• Best tips Saudi Pro League
  • Betting tips

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

Getty Images
Advertisement

Ace Football team previews the Saudi Pro League clash between Al-Taawoun and Abha, offering the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.

Abha visit Al-Taawoun Club Stadium on Friday for a Saudi Pro League fixture with home side Al-Taawoun.

Abha enter this round three of the Saudi Pro League with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.

Team form: Al-Taawoun vs Abha

Al-Taawoun Form

In their last three matches, Al-Taawoun won 3-1 against Al Batin, before settling for a point in a 1-1 draw against Al Fateh FC. They were back on top last time out, defeating Al Nassr FC 0-2. Al-Taawoun won four of their last six Saudi Pro League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded nine and scored ten goals, sitting seventh on the league table.

Abha Form

Abha suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Al Khaleej in a 3-1 defeat. Al Hilal also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-3, before Abha were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Al-Raed. Abha are winless in their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 13 goals while scoring two themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Taawoun and Abha

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Taawoun and Abha. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.

  • Al-Taawoun have scored in the last 13 matches in a row
  • Al-Taawoun have conceded in the last 12 home matches in a row
  • In 10 of the last 12 home matches Al-Taawoun played, both teams scored
  • Al-Taawoun have lost the last 4 home matches in a row and both teams scored at the same time
  • In 11 of the last 13 Al-Taawoun matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Abha have lost the last 10 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Abha have lost the last 10 away matches in a row
  • Abha have conceded in 22 of the last 23 away matches
  • Abha have not won the last 10 away matches in a row
  • Abha have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches without scoring a goal

Players to watch: Al-Taawoun vs Abha

As the new Saudi Pro League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Al-Taawoun and Abha this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Full-time result

Al-Taawoun collected four wins, drew three and lost three in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Al-Taawoun Club Stadium. Abha won zero of their previous 10 away, drew zero and lost ten times. Al-Taawoun are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat. Al-Taawoun are without defeat in 5 home matches on the spin.

Both teams to score

Al-Taawoun scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Abha got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Al-Taawoun played. Of the previous 10 outings, Al-Taawoun scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Abha have scored in 3 consecutive league meetings with Al-Taawoun.

Total goals

Al-Taawoun scored an average of 1.9 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Abha, who scored 0.9 times on average in those matches.

Suggested bet: Al-Taawoun vs Abha

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al-Taawoun and Abha 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.

Al-Taawoun vs Abha: Who wins the game?

x