 1-3. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-5 against Al Hilal. Al-Ettifaq won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Al Fateh FC and Al-Ettifaq

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 Fateh FC and Al-Ettifaq played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Ettifaq

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Sofiane Bendebka, who is performing well for Al Fateh FC. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Pro League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al-Ettifaq.The visitors will be looking to Khalid Al Ghannam to find the net once again, after managing three Saudi Pro League goals for Al-Ettifaq in recent matches.

Betting markets: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Ettifaq

Full-time result

Al Fateh FC claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al-Ettifaq won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Fateh FC only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Al Fateh FC probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Al-Ettifaq managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Al Fateh FC have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Al-Ettifaq.

Total goals

Al Fateh FC saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al-Ettifaq, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.