Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 13 match between Abha and Al Shabab and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Mid-placed Al Shabab visit Abha, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 13 match taking place at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium this coming Thursday.
Placed 18th in the table Abha have amassed three points after 11 matches. On 14 points, Al Shabab rank tenth with 11 matches played this season.
Form: Abha vs Al Shabab
Abha Form
In their last three matches, Abha lost 2-0 against Neom SC, 0-1 against Al-Faisaly and drew 1-1 with Al Ittihad. Abha just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Al Shabab Form
Al Shabab look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 2-2 with Al-Faisaly, before downing first Al Fateh FC by 1-3, then Al Ahli in a 6-1 win. Al Shabab only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by seven goals to six.
Betting facts for Abha and Al Shabab
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Abha and Al Shabab. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Abha home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Abha home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Abha matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Abha matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Abha home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Al Shabab matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Al Shabab matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Al Shabab matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Al Shabab matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Al Shabab have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
In-form players: Abha vs Al Shabab
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 Shabab hope Yannick Carrasco can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.
Popular betting markets: Abha vs Al Shabab
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium across all tournaments Abha won three times, drew three and lost four times. Al Shabab claimed two wins, five draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Shabab remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Abha scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al Shabab got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Abha were unable to score the opening goal in any of their last 10 matches. On the other hand, Al Shabab opened the scoring six times in the last 10 games. Al Shabab have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Abha when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Abha’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Shabab, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.
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