Saudi Pro League: Al Riyadh vs Al-Ettifaq – Betting preview

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

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

Al Riyadh are placed 14th with eight points after nine matches. Al-Ettifaq occupy a position as nineth in the league on 12 points.

Form: Al Riyadh vs Al-Ettifaq

Al Riyadh Form

Two draws were the best Al Riyadh could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Al Ahli, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Damac FC. Their most recent match brought a 2-1 defeat against Al Ittihad. Al Riyadh managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Al-Ettifaq Form

Al-Ettifaq have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw with Al Hazem. This was followed by another draw with Al Shabab, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Al-Fayha by 3-2. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al-Ettifaq won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Al Riyadh and Al-Ettifaq

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

Players on top: Al Riyadh vs Al-Ettifaq

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Georginio Wijnaldum has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Thursday, it is because Al-Ettifaq bank on him to build on these numbers against Al Riyadh. The latter relies on Mamadou Sylla, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Al Riyadh won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Al-Ettifaq won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Al-Ettifaq conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Al Riyadh have not lost to Al-Ettifaq in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Al-Ettifaq played. 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-Ettifaq kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Al Riyadh saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Al-Ettifaq. They performed an average of 1.5 goals in these. Al Riyadh scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Al-Ettifaq conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.