Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 15 match between Al Khaleej and Al-Orobah FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Despite their unconvincing form, Al Khaleej stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 15. They face Al-Orobah FC this coming Friday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.
Al Khaleej are number 9 in the table on 20 points after 14 matches. Al-Orobah FC rank as number 14 with 13 points after 14 matches played.
Team form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Orobah FC
Al Khaleej Form
Al Khaleej recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Al Hilal 3-2. They were then defeated 1-2 against Al-Ettifaq, before drawing 2-2 against Al Riyadh. Al Khaleej won three of their previous six matches at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to seven against.
Al-Orobah FC Form
Al-Orobah FC claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches reads 15 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats and facts for Al Khaleej and Al-Orobah FC
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Khaleej and Al-Orobah FC. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Al Khaleej home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Al Khaleej home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Al Khaleej home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al-Orobah FC have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al-Orobah FC have lost 6 of the last 7 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al-Orobah FC have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Al-Orobah FC have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Al-Orobah FC away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Orobah FC
Abdullah Al Salem found the target six times in his previous six matches, whereas Ismael Kandouss just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al-Orobah FC
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium across all tournaments Al Khaleej won three times, drew two and lost five times. Al-Orobah FC claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Al Khaleej scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Al-Orobah FC only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the 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 two of the last 10 games, Al-Orobah FC kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Khaleej, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al-Orobah FC, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.6 times goals per game.