Saudi Pro League: Al Akhdoud vs Al Khaleej – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Akhdoud and Al Khaleej who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Al Akhdoud welcome Al Khaleej this coming Saturday in the Saudi Pro League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 17 match.

Placed 13th in the table Al Akhdoud have amassed 15 points after 16 matches. On 23 points, Al Khaleej rank eightth with 16 matches played this season.

Team form: Al Akhdoud vs Al Khaleej

Al Akhdoud Form

Al Akhdoud suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Al Nassr FC in a 3-1 defeat. Al-Fayha also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-2, before Al Akhdoud were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Al-Raed. 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 eight and conceded eight goals.

Al Khaleej Form

In their last three matches, Al Khaleej drew 2-2 with Al Riyadh, won 3-0 against Al-Orobah FC, and lost 1-3 against Al Nassr FC. Al Khaleej won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Al Akhdoud and Al Khaleej

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 Al Akhdoud and Al Khaleej played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Akhdoud vs Al Khaleej

Look no further than Knowledge Musona, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al Akhdoud in the Saudi Pro League, while Fabio Martins managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Al Khaleej in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular markets: Al Akhdoud vs Al Khaleej

Full-time result

Al Akhdoud won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City. They drew three and lost six as well, while Al Khaleej won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four.

Both teams to score

Al Akhdoud scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al Khaleej got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Akhdoud managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al Khaleej kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Al Akhdoud saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Al Khaleej, who managed to hit the net 1.9 times on average in these games.