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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Nassr FC and Al Riyadh who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Al Nassr FC will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Al Riyadh for a round 3 match in the Saudi Pro League.

Al Nassr FC have delivered a perfect opening to the season so far, and they will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

Team form: Al Nassr FC vs Al Riyadh

Al Nassr FC Form

Their last three matches saw Al Nassr FC drawing 2-2 with Al Ahli, before taking out Al-Taawoun by 0-5, and Al Kholood by 2-0. Al Nassr FC won four of their last six Saudi Pro League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded six and scored 12 goals.

Al Riyadh Form

Al Riyadh were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 3-2 by Al-Taawoun. Next up, Al Ahli won 0-1, before losing 2-0 against Al Hilal. Al Riyadh only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 11 goals to six.

Betting stats for Al Nassr FC and Al Riyadh

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

In-form players: Al Nassr FC vs Al Riyadh

Sadio Mane has been great for Al Nassr FC lately, hitting the target six times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Al Riyadh are optimistic that Toze doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular markets: Al Nassr FC vs Al Riyadh

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Al-Awwal Park across all tournaments Al Nassr FC won six times, drew two and lost two times. Al Riyadh claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Riyadh conceded a goal in their last 10 matches. Al Nassr FC have not lost to Al Riyadh in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Nassr FC scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Al Riyadh scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Al Nassr FC will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Al Riyadh have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Al Nassr FC have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Al Riyadh.

Total goals

Al Nassr FC saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Riyadh, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Al Nassr FC are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 55 matches. Al Riyadh conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.