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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 13 match between Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Al Hilal come to Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Saturday, Al-Ettifaq will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Al Hilal have taken the lead in the Saudi Pro League after collecting 30 points from their initial 11 encounters. Al-Ettifaq trail them by 19 points after 12 rounds, leaving them as number 7 in the table.

Form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal

Al-Ettifaq Form

Al-Ettifaq have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Al Ittihad, they came out empty-handed in a 1-4 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-3 win against Al Kholood. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Al-Taawoun. Al-Ettifaq just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 13 goals.

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Al Hazem got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Al Qadsiah got hammered in a 2-3 victory. Al Fateh FC was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Al Hilal. Al Hilal collected a maximum six wins in their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, which no away team naturally currently does better. They outscored their opponents by 20 goals to three along the way.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal

With three goals in six matches Bersant Celina has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Al Hilal and their defence. The visitors hope Gabriel Martinelli adds another to his current tally of six goals in his latest matches.

Popular markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

Al-Ettifaq claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Al Hilal won eight of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost one of the games in this run. Al Hilal won their last 5 matches. Good luck taking on Al Hilal currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 28 away games without defeat. Al Hilal have not lost to Al-Ettifaq in 16 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al-Ettifaq scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Impressively, Al Hilal scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Al-Ettifaq managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Hilal have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Al-Ettifaq when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Al-Ettifaq saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Hilal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches.