Saudi Pro League: Al Khaleej vs Al-Taawoun – Betting preview

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

While Al-Taawoun are chasing the lead in the Saudi Pro League after collecting 23 points in ten rounds, Al Khaleej trail by nine points after ten rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

Team form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Taawoun

Al Khaleej Form

A draw is the best Al Khaleej can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Damac FC. A0-0 draw with Al-Raed followed before they were defeated 1-0 by Al Hilal. Al Khaleej only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Al-Taawoun Form

Al-Taawoun claimed seven points from their last nine available, as the won by 1-3 and 3-0 against Al Hazem and Al Taee, respectively. Last time out, Al Ittihad ended up stealing a point in a 1-1 draw. Al-Taawoun claimed 13 points in their last six Saudi Pro League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored 12 goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Al Khaleej and Al-Taawoun

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Khaleej and Al-Taawoun. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Taawoun

With two goals in six matches Fabio Martins has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Al-Taawoun and their defence. The visitors hope Joao Pedro adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al-Taawoun

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 three of the games, whilst losing five. Al-Taawoun won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Al-Taawoun have not lost to Al Khaleej in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Al-Taawoun scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Al Khaleej have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Al-Taawoun have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 games. Al-Taawoun have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Al Khaleej when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Al Khaleej’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al-Taawoun’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches. Al-Taawoun are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 20 matches.

Betting suggestion: Al Khaleej vs Al-Taawoun

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Al Khaleej and Al-Taawoun. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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