Saudi Pro League: Al Khaleej vs Al Hazem – Betting preview

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

With both Al Khaleej and Al Hazem sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off this coming Thursday at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Saudi Pro League campaign.

Al Khaleej approach the next Saudi Pro League round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 12 points this season so far. With 11 games behind them, Al Hazem amassed ten points, placing them as number 13 before their next fixture.

Form: Al Khaleej vs Al Hazem

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Al-Fayha by 2-0, before beating Al Fateh FC by 2-3. The winning streak came to an end against Al Ahli, who ran out 4-1 winners. Al Khaleej claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Saudi Pro League, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Al Hazem Form

In their previous three games, Al Hazem lost 2-3 and 1-0 against Al Fateh FC and Al Hilal, respectively, before drawing 2-2 with Al-Fayha. Al Hazem only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Al Khaleej and Al Hazem

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 Hazem played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Khaleej vs Al Hazem

Joshua King is showing good form for Al Khaleej, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Amir Sayoud scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Al Khaleej vs Al Hazem

Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al Hazem scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Al Khaleej probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Thursday, as Al Hazem managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Al Khaleej and Al Hazem when playing at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Khaleej, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Al Hazem played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process.