Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Kholood and Al Khaleej who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Al Khaleej come to Al Hazem Club Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match this coming Saturday, Al Kholood will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Al Kholood are placed 11th with 25 points after 22 matches. Al Khaleej occupy a position as nineth in the league on 29 points.
Team form: Al Kholood vs Al Khaleej
Al Kholood Form
Showing inconsistent form, Al Kholood lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-0 against Al-Orobah FC, before beating Al-Wehda 1-0. The joy was short-lived, as Al Hilal proved too strong in a 5-1 defeat. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Al Kholood but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Saudi Pro League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring seven goals while conceding eight.
Al Khaleej Form
In their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al Khaleej won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting facts for Al Kholood and Al Khaleej
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 Kholood and Al Khaleej played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Kholood home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Kholood home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Kholood have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Al Kholood have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Al Kholood have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Al Khaleej away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Al Khaleej away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Al Kholood vs Al Khaleej
It has been a great season for Myziane Maolida so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving Al Kholood hoping he delivers against Al Khaleej on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Popular betting markets: Al Kholood vs Al Khaleej
Full-time result
Al Kholood won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Al Khaleej won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run.
Both teams to score
Al Kholood scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al Khaleej got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Kholood managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al Khaleej kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Al Kholood saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Khaleej, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.
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