Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 23 match between Al Hilal and Al Ahli and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Form hasn’t been great recently for Al Hilal, who hope to turn things around against Al Ahli this coming Friday. This is a round 23 match in the current Saudi Pro League campaign, and they face each other at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.
Placed twoth in the table Al Hilal have amassed 51 points after 22 matches. On 44 points, Al Ahli rank fiveth with 22 matches played this season.
Team form: Al Hilal vs Al Ahli
Al Hilal Form
Their last three matches saw Al Hilal drawing 1-1 with Al Riyadh, losing 4-1 against Al Ittihad before beating Al Kholood by 5-1. Al Hilal showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 26 times, while letting in five themselves.
Al Ahli Form
In their last three matches, Al Ahli lost against Al Nassr FC by 2-3, beat Damac FC by 0-2 winning 4-1 against Al Qadasiya. Al Ahli recorded no less than five in their previous six Saudi Pro League away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 11 themselves while allowing four goals against.
Betting stats for Al Hilal and Al Ahli
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al Hilal and Al Ahli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Al Hilal have won 24 of the last 26 home matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won 13 of the last 15 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won 12 of the last 14 home matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won 16 of the last 18 home matches in the Saudi Pro League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Hilal have won 14 of the last 15 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 14 of the last 15 Al Ahli away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Ahli have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Al Ahli away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Ahli have won 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Al Ahli have won 7 of the last 9 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Al Hilal vs Al Ahli
Ivan Toney look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Friday, having hit the target nine times in recent Saudi Pro League matches for Al Ahli. His total for the season says 13 goals scored in this Saudi Pro League campaign. With six goals lately for Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, Marcos Leonardo is also a player worth mentioning.
Popular betting markets: Al Hilal vs Al Ahli
Full-time result
Al Hilal won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Al Ahli won eight games, drew zero and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Al Hilal are on a streak of 34 home matches without defeat. Al Hilal have beaten Al Ahli in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Al Hilal scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Al Ahli scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Hilal games Al Hilal managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Al Ahli performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Al Hilal have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Al Ahli.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Al Hilal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al Ahli, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.6 times goals per game. Al Hilal are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 58 matches.