Saudi Pro League: Abha vs Al-Faisaly – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 8 match between Abha and Al-Faisaly and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Abha enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Faisaly swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 18th in the table Abha have amassed two points after seven matches. On three points, Al-Faisaly rank 16th with seven matches played this season.

Form: Abha vs Al-Faisaly

Abha Form

Abha endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-2 against Al-Fayha, before Al-Ettifaq won 0-1, while Al Nassr FC claimed a victory in a 2-1 match. Abha claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded six.

Al-Faisaly Form

In their last three matches, Al-Faisaly drew 0-0 with Al Hazem, drew 0-0 with Al-Ettifaq and lost 1-3 against Al Ittihad. Al-Faisaly came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to four.

Betting stats for Abha and Al-Faisaly

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 Abha and Al-Faisaly played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Abha vs Al-Faisaly

Despite scoring just once in six Saudi Pro League games, Abha hope Michy Batshuayi adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Al-Faisaly put their faith in Theo Bongonda 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: Abha vs Al-Faisaly

Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Abha scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Al-Faisaly scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. In the last 10 games played, Al-Faisaly opened to scoring only once, while Abha scored the opener two times in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Abha, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Al-Faisaly, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.