Saudi Pro League: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 4 match between Al Khaleej and Al Hilal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Khaleej hope to live up to their early billing as the Saudi Pro League title favourites this coming Friday when they welcome Al Hilal over to the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium for a round 4 match.

A glance at the Saudi Pro League table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and seven places.

Form: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal

Al Khaleej Form

In their previous three matches, Al Khaleej first drew 0-0 against Al-Taawoun, then 0-0 against Al Shabab before also finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Abha. Al Khaleej just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 17 goals.

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Neom SC got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Al-Fayha got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Al-Fayha was the most recent victim in a 0-3 win for Al Hilal. Al Hilal recorded no less than five in their previous six Saudi Pro League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 11 themselves while allowing two goals against.

Betting facts for Al Khaleej and Al Hilal

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al Khaleej and Al Hilal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal

Look no further than Joshua King, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League, while Sultan Mandash 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 Khaleej vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

Al Khaleej claimed two wins, drew one and lost seven of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Hilal won seven, drew three and lost zero of their last 10 games away. Al Hilal won their last 4 matches. Al Hilal struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 24 away matches in a row.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al Hilal scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Al Hilal will feel optimistic about scoring on Friday with Al Khaleej managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Al Khaleej have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Al Hilal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al Khaleej’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al Hilal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game. Al Hilal are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 17 matches.