Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Riyadh and Al Hilal who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Al Hilal go up against Al Riyadh this coming Friday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.
Sitting top of the table, Al Hilal claimed 21 points after eight rounds, while Al Riyadh have amassed nine points. This ranks the latter as number 11 in the Saudi Pro League before the next round.
Team form: Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal
Al Riyadh Form
Al Riyadh have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 0-0 draw with Al Khaleej, a 2-0 victory over Al Kholood, and a 1-1 draw with Al-Fayha. Al Riyadh won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored five goals and conceded eight times.
Al Hilal Form
Al Hilal won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-2 against Neom SC, before beating Al-Taawoun 0-6. Another win followed, this time by 3-2 against Al Ittihad. Al Hilal recorded no less than five in their previous six Saudi Pro League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 18 themselves while allowing two goals against.
Betting stats for Al Riyadh and Al Hilal
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 Riyadh and Al Hilal played across all tournaments.
- Al Riyadh have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al Riyadh have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Al Riyadh have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Saudi Pro League and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al Riyadh have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 3 Al Riyadh matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al Hilal have won 8 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won 6 of the last 8 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Hilal have won the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal
Look no further than Trezeguet, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al Riyadh in the Saudi Pro League, while Ollie Watkins managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Al Hilal in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal
Full-time result
Al Riyadh claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Hilal won nine, drew one and lost zero of their last 10 games away. Al Hilal struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 27 away matches in a row. Al Hilal have not lost to Al Riyadh in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Impressively, Al Hilal scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Al Riyadh managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Hilal have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Al Riyadh when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Riyadh, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Al Hilal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of three times goals per game themselves.
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