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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 31 match between Al Ittihad and Al Kholood and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Ranked as number 6 in the Saudi Pro League standings, Al Ittihad, have so far collected 48 points this season, while Al Kholood collected 30 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 30 rounds.

Form: Al Ittihad vs Al Kholood

Al Ittihad Form

Al Ittihad beat Al Hazem by 1-0, lost 3-4 against Neom SC, before defeating Al-Taawoun 0-2. Al Ittihad showed little mercy in their past six matches at King Abdullah Sports City, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target ten times, while letting in six themselves.

Al Kholood Form

Al Kholood claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 6-0 against Al Hilal. A 1-2 win followed against Al-Taawoun, before drawing 1-1 with Al-Fayha. Al Kholood won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding 14.

Betting stats and facts for Al Ittihad and Al Kholood

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Ittihad and Al Kholood. 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 Kholood

Ramiro Enrique shows decent form right now for Al Kholood, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Saudi Pro League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Al Ittihad, who are strong favourites this coming Monday. Siding with Youssef En-Nesyri also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Betting markets: Al Ittihad vs Al Kholood

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Al Ittihad won eight times and lost two as well. Al Kholood won five times, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Amazingly, Al Kholood failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Al Ittihad have beaten Al Kholood in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Ittihad scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Al Kholood scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Al Ittihad managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Ittihad, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Al Kholood played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals themselves during this run. Al Ittihad scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches. Al Kholood conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.