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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 26 match between Al Kholood and Al-Taawoun and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Kholood and Al-Taawoun face off in round 26 at Al Hazem Club Stadium, and it has the look of a tight Saudi Pro League match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Team form: Al Kholood vs Al-Taawoun

Al Kholood Form

Al Kholood are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Al Khaleej by 2-1, before beating Al Fateh FC by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Al Nassr FC, who ran out 3-1 winners. Al Kholood took six wins in their last six Saudi Pro League matches on home soil, as they scored 11 and let in five goals.

Al-Taawoun Form

In the last three matches, Al-Taawoun beat Al Fateh FC 1-2, won 3-0 against Damac FC, and lost 0-2 against Al Hilal. Al-Taawoun won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding three.

Betting stats for Al Kholood and Al-Taawoun

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

Players in form: Al Kholood vs Al-Taawoun

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Myziane Maolida, who is performing well for Al Kholood. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Pro League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al-Taawoun.The visitors will be looking to Musa Barrow to find the net once again, after managing two Saudi Pro League goals for Al-Taawoun in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Al Kholood vs Al-Taawoun

Full-time result

Al Kholood won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Al-Taawoun won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost two in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Kholood only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Al-Taawoun scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Kholood games Al-Taawoun managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Kholood were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Al Kholood saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al-Taawoun, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.