Saudi Pro League: Al Khaleej vs Al-Ettifaq – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Only three rounds remain of Saudi Pro League season, and both Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq look to bolster their account at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium on Saturday.

Team form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Ettifaq

Al Khaleej Form

In their last three matches, Al Khaleej beat Al Najma by 3-1 and Damac FC by 0-2, before losing against Al Hilal by 1-2. Al Khaleej claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and lost four, scored eight goals and conceded 13.

Al-Ettifaq Form

Al-Ettifaq claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 1-0 against Al Nassr FC. A 1-3 win followed against Al Akhdoud, before drawing 0-0 with Al Najma. Al-Ettifaq only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 12 goals to four.

Betting stats for Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Al Khaleej vs Al-Ettifaq

Scoring 19 goals during a Saudi Pro League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Joshua King is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Joshua King to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al-Ettifaq

Full-time result

Al Khaleej claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al-Ettifaq won four, drew zero and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al-Ettifaq got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Al-Ettifaq should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Al Khaleej only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Al-Ettifaq claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Al Khaleej and Al-Ettifaq.

Total goals

Al Khaleej saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al-Ettifaq, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.