Saudi Pro League: Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal – Betting preview

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

When Al Hilal come to King Abdullah Sports City for the Saudi Pro League match on Friday, Al Ittihad will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Al Ittihad are number 5 in the table on ten points after five matches. Al Hilal rank as number 4 with 11 points after five matches played.

Form: Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal

Al Ittihad Form

Al Ittihad recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Al Fateh FC 4-2. They were then defeated 0-2 against Al Nassr FC, before drawing 1-1 against Al-Fayha. Al Ittihad won five of their last six Saudi Pro League matches at King Abdullah Sports City, scoring 13 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 3-3 with Al Ahli, before downing first Al Akhdoud by 3-1, then Al-Ettifaq in a 0-5 win. Al Hilal managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, in which they scored 19 while also conceding 11 times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Betting facts for Al Ittihad and Al Hilal

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 Ittihad and Al Hilal played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal

It is difficult to look past Marcos Leonardo, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent Saudi Pro League matches for Al Hilal, with a total for the season saying four goals scored in this Saudi Pro League campaign. With four goals lately for Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, Steven Bergwijn is also a player to look out for.

Popular betting markets: Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Al Ittihad won six times and lost four as well. Al Hilal won five times, drew four and lost one of their last 10 games away from home. Good luck taking on Al Hilal currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 games without defeat. Al Hilal have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 away games.

Both teams to score

Al Ittihad scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Al Hilal got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Ittihad managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al Hilal kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Al Ittihad and Al Hilal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al Ittihad’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Al Hilal. They performed an average of 2.8 goals in these. Al Hilal’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.