Saudi Pro League: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Ettifaq – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 30 match between Al Akhdoud and Al-Ettifaq and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Akhdoud enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Ettifaq swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Ettifaq

Al Akhdoud Form

Al Akhdoud have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Al Fateh FC. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Al Nassr FC, before handing over another win to Damac FC in a 2-0 defeat. Al Akhdoud claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Saudi Pro League, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored four and conceded 18 goals.

Al-Ettifaq Form

Al-Ettifaq have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-2 win against Al Qadsiah. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-3 against Al Riyadh, before suffering another loss in a 1-0 match against Al Nassr FC. Al-Ettifaq came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to one.

Betting stats and facts for Al Akhdoud and Al-Ettifaq

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

Players in form: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Ettifaq

Georginio Wijnaldum scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage 14 goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Al-Ettifaq take aim at Al Akhdoud. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Popular betting markets: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Ettifaq

Full-time result

Al Akhdoud claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Al-Ettifaq won four of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost six of the games in this run. Al-Ettifaq conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Al-Ettifaq have not lost to Al Akhdoud in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Akhdoud scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al-Ettifaq got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Al-Ettifaq should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as Al Akhdoud only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Al-Ettifaq claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Akhdoud, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Al-Ettifaq, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Al-Ettifaq conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.