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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al-Raed and Al Khaleej who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Al Khaleej travel to King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah to face struggling Al-Raed in a round 26 game, which kicks-off this coming Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Form: Al-Raed vs Al Khaleej

Al-Raed Form

A draw was the best Al-Raed could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Al-Ettifaq, before getting trounced 3-1 against Al-Wehda. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Al Fateh FC ran out 3-1 winners. Al-Raed did not win any of their last six Saudi Pro League matches at the King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored three goals.

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Al Kholood before drawing 2-2 with Al Ahli. They were defeated once again, when Al-Wehda ran out 0-2 winners. Al Khaleej claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to eight.

Betting facts for Al-Raed and Al Khaleej

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

Players on top: Al-Raed vs Al Khaleej

Karim El Berkaoui has been great for Al-Raed lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Al Khaleej are optimistic that Konstantinos Fortounis doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular markets: Al-Raed vs Al Khaleej

Full-time result

Al-Raed claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Al Khaleej won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Al Khaleej have not lost to Al-Raed in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al-Raed scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al Khaleej got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Al-Raed 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 Khaleej kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al-Raed’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Khaleej’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Al-Raed failed to keep a clean sheet in their 19 last matches.