Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 20 match between Al Ittihad and Al Najma and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Al Ittihad enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al Najma swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Al Ittihad are placed sixth with 31 points after 18 matches. Al Najma occupy a position as 18th in the league on five points.
Form: Al Ittihad vs Al Najma
Al Ittihad Form
In their last three matches, Al Ittihad lost 2-1 against Al Qadsiah, won 2-1 against Al Akhdoud, before drawing 2-2 against Al Fateh FC. Al Ittihad managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored seven goals and conceded four times.
Al Najma Form
Following three draws in their last three matches, Al Najma could do with a win again. Against Al Fateh FC, they finished even 1-1, before drawing again in a 0-0 match with Al Shabab. Another 1-1 stalemate against Al Riyadh followed. Al Najma are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded eight goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Al Ittihad and Al Najma
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Ittihad and Al Najma. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 11 Al Ittihad home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Al Ittihad home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Ittihad have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Ittihad matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Ittihad have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Najma away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Najma away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Najma matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Najma matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Najma matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Al Ittihad vs Al Najma
Karim Benzema has four strikes in six Saudi Pro League matches for Al Ittihad, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Al Najma. The visitors are looking to Rakan Al-Tulayhi, who has provided his team with three Saudi Pro League goals.
Popular betting markets: Al Ittihad vs Al Najma
Full-time result
Al Ittihad won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Al Najma won zero of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and seven defeats as well.
Both teams to score
Al Ittihad scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Al Najma only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last nine away games. Al Najma managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Ittihad were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Al Ittihad saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Al Najma played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.
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