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Saudi Pro League: Al Kholood vs Al-Fayha – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 30 match between Al Kholood and Al-Fayha and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Kholood enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Fayha swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

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Form: Al Kholood vs Al-Fayha

Al Kholood Form

Al Kholood delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Al Khaleej brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Al Hilal. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Al-Taawoun by 1-2. Al Kholood just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the King Abdullah Stadium, Buraydah. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 13 goals.

Al-Fayha Form

Al-Fayha were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Neom SC before drawing 1-1 with Al Ahli. They were defeated once again, when Al Hazem ran out 2-0 winners. Al-Fayha claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Al Kholood and Al-Fayha

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 Kholood and Al-Fayha played across all tournaments.

  • Al Kholood have lost 9 of the last 11 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Al Kholood have lost 9 of the last 11 home matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 7 Al Kholood matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 7 Al Kholood matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Al Kholood home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Al-Fayha have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Al-Fayha have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 4 Al-Fayha matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 4 Al-Fayha matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 4 Al-Fayha matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players in form: Al Kholood vs Al-Fayha

Look no further than Hattan Sultan Bahbri, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al Kholood in the Saudi Pro League, while Jason managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Al-Fayha in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Al Kholood vs Al-Fayha

Full-time result

Al Kholood claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing eight. Al-Fayha won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Al Kholood scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al-Fayha scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Al-Fayha should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as Al Kholood only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Al-Fayha claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Al Kholood’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Al-Fayha, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. Amazingly, Al Kholood failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.