Saudi Pro League: Al-Raed vs Al Ahli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 27 match between Al-Raed and Al Ahli and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al-Raed enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al Ahli swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Saudi Pro League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Al-Raed vs Al Ahli

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against Al-Wehda, before Al Fateh FC won 3-1, while Al Khaleej claimed a victory in a 1-2 match. Al-Raed didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Saudi Pro League games at the King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored four goals.

Al Ahli Form

Al Ahli have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Al Khaleej, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Al Akhdoud, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 2-2 draw with Al Ittihad. Al Ahli claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in ten goals, whilst conceding six.

Betting facts for Al-Raed and Al Ahli

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-Raed and Al Ahli played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Al-Raed vs Al Ahli

He banged in 17 goals so far this season, and Ivan Toney also hammered in seven goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Al-Raed.

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Full-time result

Al-Raed won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing seven as well. Al Ahli won eight from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost two in this run. Al Ahli scored at least once in their previous 11 matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al-Raed scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al Ahli scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Al-Raed games Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Al Ahli games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al-Raed managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Al Ahli kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Raed, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Al Ahli, who managed to hit the net 2.5 times on average in these games. Amazingly, Al-Raed failed to keep a clean sheet in their 20 last matches. Al Ahli scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.