Saudi Pro League: Al Hazem vs Al Najma – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 15 match between Al Hazem and Al Najma and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite their unconvincing form, Al Hazem stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 15. They face Al Najma this coming Monday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Al Hazem Club Stadium.

Placed 11th in the table Al Hazem have amassed 13 points after 13 matches. On two points, Al Najma rank 18th with 13 matches played this season.

Team form: Al Hazem vs Al Najma

Al Hazem Form

Al Hazem managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-2 victory against Al Riyadh. They went on to lose 1-2 against Neom SC, before getting dumped in a 3-0 defeat against Al Hilal. Al Hazem only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Al Hazem Club Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Al Najma Form

Al Najma were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Al-Taawoun before drawing 2-2 with Al Khaleej. They were defeated once again, when Al-Ettifaq ran out 3-4 winners. Al Najma didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Saudi Pro League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 12 and scored four goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Al Hazem and Al Najma

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 Hazem and Al Najma played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Al Hazem vs Al Najma

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Omar Al Somah, who is performing well for Al Hazem. 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 Najma.The visitors will be looking to Lazaro to find the net once again, after managing three Saudi Pro League goals for Al Najma in recent matches.

Betting markets: Al Hazem vs Al Najma

Full-time result

Al Hazem claimed one wins, drew four and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Najma won zero, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Hazem only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Al Najma only scored the opening goal of the match in zero of the last seven away games. Al Hazem probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Monday, as Al Najma managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Al Hazem saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Al Najma, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.