Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al-Wehda and Al Ahli who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Al Ahli come to King Abdul Aziz Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Tuesday, Al-Wehda will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Al-Wehda vs Al Ahli
Al-Wehda Form
Al-Wehda look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Al Shabab, they were left empty-handed in a 1-3 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Damac FC in a 0-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Al-Taawoun in their most recent outing. Al-Wehda just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 15 goals.
Al Ahli Form
In their last three matches, Al Ahli drew 2-2 with Al Ittihad, beat Al-Raed by 0-2 and beat Al-Fayha by 5-0. Al Ahli recorded no less than five in their previous six Saudi Pro League away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 12 themselves while allowing five goals against.
Betting stats and facts for Al-Wehda and Al Ahli
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Wehda and Al Ahli. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Al-Wehda home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Al-Wehda home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al-Wehda home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Al-Wehda home matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Al-Wehda matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Al Ahli away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Ahli have won 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Al Ahli matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Ahli have won 5 of the last 6 away matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Al Ahli matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Al-Wehda vs Al Ahli
He banged in 19 goals so far this season, and Ivan Toney also hammered in six goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Al-Wehda.
Popular markets: Al-Wehda vs Al Ahli
Full-time result
Al-Wehda claimed two wins, drew one and lost seven of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al Ahli won eight, drew zero and lost two of their last 10 games away. Al Ahli have not lost to Al-Wehda in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Al-Wehda scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Al Ahli scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Al-Wehda managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al-Wehda have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Al Ahli.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Wehda, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Al Ahli, who scored 2.6 times on average in these matches. Al Ahli are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 13 matches.