Saudi Pro League: Al Ittihad vs Al Khaleej – Betting preview

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

When Al Khaleej come to King Abdullah Sports City for the Saudi Pro League match on Friday, Al Ittihad will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Al Ittihad approach the next Saudi Pro League round as number 6 in the table, having claimed 39 points this season so far. With 23 games behind them, Al Khaleej amassed 27 points, placing them as number 9 before their next fixture.

Team form: Al Ittihad vs Al Khaleej

Al Ittihad Form

Al Ittihad look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Al-Fayha in a 2-1 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Al Hilal. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Al Hazem. Al Ittihad showed little mercy in their past six matches at King Abdullah Sports City, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target eight times, while letting in three themselves.

Al Khaleej Form

In their previous three games, Al Khaleej drew 1-1 with Al Riyadh, then lost 0-1 against Neom SC and 2-3 against Al Kholood. Al Khaleej only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 12 goals to eight.

Betting stats for Al Ittihad and Al Khaleej

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

In-form players: Al Ittihad vs Al Khaleej

Saleh Al-Shehri found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Joshua King just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular betting markets: Al Ittihad vs Al Khaleej

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Al Ittihad won eight times and lost two as well. Al Khaleej won two times, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Al Khaleej conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Al Ittihad have beaten Al Khaleej in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Al Ittihad scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Al Khaleej got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 12 consecutive away games Al Khaleej played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Ittihad managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al Khaleej kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Al Ittihad have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Al Khaleej.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al Ittihad’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Khaleej’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Al Khaleej conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.