Saudi Pro League: Al Hilal vs Al Fateh FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 12 match between Al Hilal and Al Fateh FC and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Hilal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al Fateh FC swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Al Hilal are placed oneth with 27 points after ten matches. Al Fateh FC occupy a position as 16th in the league on six points.

Form: Al Hilal vs Al Fateh FC

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 3-2 against Al Ittihad. They went on to defeat Al Hazem 1-0 and made it three on the spin against Al Qadsiah in a 2-3 victory. Al Hilal showed little mercy in their past six matches at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 13 times, while letting in six themselves.

Al Fateh FC Form

Al Fateh FC have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-3 win against Al Hazem. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-3 against Al Khaleej, before suffering another loss in a 1-3 match against Al Shabab. Al Fateh FC claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by ten goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Al Hilal and Al Fateh FC

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Hilal and Al Fateh FC. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Al Hilal vs Al Fateh FC

Gabriel Martinelli has six strikes in six Saudi Pro League matches for Al Hilal, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Al Fateh FC. The visitors are looking to Wilfried Kanga, who has provided his team with three Saudi Pro League goals.

Betting markets: Al Hilal vs Al Fateh FC

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Al Hilal won eight times and lost two as well. Al Fateh FC won one times, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Al Hilal won their last 4 matches. Al Fateh FC conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Al Hilal have beaten Al Fateh FC in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Al Hilal scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Al Fateh FC only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Al Hilal were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Al Hilal have scored in 17 consecutive home meetings with Al Fateh FC.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al Hilal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Fateh FC, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves. Al Fateh FC’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.