Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 10 match between Al-Ettifaq and Al Ittihad and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Al Ittihad go up against Al-Ettifaq on Tuesday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.
Al-Ettifaq are placed seventh with 15 points after nine matches. Al Ittihad occupy a position as fourth in the league on 17 points.
Team form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Ittihad
Al-Ettifaq Form
Al-Ettifaq currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 0-0 against Al-Faisaly. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Al Khaleej in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Neom SC in a 0-1 encounter. Al-Ettifaq only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.
Al Ittihad Form
Al Ittihad won twice in their last three matches as Al-Fayha were defeated by 2-1, before they beat Al-Faisaly 1-3. Al Hilal proved too strong, though, and a 3-2 defeat followed. Al Ittihad won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats and facts for Al-Ettifaq and Al Ittihad
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al-Ettifaq and Al Ittihad. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 6 of the last 8 Al-Ettifaq home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Al-Ettifaq home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Ettifaq matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Ettifaq matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Ittihad have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Saudi Pro League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Ittihad have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Al Ittihad matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Al Ittihad matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Ittihad have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Ittihad
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Bersant Celina, who is performing well for Al-Ettifaq. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Pro League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al Ittihad.The visitors will be looking to Steven Bergwijn to find the net once again, after managing five Saudi Pro League goals for Al Ittihad in recent matches.
Popular markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Ittihad
Full-time result
Al-Ettifaq won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They drew four and lost four as well, while Al Ittihad won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Al-Ettifaq are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Al Ittihad have not lost to Al-Ettifaq in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Al-Ettifaq scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al Ittihad got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Ittihad games. Of the previous 10 outings, Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Al Ittihad have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Al-Ettifaq when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Ettifaq, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Al Ittihad, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.
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