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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 5 match between Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Hilal go up against Al-Ettifaq on Saturday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at EGO Stadium.

Al Hilal are currently ahead of Al-Ettifaq by one point in the Saudi Pro League table. While the visitors are number six with eight points, the hosts have one point less at number eight.

Team form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal

Al-Ettifaq Form

Their last three matches saw Al-Ettifaq drawing 0-0 with Al Ahli, losing 4-1 against Al-Taawoun before beating Damac FC by 1-3. Al-Ettifaq put four wins on the board in their previous six Saudi Pro League matches at the EGO Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored seven goals while conceding three.

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 2-2 against Al Qadasiya. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Al Ahli in a 3-3 draw, before taking out Al Akhdoud in a 3-1 win. Al Hilal won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 16 goals whilst conceding 11.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal

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 Hilal played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal

Georginio Wijnaldum has three strikes in six Saudi Pro League matches for Al-Ettifaq, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Al Hilal. The visitors are looking to Malcom, who has provided his team with three Saudi Pro League goals.

Popular betting markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

Al-Ettifaq claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Al Hilal won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing one in this series of matches. Al-Ettifaq didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at EGO Stadium. Al Hilal are on a serious roll of now 12 matches without defeat. Al Hilal remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Al Hilal have not lost to Al-Ettifaq in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al-Ettifaq scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Al Hilal only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Al Hilal played. Al Hilal should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Al-Ettifaq only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Al Hilal claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Ettifaq, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Al Hilal, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches. Al Hilal are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 74 matches.