Saudi Pro League: Abha vs Al Ittihad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 12 match between Abha and Al Ittihad and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Ittihad go up against Abha on Friday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium.

Abha are placed 18th with two points after ten matches. Al Ittihad occupy a position as fourth in the league on 23 points.

Form: Abha vs Al Ittihad

Abha Form

Abha endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Al Qadsiah, before Neom SC won 2-0, while Al-Faisaly claimed a victory in a 0-1 match. Abha only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.

Al Ittihad Form

Two victories are what Al Ittihad have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Al-Faisaly 1-3. This was followed by a 3-2 defeat against Al Hilal, before winning again 1-4 against Al-Ettifaq. Al Ittihad won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Abha and Al Ittihad

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

Players on top: Abha vs Al Ittihad

Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Nabil Fekir will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al Ittihad hope Youssef En-Nesyri can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.

Popular betting markets: Abha vs Al Ittihad

Full-time result

Abha won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Al Ittihad won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost two in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Abha only scored the first goal of the match in zero out of their last ten games. Al Ittihad scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Abha were unable to score the opening goal in any of their last 10 matches. On the other hand, Al Ittihad opened the scoring five times in the last 10 games. Al Ittihad have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Abha when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Abha, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al Ittihad, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game.