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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 27 match between Al Ittihad and Al Hazem and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Al Ittihad approach round 27 as number 6 in the Saudi Pro League table with 42 points on their account so far. With 26 rounds behind them, Al Hazem have amassed 31 points, placing them as number 10 in the standings.

Team form: Al Ittihad vs Al Hazem

Al Ittihad Form

Al Ittihad managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-0 victory against Al Khaleej. They went on to lose 3-1 against Al Ahli, before getting dumped in a 3-1 defeat against Al Riyadh. 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 seven times, while letting in three themselves.

Al Hazem Form

The results have been up and down for Al Hazem, who beat Al-Ettifaq by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Al Khaleej, before claiming a victory in a 2-1 game against Al Kholood. Al Hazem came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to four.

Betting facts for Al Ittihad and Al Hazem

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 Ittihad and Al Hazem played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Ittihad vs Al Hazem

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Youssef En-Nesyri, who is performing well for Al Ittihad. 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 Hazem.The visitors will be looking to Nawaf Al Habashi to find the net once again, after managing two Saudi Pro League goals for Al Hazem in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Al Ittihad vs Al Hazem

Full-time result

Al Ittihad claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at King Abdullah Sports City across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Al Hazem won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew four and lost four. Amazingly, Al Hazem failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches. Al Ittihad have not lost to Al Hazem in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Ittihad scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Al Hazem scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Hazem games. Al Hazem managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Ittihad were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Al Ittihad have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Al Hazem.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Ittihad, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al Hazem, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.