Saudi Pro League: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 8 match between Al-Fayha and Al Riyadh and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Al Riyadh come to Majmaah Sports City for the Saudi Pro League match this coming Sunday, Al-Fayha will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Al-Fayha are placed 12th with six points after seven matches. Al Riyadh occupy a position as 11th in the league on eight points.

Form: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh

Al-Fayha Form

Al-Fayha have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Al Kholood, they recorded a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Al Ittihad, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 0-0 match with Al Shabab. Al-Fayha managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.

Al Riyadh Form

In their past three matches, Al Riyadh lost 5-0 against Al Ahli, drew 0-0 with Al Khaleej and won 2-0 against Al Kholood. Al Riyadh are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded 17 goals while scoring eight themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Fayha and Al Riyadh

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

Players in form: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lazaro, who is performing well for Al-Fayha. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Pro League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al Riyadh.The visitors will be looking to Teddy Okou to find the net once again, after managing two Saudi Pro League goals for Al Riyadh in recent matches.

Betting markets: Al-Fayha vs Al Riyadh

Full-time result

Al-Fayha claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Al Riyadh won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Al-Fayha have not lost to Al Riyadh in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al-Fayha only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Al Riyadh scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Al-Fayha managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Riyadh were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Al-Fayha have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Al Riyadh.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Fayha, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Al Riyadh, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.