Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 9 match between Al-Ettifaq and Al-Fayha and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Al-Fayha come to EGO Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Saturday, Al-Ettifaq will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed 11th in the table Al-Ettifaq have amassed nine points after eight matches. On 11 points, Al-Fayha rank nineth with eight matches played this season.
Form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Fayha
Al-Ettifaq Form
In their last three matches, Al-Ettifaq lost 2-1 against Al Fateh FC, drew 2-2 with Al Hazem and recorded a 1-1 draw with Al Shabab. Al-Ettifaq managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.
Al-Fayha Form
In their last three matches, Al-Fayha lost against Al-Taawoun and Al Nassr FC by 1-2 and 2-1, respectively, and beat Al Akhdoud by 2-0. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al-Fayha won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats and facts for Al-Ettifaq and Al-Fayha
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-Ettifaq and Al-Fayha played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Al-Ettifaq home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Al-Ettifaq home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al-Ettifaq matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al-Ettifaq matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al-Ettifaq home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Al-Fayha matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Al-Fayha matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Al-Fayha away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Al-Fayha away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Al-Fayha away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Fayha
Betting markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Fayha
Full-time result
Al-Ettifaq claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Al-Fayha won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Al-Fayha have not lost to Al-Ettifaq in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Al-Ettifaq only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Al-Fayha scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Al-Ettifaq probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Al-Fayha managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Al-Ettifaq saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al-Fayha’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Al-Ettifaq conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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