Saudi Pro League: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed – Betting preview

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

Saudi Pro League title favourites Al Nassr FC begin their title challenge on Thursday in an opening day encounter with Al-Raed at Al-Awwal Park.

Form: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

Al Nassr FC Form

Al Nassr FC hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Al Ittihad by 4-2, before winning 0-2 against Al-Taawoun. The streak ended in a recent 1-4 defeat against Al Hilal. Al Nassr FC won four of their previous six Saudi Pro League games at the Al-Awwal Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded eight and scored 20 goals.

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 0-1 against Al-Wehda, before recording a 0-0 draw with Al Ahli. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Damac FC. Al-Raed won three of a possible six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats for Al Nassr FC and Al-Raed

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 Nassr FC and Al-Raed played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

Karim El Berkaoui shows decent form right now for Al-Raed, 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 this coming Thursday. Siding with Cristiano Ronaldo also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Popular markets: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

Full-time result

Al Nassr FC claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Al-Raed won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. Amazingly, Al Nassr FC are on a streak of 11 matches without defeat. Al Nassr FC didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Al-Awwal Park.

Both teams to score

Al Nassr FC scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Al-Raed scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Nassr FC games Al Nassr FC managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Nassr FC have scored in 17 consecutive league meetings with Al-Raed.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Nassr FC, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Al-Raed, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Al Nassr FC are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 19 matches.

Betting prediction: Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Nassr FC and Al-Raed seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Saudi Pro League game.

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