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

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

When Al-Taawoun come to SHG Arena for the Saudi Pro League match this coming Sunday, Al Shabab will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Al Shabab are number 14 in the table on four points after seven matches. Al-Taawoun rank as number 17 with three points after seven matches played.

Form: Al Shabab vs Al-Taawoun

Al Shabab Form

In their last three matches, Al Shabab lost 0-2 against Al Hilal, 2-1 against Al Kholood and drew 0-0 with Al-Fayha. Al Shabab claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Saudi Pro League, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 14 goals.

Al-Taawoun Form

A draw is all that prevents Al-Taawoun from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Al Fateh FC as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Al Hazem by a 1-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Al Hilal won the game and the exact score was 0-6. Al-Taawoun claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Al Shabab and Al-Taawoun

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Shabab and Al-Taawoun. 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-Taawoun

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Yannick Carrasco, who is performing well for Al Shabab. 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-Taawoun.The visitors will be looking to Abderrazak Hamdallah to find the net once again, after managing two Saudi Pro League goals for Al-Taawoun in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Al Shabab vs Al-Taawoun

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at SHG Arena across all tournaments Al Shabab won two times, drew three and lost five times. Al-Taawoun claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Al Shabab scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Al-Taawoun scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Al-Taawoun have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Al Shabab managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al-Taawoun were first on target in two of their last 10 outings. Al Shabab have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Al-Taawoun.

Total goals

Al Shabab saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Al-Taawoun played across all tournaments. They scored 0.5 times on average in the process. Al-Taawoun did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games