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Saudi Pro League: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 12 match between Al Nassr FC and Al Kholood and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Kholood go up against Al Nassr FC this coming Thursday for a Saudi Pro League meeting at Al-Awwal Park.

Al Nassr FC are placed twoth with 25 points after ten matches. Al Kholood occupy a position as nineth in the league on 12 points.

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Form: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood

Al Nassr FC Form

Al Nassr FC should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Al Khaleej, before beating first Neom SC by 1-0, then Al-Faisaly in a 1-3 win. Al Nassr FC swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Saudi Pro League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 15 and conceding three goals.

Al Kholood Form

Al Kholood lost their previous three matches by 0-5 against Al Qadsiah, 3-2 against Al-Faisaly and 0-3 against Al-Ettifaq. Al Kholood are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded 12 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting facts for Al Nassr FC and Al Kholood

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

  • In 11 of the last 13 Al Nassr FC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Al Nassr FC matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Al Nassr FC have won 6 of the last 7 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Al Nassr FC have won 6 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Al Nassr FC have won the last 5 home matches in a row in the Saudi Pro League and the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Al Kholood matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Al Kholood matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Al Kholood have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
  • Al Kholood have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
  • Al Kholood have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players in form: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood

Iker Kortajarena shows decent form right now for Al Kholood, 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 Nassr FC, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Cristiano Ronaldo also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Betting markets: Al Nassr FC vs Al Kholood

Full-time result

Al Nassr FC claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Al Kholood won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Al Nassr FC are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Al Nassr FC are on an amazing streak of now 15 games at home in a row without defeat. Al Kholood lost their last 4 matches. Al Nassr FC have not lost to Al Kholood in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Nassr FC scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Al Kholood only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Nassr FC managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al Kholood kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Al Nassr FC have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Al Kholood.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Al Nassr FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al Kholood, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game. Al Nassr FC are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 97 matches. Al Kholood conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.