Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 4 match between Al Fateh FC and Al Ittihad and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Al Fateh FC hope to live up to their early billing as the Saudi Pro League title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Al Ittihad over to the Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium for a round 4 match.
Al Fateh FC have so far amassed only a single point from three matches this season. Following their three encounters Al Ittihad have scraped together seven points which hands them a position number 2 in the Saudi Pro League standings.
Team form: Al Fateh FC vs Al Ittihad
Al Fateh FC Form
A single point is all Al Fateh FC can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Al Kholood, before getting trounced 3-0 against Al Nassr FC while Al-Ettifaq won 0-1. Al Fateh FC managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded five goals.
Al Ittihad Form
In their last three matches, Al Ittihad drew 1-1 with Al Kholood, beat Al Qadsiah by 0-1 and beat Al Hazem by 3-2. Al Ittihad managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding ten times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Al Fateh FC and Al Ittihad
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 Al Fateh FC and Al Ittihad played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 9 Al Fateh FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Al Fateh FC home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Al Fateh FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Al Fateh FC matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Al Fateh FC home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Al Ittihad matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Al Ittihad matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Ittihad away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Ittihad away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Al Ittihad matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Al Fateh FC vs Al Ittihad
Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Lukas Haraslin will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al Ittihad hope Steven Bergwijn can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.
Popular betting markets: Al Fateh FC vs Al Ittihad
Full-time result
Al Fateh FC won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium. They drew four and lost three as well, while Al Ittihad won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four.
Both teams to score
Al Fateh FC scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al Ittihad scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Al Fateh FC managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Fateh FC have scored in 15 consecutive home meetings with Al Ittihad.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Al Fateh FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Ittihad, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.
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