Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al-Ettifaq and Al Najma who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Al Najma go up against Al-Ettifaq on Monday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at EGO Stadium.
Ranked as number 7 in the Saudi Pro League standings, Al-Ettifaq, have so far collected 45 points this season, while Al Najma collected 11 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 30 rounds.
Team form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Najma
Al-Ettifaq Form
In their last three games, Al-Ettifaq lost 2-3 against Al Riyadh, got defeated 1-0 by Al Nassr FC before winning 1-3 against Al Akhdoud. Al-Ettifaq won four of their previous six Saudi Pro League games at the EGO Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded nine and scored 13 goals.
Al Najma Form
In their last three matches, Al Najma won 2-1 win against Neom SC, lost 1-2 against Al-Taawoun and lost 3-1 against Al Khaleej. Al Najma didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Saudi Pro League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 20 and scored four goals themselves.
Betting facts for Al-Ettifaq and Al Najma
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Ettifaq and Al Najma. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Ettifaq home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Ettifaq home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Ettifaq matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Ettifaq home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Ettifaq matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 11 Al Najma matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 11 Al Najma matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Najma have lost 8 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Najma have lost 8 of the last 9 matches in the Saudi Pro League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Najma have lost 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Najma
It has been a great season for Georginio Wijnaldum so far as he currently has 15 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Al-Ettifaq hoping he delivers against Al Najma on Monday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Popular markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Najma
Full-time result
Al-Ettifaq won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at EGO Stadium. They drew three and lost two as well, while Al Najma won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost nine. Astonishingly, Al Najma failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches.
Both teams to score
Al-Ettifaq scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home 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 the last 4 consecutive home games Al-Ettifaq played. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Al Najma games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al-Ettifaq managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Al Najma kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Ettifaq, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of the last ten games for Al Najma, who managed to hit the net 1.1 times on average in these games. Amazingly, Al-Ettifaq failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.
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