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

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Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 33 match between Al Akhdoud and Al Khaleej and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The penultimate round of the Saudi Pro League season presents an interesting battle between Al Akhdoud and Al Khaleej. The match takes place this coming Saturday at Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City.

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Form: Al Akhdoud vs Al Khaleej

Al Akhdoud Form

Al Akhdoud only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-3 and 4-0 against Al-Ettifaq and Al Ahli respectively. At least they managed a 0-0 draw with Al Kholood. Al Akhdoud only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 20 goals.

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 0-2 win against Damac FC. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Al Hilal, before suffering another loss in a 0-5 match against Al-Ettifaq. Al Khaleej claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Al Akhdoud and Al Khaleej

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

  • Al Akhdoud have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Al Akhdoud have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 5 of the last 7 Al Akhdoud matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Al Akhdoud matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Al Akhdoud have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 5 of the last 6 Al Khaleej away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Al Khaleej away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Al Khaleej away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players in form: Al Akhdoud vs Al Khaleej

It has been an excellent season for Joshua King who managed to score an impressive 19 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Al Khaleej are looking to him against Al Akhdoud, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Akhdoud only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Al Khaleej scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten 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 one of their last 10 matches. Al Khaleej have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Al Akhdoud.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al Akhdoud’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Al Khaleej, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.