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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 29 match between Al-Taawoun and Al-Raed and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Al-Raed come to Al-Taawoun Club Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Thursday, Al-Taawoun will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 8 in the Saudi Pro League standings, Al-Taawoun, have so far collected 38 points this season, while Al-Raed collected 21 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 28 rounds.

Team form: Al-Taawoun vs Al-Raed

Al-Taawoun Form

In their last three matches, Al-Taawoun beat Al Kholood 0-2, drew 1-1 with Al Akhdoud, before losing 0-2 against Al-Wehda. Al-Taawoun only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Al-Taawoun Club Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed collected one win from their last three matches, as Al Khaleej won by 1-2. Al Ahli were too strong as well, winning 0-2, before Al-Raed won 0-4 against Al-Orobah FC. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al-Raed won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Al-Taawoun and Al-Raed

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

Players in form: Al-Taawoun vs Al-Raed

Look no further than Sultan Mandash, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al-Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League, while Karim El Berkaoui managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Al-Raed in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Al-Taawoun vs Al-Raed

Full-time result

Al-Taawoun claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Al-Raed won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Al-Taawoun have not lost to Al-Raed in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al-Taawoun scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al-Raed scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Al-Taawoun managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Al-Raed were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Al-Raed have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Al-Taawoun when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Al-Taawoun’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al-Raed, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.