Saudi Pro League: Al Ahli vs Al Kholood – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 33 match between Al Ahli and Al Kholood and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Kholood go up against Al Ahli on Saturday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at King Abdullah Sports City.

Al Ahli are third in the Saudi Pro League standings after collecting 75 points from their initial 32 encounters. Al Kholood trail them on 32 points after 32 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

Form: Al Ahli vs Al Kholood

Al Ahli Form

Al Ahli swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 4-0 against Al Akhdoud. They went on to defeat Al Fateh FC 3-1 and made it three on the spin against Al-Taawoun in a 1-2 victory. Al Ahli swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Saudi Pro League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 19 and conceding three goals.

Al Kholood Form

In their previous three matches, Al Kholood drew 1-1 with Al-Fayha, 0-0 with Al Ittihad and 0-0 with Al Akhdoud. Al Kholood managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding 12 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Al Ahli and Al Kholood

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

Players in form: Al Ahli vs Al Kholood

Scoring 31 goals during a Saudi Pro League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Ivan Toney is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Ivan Toney to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Popular betting markets: Al Ahli vs Al Kholood

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Al Ahli won ten times and lost zero as well. Al Kholood won four times, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Al Ahli are on an amazing streak of now 16 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Al Ahli scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Al Kholood scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Al Kholood managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Ahli were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al Ahli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Kholood, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.