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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 7 match between Al Khaleej and Al Ittihad and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Ittihad go up against Al Khaleej this coming Saturday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.

Placed sixth in the table Al Khaleej have amassed ten points after six matches. On ten points, Al Ittihad rank seventh with six matches played this season.

Form: Al Khaleej vs Al Ittihad

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Al Qadasiya in a 2-1 defeat. Al-Taawoun also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-1, before Al Khaleej were able to strike back last time out in a 4-1 win against Al Riyadh. Al Khaleej claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew one and lost three, scored 11 goals and conceded eight.

Al Ittihad Form

Al Ittihad were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Al Nassr FC before drawing 1-1 with Al-Fayha. They were defeated once again, when Al Hilal ran out 0-2 winners. Al Ittihad recorded no less than five in their previous six Saudi Pro League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 16 themselves while allowing eight goals against.

Betting stats and facts for Al Khaleej and Al Ittihad

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 Ittihad played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Al Khaleej vs Al Ittihad

Al Khaleej against Al Ittihad is also a battle between Joshua King and Karim Benzema with both in decent form. The former scored seven while the latter has three Saudi Pro League goals in their last six games respectively.

Popular betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al Ittihad

Full-time result

Al Khaleej claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Al Ittihad won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Al Ittihad did not lose any of their last 6 matches away from home. Al Ittihad have not lost to Al Khaleej in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Khaleej scored first in six of their last ten home games. Al Ittihad 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 Khaleej managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al Ittihad kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Al Khaleej have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Al Ittihad.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Al Khaleej’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Ittihad’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.