Saudi Pro League: Al-Fayha vs Al-Taawoun – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al-Fayha and Al-Taawoun who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Al-Fayha welcome Al-Taawoun 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 18 match.

Al-Fayha are placed 14th with 15 points after 17 matches. Al-Taawoun occupy a position as nineth in the league on 23 points.

Form: Al-Fayha vs Al-Taawoun

Al-Fayha Form

Al-Fayha are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Al Akhdoud by 1-2, before beating Al Kholood by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Al Shabab, who ran out 2-1 winners. Al-Fayha only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Saudi Pro League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded four goals.

Al-Taawoun Form

Al-Taawoun have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Al Nassr FC, they got a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Al Riyadh, who ran out 1-0 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 0-0 game with Al-Orobah FC. Al-Taawoun claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Al-Fayha and Al-Taawoun

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-Fayha and Al-Taawoun played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Al-Fayha vs Al-Taawoun

Alejandro Pozuelo has three strikes in six Saudi Pro League matches for Al-Fayha, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Al-Taawoun. The visitors are looking to Musa Barrow, who has provided his team with three Saudi Pro League goals.

Betting markets: Al-Fayha vs Al-Taawoun

Full-time result

Al-Fayha won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Majmaah Sports City. They drew four and lost four as well, while Al-Taawoun won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four. Al-Taawoun have not lost to Al-Fayha in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al-Fayha scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al-Taawoun scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Al-Taawoun have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Al-Fayha have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games. Al-Taawoun have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Al-Fayha when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Al-Fayha saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Al-Taawoun’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.