Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 9 match between Al-Faisaly and Al Kholood and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Al Kholood go up against Al-Faisaly this coming Thursday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at Majmaah Sports City.
Al-Faisaly are number 15 in the table on three points after seven matches. Al Kholood rank as number 8 with 12 points after eight matches played.
Team form: Al-Faisaly vs Al Kholood
Al-Faisaly Form
Two draws were the best Al-Faisaly could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 0-0 with Al Hazem, before finishing even in a 0-0 draw against Al-Ettifaq. Their most recent match brought a 1-3 defeat against Al Ittihad. Al-Faisaly just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the Majmaah Sports City. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.
Al Kholood Form
In their last three matches, Al Kholood won 2-1 win against Al Shabab, lost 2-0 against Al Riyadh and lost 0-5 against Al Qadsiah. Al Kholood didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Saudi Pro League matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded nine and scored four goals themselves.
Betting stats for Al-Faisaly and Al Kholood
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-Faisaly and Al Kholood played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 14 Al-Faisaly home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Al-Faisaly home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Al-Faisaly home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Al-Faisaly home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Kholood away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Kholood away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Kholood matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Kholood matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Kholood away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Al-Faisaly vs Al Kholood
Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Theo Bongonda will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al Kholood hope Iker Kortajarena can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.
Popular markets: Al-Faisaly vs Al Kholood
Full-time result
Al-Faisaly claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Al Kholood won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Al Kholood conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Al-Faisaly only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Curiously, Al Kholood only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. In the last 10 games played, Al-Faisaly opened the scoring only once, while Al Kholood scored the opener three times in their last 10 games
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Al-Faisaly’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Al Kholood, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches. Al Kholood conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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