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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 6 match between Al-Fayha and Al-Taawoun and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Al-Taawoun come to Majmaah Sports City for the Saudi Pro League match on Thursday, Al-Fayha will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Al-Taawoun claimed 12 points from five rounds, while Al-Fayha amassed eight points. They now rank as number 10 in the Saudi Pro League standings.

Team form: Al-Fayha vs Al-Taawoun

Al-Fayha Form

In their last three matches, Al-Fayha lost 3-0 against Al Khaleej, drew 0-0 with Al Shabab and recorded a 1-1 draw with Al Ittihad. Al-Fayha won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Al-Taawoun Form

Al-Taawoun look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Al-Ettifaq, who were defeated by 4-1. Then, Al Khaleej got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Damac FC by 6-1. Al-Taawoun won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts 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 in form: Al-Fayha vs Al-Taawoun

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Alfa Semedo, who is performing well for Al-Fayha. 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-Taawoun.The visitors will be looking to Roger Martinez to find the net once again, after managing five Saudi Pro League goals for Al-Taawoun in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Al-Fayha vs Al-Taawoun

Full-time result

Al-Fayha claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Al-Taawoun won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Al-Taawoun won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Al-Taawoun have not lost to Al-Fayha in 10 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al-Fayha scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Al-Taawoun only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Al-Fayha probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Al-Taawoun managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al-Fayha’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al-Taawoun, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game.