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

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

Despite their unconvincing form, Al Shabab stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 19. They face Al Khaleej this coming Thursday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Al-Shabab Club Stadium.

Al Shabab are placed sixth with 29 points after 18 matches. Al Khaleej occupy a position as eightth in the league on 27 points.

Form: Al Shabab vs Al Khaleej

Al Shabab Form

Al Shabab are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Al Ittihad by a 2-1 score, before winning 2-1 against Al-Fayha. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-1 against Al-Ettifaq. Al Shabab won three of their previous six matches at Al-Shabab Club Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to nine against.

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 1-3 against Al Nassr FC. A 1-2 win followed against Al Akhdoud, before drawing 1-1 with Damac FC. Al Khaleej managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Al Shabab and Al Khaleej

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

In-form players: Al Shabab vs Al Khaleej

Konstantinos Fortounis shows decent form right now for Al Khaleej, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Saudi Pro League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Al Shabab, who are strong favourites this coming Thursday. Siding with Abderrazak Hamdallah also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Saudi Pro League matches.

Popular betting markets: Al Shabab vs Al Khaleej

Full-time result

Al Shabab claimed a modest six 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 three. Al Khaleej won four of their last 10 games away, drew two 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 Khaleej got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive Al Shabab games Al Khaleej will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday with Al Shabab managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Al Shabab have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Al Khaleej.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Shabab, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Al Khaleej played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals themselves during this run. Al Shabab conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.