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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 24 match between Al-Wehda and Al-Raed and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Al-Wehda and Al-Raed need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Saudi Pro League table. The match takes place at King Abdul Aziz Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Team form: Al-Wehda vs Al-Raed

Al-Wehda Form

A single draw is all Al-Wehda have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 0-2 against Al Kholood and Al Nassr FC respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Al-Fayha. Al-Wehda claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Saudi Pro League, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded 14 goals.

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Al Riyadh 1-3. A 1-2 defeat against Al Shabab followed, before drawing with Al-Ettifaq in a match resulting 1-1. Al-Raed only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Pro League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 14 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Al-Wehda and Al-Raed

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al-Wehda 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-Wehda vs Al-Raed

Look no further than Saad Bguir, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Al-Wehda in the Saudi Pro League, while Amir Sayoud managed two 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.

Betting markets: Al-Wehda vs Al-Raed

Full-time result

Al-Wehda won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing two. They lost seven at King Abdul Aziz Stadium in this run of matches. Al-Raed won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing zero and losing seven. Amazingly, Al-Raed failed to keep a clean sheet in their 17 last matches. Al-Raed have not lost to Al-Wehda in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al-Wehda scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Al-Raed scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Al-Wehda have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al-Wehda managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Al-Raed kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Al-Raed have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Al-Wehda when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al-Wehda, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al-Raed’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.