Saudi Pro League: Al Ittihad vs Al-Ettifaq – Betting preview

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

Al Ittihad enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Ettifaq swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed sixth in the table Al Ittihad have amassed 27 points after 14 matches. On 22 points, Al-Ettifaq rank seventh with 14 matches played this season.

Team form: Al Ittihad vs Al-Ettifaq

Al Ittihad Form

Al Ittihad collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-0 and 0-4 winners against Al-Taawoun and Al Kholood, respectively. Against Damac FC, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Al Ittihad won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored five and conceded six goals.

Al-Ettifaq Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Al-Ettifaq. They first took out Al Akhdoud by 2-0 before downing Al Najma by 3-4. The winning streak came to an end against Al Khaleej, who ran out 1-2 winners. Al-Ettifaq won three of a possible six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 while also conceding 11 times.

Betting stats for Al Ittihad and Al-Ettifaq

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

In-form players: Al Ittihad vs Al-Ettifaq

Georginio Wijnaldum look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Friday, having hit the target six times in recent Saudi Pro League matches for Al-Ettifaq. His total for the season says nine goals scored in this Saudi Pro League campaign. With four goals lately for Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, Karim Benzema is also a player worth mentioning.

Popular markets: Al Ittihad vs Al-Ettifaq

Full-time result

Al Ittihad won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Al-Ettifaq won four of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and four defeats as well. Al Ittihad are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Al-Ettifaq were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Al Ittihad scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Al Ittihad probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Al-Ettifaq managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Al Ittihad saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al-Ettifaq, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game. Al-Ettifaq scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.