Saudi Pro League: Al Qadsiah vs Al Hilal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 11 match between Al Qadsiah and Al Hilal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Round 11 of the Saudi Pro League season sees league-leaders Al Qadsiah aiming to defend their top position against their closest rival Al Hilal in the most exciting encounter on Friday.

Al Qadsiah are number 1 in the table on 25 points after ten matches. Al Hilal rank as number 2 with 24 points after nine matches played.

Team form: Al Qadsiah vs Al Hilal

Al Qadsiah Form

In their last three outings, Al Qadsiah won 0-5 against Al Kholood, beat Abha by 2-1 and hammered Al-Taawoun 0-1. Al Qadsiah won four of their last six Saudi Pro League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded eight and scored 13 goals.

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Al-Taawoun, who were defeated by 0-6. Then, Al Ittihad got outclassed in a 3-2 win, before beating Al Hazem by 1-0. Al Hilal picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Saudi Pro League, while scoring 18 and conceding two goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting stats and facts for Al Qadsiah and Al Hilal

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 Qadsiah and Al Hilal played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Al Qadsiah vs Al Hilal

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Gabriel Martinelli has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Friday, it is because Al Hilal bank on him to build on these numbers against Al Qadsiah. The latter relies on Tijjani Reijnders, who found the target four times in six games.

Betting markets: Al Qadsiah vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

Al Qadsiah won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Al Hilal won nine from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost zero in this run. Al Qadsiah are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat. Good luck taking on Al Hilal currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 27 away games without defeat.

Both teams to score

Al Qadsiah scored the first goal of the game an impressive ten times out of the last ten games. Impressively, Al Hilal scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Al Qadsiah played. Al Hilal won an impressive six of these games without conceding a single goal. Will they manage to add another clean sheet with three points? Depending on your betting strategy, an away win to nil certainly looks worth considering for an accumulator. Al Hilal have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Al Qadsiah when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Qadsiah, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al Hilal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.7 times goals per game. Al Qadsiah scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.