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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 5 match between Al Khaleej and Al Riyadh and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Al Riyadh come to Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Sunday, Al Khaleej will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Al Riyadh could be excused for feeling a little down on their luck, as they find themselves on the 13th place in the league table with meagre three points as four rounds of the season are behind us. The opponents Al Khaleej have fought their way to six points which leaves them sitting 10th in the Saudi Pro League table.

Form: Al Khaleej vs Al Riyadh

Al Khaleej Form

In their last three matches, Al Khaleej won 3-0 against Al-Fayha, before losing 2-1 against Al Qadasiya and 0-1 to Al-Taawoun. 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 one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Al Riyadh Form

Al Riyadh were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Al Ahli. Next up, Al Hilal won 2-0, before losing 5-1 against Al Nassr FC. Al Riyadh managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Saudi Pro League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in six.

Betting facts for Al Khaleej and Al Riyadh

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al Khaleej and Al Riyadh. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Al Khaleej vs Al Riyadh

Mamadou Sylla shows decent form right now for Al Riyadh, 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 Khaleej, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Joshua King also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Popular markets: Al Khaleej vs Al Riyadh

Full-time result

Al Khaleej won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They drew three and lost six as well, while Al Riyadh won one of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost eight. Amazingly, Al Riyadh failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches.

Both teams to score

Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Al Riyadh 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 Riyadh kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Al Khaleej have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Al Riyadh.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Khaleej, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Al Riyadh. They performed an average of 1.4 goals in these. Al Riyadh conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.