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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Khaleej and Al Fateh FC who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

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

Al Khaleej approach the next Saudi Pro League round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 33 points this season so far. With 26 games behind them, Al Fateh FC amassed 23 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

Team form: Al Khaleej vs Al Fateh FC

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Al Ahli resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 0-2 defeat against Al-Wehda, before beating Al-Raed by 1-2. Al Khaleej just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Al Fateh FC Form

In their last three matches, Al Fateh FC lost 2-1 against Al Kholood, won 3-1 against Al-Raed, and drew 1-1 with Al-Fayha. Al Fateh FC won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Al Khaleej and Al Fateh FC

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 Khaleej and Al Fateh FC played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Khaleej vs Al Fateh FC

Look no further than Konstantinos Fortounis, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League, while Mourad Batna managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Al Fateh FC in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al Fateh FC

Full-time result

Al Khaleej claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Fateh FC won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. Al Fateh FC have not lost to Al Khaleej in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Khaleej only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Al Fateh FC got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Al Fateh FC played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Khaleej managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al Fateh FC kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Al Khaleej and Al Fateh FC.

Total goals

Al Khaleej saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal 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 1.4 times goals per game themselves.