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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 3 match between Al Hilal and Al Ahli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Ahli head over to the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium this coming Tuesday to face title favourites Al Hilal in a round 3 match in the Saudi Pro League.

Al Ahli have delivered a perfect opening to the season so far, and they will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

Team form: Al Hilal vs Al Ahli

Al Hilal Form

In their last three outings, Al Hilal won 0-1 against Al-Fayha, beat Al-Fayha by 0-3 and hammered Al Khaleej 1-5. Al Hilal showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 19 times, while letting in four themselves.

Al Ahli Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Al Ahli. They first took out Al Khaleej by 1-4 before downing Abha by 4-0. The winning streak came to an end against Al Kholood, who ran out 3-1 winners. Al Ahli managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting facts for Al Hilal and Al Ahli

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

In-form players: Al Hilal vs Al Ahli

Sultan Mandash look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Saudi Pro League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Ivan Toney adds to his six Saudi Pro League goals come on Tuesday.

Betting markets: Al Hilal vs Al Ahli

Full-time result

Al Hilal claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Al Ahli won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Al Hilal won their last 5 matches. Al Hilal are on a fantastic streak of no less than 22 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Al Ahli were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Al Ahli have not lost to Al Hilal in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Hilal scored the first goal of the match an impressive ten times in the last ten home games. Al Ahli scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Al Hilal managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Al Ahli performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Hilal, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Al Ahli. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these. Al Hilal are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 18 matches. Al Ahli scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.