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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 7 match between Al Ahli and Al Hazem and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Ahli enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al Hazem swing by on Friday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Al Ahli are placed seventh with nine points after six matches. Al Hazem occupy a position as nineth in the league on eight points.

Form: Al Ahli vs Al Hazem

Al Ahli Form

Showing inconsistent form, Al Ahli lost two of their past three matches, going down 3-0 against Al Hilal, before beating Al Riyadh 5-0. The joy was short-lived, as Al Qadsiah proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat. 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 22 while conceding one goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Saudi Pro League across the last six games.

Al Hazem Form

Al Hazem look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Al Shabab. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Al-Faisaly in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Al-Taawoun in a 1-0 win. Al Hazem claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by nine goals to seven.

Betting facts for Al Ahli and Al Hazem

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

In-form players: Al Ahli vs Al Hazem

Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe shows decent form right now for Al Hazem, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Saudi Pro League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Al Ahli, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Ivan Toney also look a nice prospect as he scored eight goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Betting markets: Al Ahli vs Al Hazem

Full-time result

Al Ahli claimed eight wins, drew one and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Hazem won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Al Ahli are on an amazing streak of now 19 games at home in a row without defeat. Al Ahli have not lost to Al Hazem in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Ahli scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Al Hazem only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Al Ahli have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Al Hazem managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Ahli were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Al Ahli have scored in 17 consecutive league meetings with Al Hazem.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight 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 happened in four of the last ten outings for Al Hazem, who managed to score one time in those matches. Al Ahli’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.