Saudi Pro League: Neom SC vs Al Riyadh – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 21 match between Neom SC and Al Riyadh and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Neom SC, who hope to turn things around against Al Riyadh this coming Friday. This is a round 21 match in the current Saudi Pro League campaign, and they face each other at King Khalid Sport City Stadium.

Neom SC are placed nineth with 25 points after 19 matches. Al Riyadh occupy a position as 16th in the league on 12 points.

Team form: Neom SC vs Al Riyadh

Neom SC Form

Neom SC have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Al Ahli, they came out empty-handed in a 0-3 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-0 win against Damac FC. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Al Akhdoud. Neom SC managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded ten goals.

Al Riyadh Form

Al Riyadh were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Al Hilal, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Al Najma, before going down in a 0-1 defeat against Al Nassr FC. Al Riyadh came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to six.

Betting facts for Neom SC and Al Riyadh

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Neom SC and Al Riyadh. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Neom SC vs Al Riyadh

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Alexandre Lacazette has actually netted seven goals during this Saudi Pro League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Al Riyadh should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Alexandre Lacazette to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular markets: Neom SC vs Al Riyadh

Full-time result

Neom SC claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Riyadh won zero, drew three and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Al Riyadh failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Both teams to score

Neom SC scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Al Riyadh only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Al Riyadh managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Neom SC were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Neom SC saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Al Riyadh, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.