Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 2 match between Al Kholood and Al-Taawoun and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Al Kholood will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Al-Taawoun for a round 2 match in the Saudi Pro League.
Al Kholood failed to win their Saudi Pro League opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.
Form: Al Kholood vs Al-Taawoun
Al Kholood Form
Al Kholood claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 3-0 against Al Ahli. Afterwards, they recorded a 0-0 draw with Al Fateh FC, before also drawing 1-1 with Al Ittihad. Al Kholood are without a win in their last six Saudi Pro League matches on home soil, which produced a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored four goals.
Al-Taawoun Form
In their last three matches, Al-Taawoun drew 1-1 with Al Riyadh, lost 2-0 against Al Hazem, and drew 0-0 with Al Khaleej. Al-Taawoun won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and 12 scored.
Betting stats for Al Kholood and Al-Taawoun
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Kholood and Al-Taawoun. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 7 Al Kholood matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Al Kholood matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Kholood home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Kholood home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Kholood matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Al-Taawoun matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Al-Taawoun matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Al-Taawoun matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Al-Taawoun matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al-Taawoun away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Al Kholood vs Al-Taawoun
Despite scoring just once in six Saudi Pro League games, Al Kholood hope Iker Kortajarena adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Al-Taawoun put their faith in Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Saudi Pro League games.
Popular markets: Al Kholood vs Al-Taawoun
Full-time result
Al Kholood won only once in their last 10 outings at King Abdullah Stadium, Buraydah, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Al-Taawoun won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Al Kholood scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al-Taawoun got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. In the last 10 games played, Al-Taawoun opened to scoring only once, while Al Kholood scored the opener two times in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al Kholood’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al-Taawoun, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.
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