Saudi Pro League: Al Shabab vs Al Qadsiah – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 1 match between Al Shabab and Al Qadsiah and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Form: Al Shabab vs Al Qadsiah

Al Shabab Form

Al Shabab are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Neom SC by a 2-1 score, before winning 3-2 against Al Ittihad. They were back on the losing side in a 1-0 defeat against Al Najma. Al Shabab 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 one and lost three, as they scored 12 and conceded 17 goals.

Al Qadsiah Form

Al Qadsiah are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Al-Fayha got left behind in a 1-2 win, before Al Hazem got hammered in a 2-0 victory. Al Ittihad was the most recent victim in a 1-5 win for Al Qadsiah. Al Qadsiah claimed 13 points in their last six Saudi Pro League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded seven and scored 18 goals themselves.

Betting stats for Al Shabab and Al Qadsiah

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 Shabab and Al Qadsiah played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Shabab vs Al Qadsiah

Yannick Carrasco has three strikes in six Saudi Pro League matches for Al Shabab, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Al Qadsiah. The visitors are looking to Julian Quinones, who has provided his team with seven Saudi Pro League goals.

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Full-time result

Al Shabab claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Al Qadsiah won seven of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost two of the games in this run. Al Qadsiah won their last 5 matches on the trot. Al Qadsiah have not lost to Al Shabab in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Shabab scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Al Qadsiah scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Al Shabab played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Shabab managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al Qadsiah kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 5 last consecutive meetings between Al Shabab and Al Qadsiah when playing at SHG Arena.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Shabab, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Al Qadsiah, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches. Al Shabab conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Al Qadsiah scored at least one goal in their last 27 matches.