Saudi Pro League: Al Shabab vs Al-Fayha – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 17 match between Al Shabab and Al-Fayha and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Al Shabab, who hope to turn things around against Al-Fayha this coming Monday. This is a round 17 match in the current Saudi Pro League campaign, and they face each other at Al-Shabab Club Stadium.

Al Shabab are placed sixth with 26 points after 16 matches. Al-Fayha occupy a position as 14th in the league on 15 points.

Form: Al Shabab vs Al-Fayha

Al Shabab Form

Al Shabab are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Al Ahli by a 3-2 score, before winning 2-1 against Al Riyadh. They were back on the losing side in a 2-1 defeat against Al Ittihad. Al Shabab won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Al-Fayha Form

In their last three matches, Al-Fayha drew 1-1 with Al Ittihad, beat Al Akhdoud by 1-2 and beat Al Kholood by 1-0. Al-Fayha claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting facts for Al Shabab and Al-Fayha

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

Players on top: Al Shabab vs Al-Fayha

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Al Shabab, Abderrazak Hamdallah has been good for them over the course of the season with six goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Al-Fayha, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Monday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular markets: Al Shabab vs Al-Fayha

Full-time result

Al Shabab claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Al-Fayha won one of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost four of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Al Shabab scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Al-Fayha scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Al Shabab games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Shabab managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al-Fayha kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Al Shabab have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Al-Fayha.

Total goals

Al Shabab saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Al-Fayha’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Al Shabab were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches.