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

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

Al Riyadh welcome Al Qadsiah this coming Thursday in the Saudi Pro League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 12 match.

While Al Qadsiah are now third in the Saudi Pro League table after collecting 25 points in 11 rounds, Al Riyadh trail them on 12 points. This leaves them as number 11 in the table after ten rounds played.

Team form: Al Riyadh vs Al Qadsiah

Al Riyadh Form

Al Riyadh are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Al Kholood 2-0, and then drawing 1-1 with Al-Fayha. They were back as winners when they defeated Al-Taawoun 2-1. Al Riyadh showed little mercy in their past six matches at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target seven times, while letting in five themselves.

Al Qadsiah Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Al Qadsiah. They first took out Abha by 2-1 before downing Al-Taawoun by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Al Hilal, who ran out 2-3 winners. Al Qadsiah collected a maximum six wins in their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, which no away team naturally currently does better. They outscored their opponents by 18 goals to two along the way.

Betting facts for Al Riyadh and Al Qadsiah

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al Riyadh and Al Qadsiah. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Al Riyadh vs Al Qadsiah

Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Trezeguet will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al Qadsiah hope Tijjani Reijnders can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.

Popular betting markets: Al Riyadh vs Al Qadsiah

Full-time result

Al Riyadh won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. They drew one and lost three as well, while Al Qadsiah won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost one. Al Qadsiah were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches. Al Qadsiah have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 9 matches now without losing.

Both teams to score

Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Al Qadsiah scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Al Qadsiah have won to nil in their last 4 away games. Al Riyadh managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al Qadsiah were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.

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 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Qadsiah, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves. Al Qadsiah scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.