Saudi Pro League: Al Najma vs Al-Taawoun – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 29 match between Al Najma and Al-Taawoun and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Al-Taawoun come to Al Najma Club Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match this coming Thursday, Al Najma will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Al Najma vs Al-Taawoun

Al Najma Form

Al Najma suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Damac FC in a 1-3 defeat. Al Nassr FC also proved too hard to handle, as they won 5-2, before Al Najma were able to strike back last time out in a 2-1 win against Neom SC. Al Najma claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded 14.

Al-Taawoun Form

Al-Taawoun are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 2-2 draw with Neom SC and a 2-2 draw with Al Hilal. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-2 at the hands of Al Kholood. Al-Taawoun are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded nine goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting facts for Al Najma and Al-Taawoun

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

Players in form: Al Najma vs Al-Taawoun

He banged in 20 goals so far this season, and Roger Martinez also hammered in four goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Al Najma.

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Full-time result

Al Najma claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Al-Taawoun won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Al-Taawoun scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Al Najma scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al-Taawoun got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Al-Taawoun played. Al-Taawoun managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Najma were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Al Najma saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al-Taawoun, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Al Najma failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches. Al-Taawoun scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.