Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Khaleej and Al-Fayha who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Al-Fayha come to Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Thursday, Al Khaleej will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Al Khaleej are placed 14th with six points after eight matches. Al-Fayha occupy a position as 13th in the league on seven points.
Form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Fayha
Al Khaleej Form
Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Al Khaleej are on the lookout for a win again. Against Al Riyadh it finished 0-0, before a draw with Al Nassr FC in a 1-1 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 1-1 against Al-Ettifaq. Al Khaleej didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Saudi Pro League games at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 15 and scored three goals.
Al-Fayha Form
Al-Fayha are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded eight goals while scoring three themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Al Khaleej and Al-Fayha
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 Khaleej and Al-Fayha played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Khaleej home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 8 Al-Fayha away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Al-Fayha away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Al-Fayha matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Al-Fayha matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Fayha
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joshua King, who is performing well for Al Khaleej. 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-Fayha.The visitors will be looking to Lazaro to find the net once again, after managing three Saudi Pro League goals for Al-Fayha in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al-Fayha
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium across all tournaments Al Khaleej won two times, drew three and lost five times. Al-Fayha claimed zero wins, four draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Khaleej have not lost to Al-Fayha in 3 consecutive home meetings.
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. Interestingly, Al-Fayha scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Al-Fayha managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Khaleej were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Khaleej, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al-Fayha, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.8 times goals per game.
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