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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 1 match between Al-Ettifaq and Al Riyadh and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al-Ettifaq start the season as favourites to land the Saudi Pro League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Friday at home in an opening day fixture with Al Riyadh at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

Team form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Riyadh

Al-Ettifaq Form

In the last three outings, Al-Ettifaq beat Al Khaleej by 0-5, lost 1-3 against Al Ittihad, before drawing 1-1 with Neom SC. Al-Ettifaq only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Saudi Pro League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded 12 goals.

Al Riyadh Form

Al Riyadh are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Al Fateh FC by 1-0. This was followed by a 1-1 with Al-Taawoun and a 1-0 win against Al Akhdoud. Al Riyadh only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 15 goals to eight.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Ettifaq and Al Riyadh

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

Players on top: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Riyadh

As the new Saudi Pro League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Al-Ettifaq and Al Riyadh this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Riyadh

Full-time result

Al-Ettifaq claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Al Riyadh won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Al-Ettifaq scored first in six of their last ten home games. Al Riyadh got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Al Riyadh played. 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 two of the last 10 games, Al Riyadh kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Al-Ettifaq have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Al Riyadh.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al-Ettifaq’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al Riyadh, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.