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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 11 match between Al Riyadh and Al-Taawoun and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Al Riyadh face relegation-threatened Al-Taawoun at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in round 11 of the Saudi Pro League in a match that kick-offs on Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Al Riyadh are number 12 in the table on nine points after nine matches. Al-Taawoun rank as number 17 with four points after ten matches played.

Team form: Al Riyadh vs Al-Taawoun

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 managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored five goals and conceded eight times.

Al-Taawoun Form

Al-Taawoun endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-6 by Al Hilal, before Al Shabab ran out 3-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Al Qadsiah, who came out 0-1 winners. Al-Taawoun came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to four.

Betting stats for Al Riyadh and Al-Taawoun

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-Taawoun played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Al Riyadh vs Al-Taawoun

Despite scoring just once in six Saudi Pro League games, Al Riyadh hope Trezeguet adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Al-Taawoun put their faith in Abderrazak Hamdallah to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Saudi Pro League games.

Betting markets: Al Riyadh vs Al-Taawoun

Full-time result

Al Riyadh won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. They drew two and lost three as well, while Al-Taawoun won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five.

Both teams to score

Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Al-Taawoun only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Al Riyadh probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Al-Taawoun managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Al-Taawoun have scored in 3 consecutive league meetings with Al Riyadh.

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 one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Al-Taawoun, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.