Saudi Pro League: Abha vs Al Khaleej – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 3 match between Abha and Al Khaleej and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Abha hope to live up to their early billing as the Saudi Pro League title favourites on Tuesday when they welcome Al Khaleej over to the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium for a round 3 match.

Al Khaleej have yet to lose a match this season, but at the same time they are hoping this round three could bring their first win of the new campaign.

Form: Abha vs Al Khaleej

Abha Form

Abha won three of their previous six matches at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring eight goals to 13 against.

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by seven goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Abha and Al Khaleej

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 Abha and Al Khaleej played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Abha vs Al Khaleej

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 Abha and Al Khaleej 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: Abha vs Al Khaleej

Full-time result

Abha claimed a modest five 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 two. Al Khaleej won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Abha scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Al Khaleej only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Abha scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in three of their last 10 games. Abha have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Al Khaleej.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Abha, who scored an average of one goal along the way. In the last ten games for Al Khaleej, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves. Abha’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.