Saudi Pro League: Al-Fayha vs Al Hilal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 2 match between Al-Fayha and Al Hilal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al-Fayha hope to live up to their early billing as the Saudi Pro League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Al Hilal over to the Majmaah Sports City for a round 2 match.

Al-Fayha will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new Saudi Pro League campaign which left them empty-handed.

Team form: Al-Fayha vs Al Hilal

Al-Fayha Form

Al-Fayha have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-0 by Damac FC, before Al Hilal ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Neom SC, who came out 2-1 winners. Al-Fayha 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 eight and conceded nine goals.

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Al Nassr FC. A 2-0 win against Neom SC followed, before they beat Al-Fayha by 0-1. Al Hilal picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Saudi Pro League, while scoring 13 and conceding five goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting stats for Al-Fayha and Al Hilal

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

Players on top: Al-Fayha vs Al Hilal

Look no further than Fashion Sakala, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al-Fayha in the Saudi Pro League, while Ruben Neves managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Al Hilal in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Al-Fayha vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

Al-Fayha claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Al Hilal won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing zero in this series of matches. Al-Fayha lost their last 4 matches. Al Hilal struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 43 matches in a row. Al Hilal struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 23 away matches in a row. Al Hilal have beaten Al-Fayha in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al-Fayha only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Al Hilal scored the opening goal of the match in six of their last ten games. Al Hilal were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Al Hilal have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Al-Fayha when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Fayha, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al Hilal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.7 times goals per game. Al-Fayha conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Al Hilal are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 16 matches.