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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 30 match between Al Khaleej and Al Najma and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Al Khaleej face relegation-threatened Al Najma at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in round 30 of the Saudi Pro League in a match that kick-offs on Tuesday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 11 in the Saudi Pro League standings, Al Khaleej, have so far collected 31 points this season, while Al Najma collected 11 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 29 rounds.

Team form: Al Khaleej vs Al Najma

Al Khaleej Form

In their last three matches, Al Khaleej lost 0-5 against Al Nassr FC, drew 2-2 with Al Kholood, before losing to Al Fateh FC by 1-0. Al Khaleej only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Al Najma Form

In their previous three outings, Al Najma lost 5-2 against Al Nassr FC, beat Neom SC 2-1 and lost 1-2 against Al-Taawoun. Al Najma didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Saudi Pro League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 17 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting facts for Al Khaleej and Al Najma

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 Khaleej and Al Najma played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Khaleej vs Al Najma

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Al Khaleej, Konstantinos Fortounis has been good for them over the course of the season with ten goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Al Najma, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Tuesday, depending on your betting strategy.

Betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al Najma

Full-time result

Al Khaleej claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Al Najma won zero of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing eight in this series of matches. Astonishingly, Al Najma failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Khaleej only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Al Najma only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Najma games. Of the previous 10 outings, Al Najma scored the opening goal five times, whereas Al Khaleej were first on target in two of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Al Khaleej’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in ten of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Al Najma. They performed an average of one goal in these. Amazingly, Al Khaleej failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches.