Saudi Pro League: Al Ahli vs Al Nassr FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 9 match between Al Ahli and Al Nassr FC and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Nassr FC go up against Al Ahli on Thursday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at King Abdullah Sports City.

Al Ahli are number 6 in the table on 15 points after eight matches. Al Nassr FC rank as number 3 with 19 points after eight matches played.

Form: Al Ahli vs Al Nassr FC

Al Ahli Form

Al Ahli recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 3-2 against Al Qadsiah. They responded by beating Al Hazem 3-1, and followed that up by winning 0-4 against Al Fateh FC. Al Ahli have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Saudi Pro League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 22 while conceding two goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Saudi Pro League across the last six games.

Al Nassr FC Form

Al Nassr FC claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-1 against Al Ittihad. A 2-1 win followed against Abha, before drawing 1-1 with Al Khaleej. Al Nassr FC won three of a possible six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 14 while also conceding ten times.

Betting stats for Al Ahli and Al Nassr FC

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

In-form players: Al Ahli vs Al Nassr FC

It has been a superb season for Ivan Toney so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target eight times in his last six games, and Al Ahli rely on his abilities against Al Nassr FC. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Thursday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at King Abdullah Sports City across all tournaments Al Ahli won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Al Nassr FC claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Ahli are on a fantastic streak of no less than 20 matches in a row without defeat as the home side.

Both teams to score

Al Ahli scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Al Nassr FC scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Al Ahli managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Nassr FC have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Al Ahli when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Ahli, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Al Nassr FC played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals themselves during this run. Al Ahli’s last 4 matches had more than three goals. Al Nassr FC scored at least one goal in their last 95 matches.