Ace Football team offers a betting preview for Al Riyadh and Al Shabab who will clash on Thursday. The betting preview includes the latest fixture stats, facts and a free betting tip with the best odds from our recommended bookmakers.
Al Riyadh rank 15 with seven points to their name from eight matches, while visitors Al Shabab rank 11 in the table on eight points.
Team form: Al Riyadh vs Al Shabab
Al Riyadh Form
In their last three games, Al Riyadh lost 6-1 against Al Hilal, got defeated 1-3 by Al-Fayha before winning 0-1 against Abha. In their last six Saudi Pro League matches at home, Al Riyadh have one win, while they’ve drawn zero and lost three.
Al Shabab Form
Al Shabab won twice in their last three matches as Al-Fayha were defeated by 0-1, before they beat Al Hazem 4-1. Al Hilal proved too strong, though, and a 2-0 defeat followed. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al Shabab won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Al Riyadh and Al Shabab
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Al Riyadh and Al Shabab played across all competitions.
- Al Riyadh have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al Riyadh have lost the last 5 matches in a row
- Al Riyadh have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Al Riyadh have not won 8 of the last 9 matches
- In 5 of the last 6 Al Riyadh matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Shabab have scored in 25 of the last 27 away matches
- Al Shabab have conceded in 16 of the last 17 away matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Al Shabab away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Shabab have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 matches Al Shabab played, both teams scored
In-form players: Al Riyadh vs Al Shabab
Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Andre Gray will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al Shabab hope Ever Banega can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.
Popular betting markets: Al Riyadh vs Al Shabab
Full-time result
Al Riyadh won one of their previous 10 outings across all tournaments on home soil. They lost three as well, whilst visitors Al Shabab won three of their last 10 matches away from home. They drew one and lost six.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last four games at home. Al Shabab scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Al Shabab should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as Al Riyadh only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Al Shabab claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al Riyadh’s last eight matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Al Shabab, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.
Betting suggestion: Al Riyadh vs Al Shabab
To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Riyadh and Al Shabab seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Saudi Pro League game.
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