Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Saudi Pro League round 5 game between Al Riyadh and Al Akhdoud and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Al Riyadh enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al Akhdoud swing by this coming Friday for a Saudi Pro League clash.
Al Riyadh are placed 11 with four points after four matches. Al Akhdoud occupy a position as 18 in the league on one point.
Team form: Al Riyadh vs Al Akhdoud
Al Riyadh Form
A draw was the best Al Riyadh could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Damac FC, before getting trounced 0-4 against Al Ittihad. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Al-Raed ran out 3-0 winners. In their last six Saudi Pro League matches at home, Al Riyadh have one win, while they’ve drawn zero and lost one.
Al Akhdoud Form
Al Akhdoud endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-3 by Al Fateh FC, before Al Ahli ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Al-Taawoun, who came out 0-1 winners. Al Akhdoud are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew one and lost one. They conceded two goals while scoring one themselves.
Betting facts for Al Riyadh and Al Akhdoud
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Al Riyadh and Al Akhdoud. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Al Riyadh matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Riyadh home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Al Riyadh have not won 5 of the last 6 matches
- In 3 of the last 4 Al Riyadh home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al Riyadh have conceded in the last 3 matches in a row
- Al Akhdoud have not won the last 3 matches in a row
- Al Akhdoud have conceded in the last 3 matches in a row
Interesting players: Al Riyadh vs Al Akhdoud
Saleh Al Abbas found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Florin Tanase just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Al Riyadh vs Al Akhdoud
Full-time result
Al Riyadh won one of their previous 10 outings across all tournaments on home soil. They lost one as well, whilst visitors Al Akhdoud won zero of their last 10 matches away from home. They drew one and lost one.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Al Riyadh only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last four games. Curiously, Al Akhdoud only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last two away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Riyadh managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al Akhdoud kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous four matches across all tournaments for Al Riyadh, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Al Akhdoud’s previous four matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches.
Betting tip: Al Riyadh vs Al Akhdoud
To summarize, the upcoming Saudi Pro League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Al Riyadh vs Al Akhdoud mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.