Saudi Pro League: Al Ahli vs Abha – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Ahli and Abha who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Al Ahli hope to live up to their early billing as the Saudi Pro League title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Abha over to the King Abdullah Sports City for a round 2 match.

Al Ahli booked their first win of the season in the Saudi Pro League as they claimed all three points in the opener. They are of course looking for a follow-up come matchday in round two,

Form: Al Ahli vs Abha

Al Ahli Form

Al Ahli are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-2 win against Al-Taawoun. They went on to beat Al Kholood by 3-0, before also getting the better of Al Khaleej in a 1-4 victory. Al Ahli have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Saudi Pro League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 20 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Saudi Pro League across the last six games.

Abha Form

Abha came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 20 goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Al Ahli and Abha

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

Players on top: Al Ahli vs Abha

Ivan Toney found the target five times in his previous six matches, whereas Mohammed Al-Dawsari just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular markets: Al Ahli vs Abha

Full-time result

Al Ahli claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Abha won zero of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing nine in this series of matches. Al Ahli won their last 6 matches on the bounce. Amazingly, Al Ahli are on a streak of 17 home matches without defeat. Al Ahli have not lost to Abha in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Ahli scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Abha got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Abha games. Of the previous 10 outings, Abha scored the opening goal five times, whereas Al Ahli were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Al Ahli have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Abha.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Al Ahli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Abha played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal themselves during this run.