Saudi Pro League: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 22 match between Al Riyadh and Al Khaleej and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Al Khaleej come to Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Saturday, Al Riyadh will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Al Riyadh are placed 16th with 12 points after 20 matches. Al Khaleej occupy a position as nineth in the league on 26 points.

Team form: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej

Al Riyadh Form

A single point is all Al Riyadh can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Al Najma, before getting trounced 0-1 against Al Nassr FC while Neom SC won 1-0. Al Riyadh did not win any of their last six Saudi Pro League matches at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored four goals.

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 3-1 against Al-Fayha. A 0-1 defeat against Al Qadsiah followed, before a 1-1 draw with Al-Taawoun. Al Khaleej managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Saudi Pro League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 14 time and letting in nine.

Betting facts for Al Riyadh and Al Khaleej

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Riyadh 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 Riyadh vs Al Khaleej

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Toze, who is performing well for Al Riyadh. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Pro League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al Khaleej.The visitors will be looking to Giorgos Masouras to find the net once again, after managing four Saudi Pro League goals for Al Khaleej in recent matches.

Betting markets: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej

Full-time result

Al Riyadh claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Al Khaleej won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al Khaleej scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 11 consecutive away games Al Khaleej played. Al Khaleej should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Al Riyadh failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Al Khaleej managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Al Khaleej have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Al Riyadh.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al Riyadh’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Al Khaleej, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Al Riyadh conceded a goal in their last 14 matches.