Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 26 match between Al-Fayha and Al-Ettifaq and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Al-Fayha welcome Al-Ettifaq this coming Friday in the Saudi Pro League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 26 match.
Form: Al-Fayha vs Al-Ettifaq
Al-Fayha Form
Al-Fayha hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Neom SC resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-3 defeat against Al Nassr FC, before beating Al Akhdoud by 0-5. Al-Fayha claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded six goals.
Al-Ettifaq Form
In their previous three games, Al-Ettifaq lost 4-0 and 3-1 against Al Qadsiah and Al Hazem, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Al Shabab. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al-Ettifaq won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 14 goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Al-Fayha and Al-Ettifaq
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Fayha and Al-Ettifaq. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Al-Fayha matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al-Fayha matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Fayha matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Fayha matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al-Fayha home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al-Ettifaq have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al-Ettifaq have lost the last 4 away matches in a row in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al-Ettifaq have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Al-Ettifaq have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Al-Ettifaq away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Al-Fayha vs Al-Ettifaq
It has been a great season for Georginio Wijnaldum who bagged 12 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Al-Ettifaq.
Betting markets: Al-Fayha vs Al-Ettifaq
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Majmaah Sports City across all tournaments Al-Fayha won four times, drew three and lost three times. Al-Ettifaq claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Al-Ettifaq have not lost to Al-Fayha in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Al-Fayha scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Al-Fayha scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Al-Fayha have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Al-Ettifaq.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Fayha, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al-Ettifaq’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
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