Saudi Pro League: Damac FC vs Al Ittihad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League round 17 match between Damac FC and Al Ittihad and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Damac FC welcome Al Ittihad on Monday in the Saudi Pro League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 17 match.

While Al Ittihad are chasing the lead in the Saudi Pro League after collecting 43 points in 16 rounds, Damac FC trail by 18 points after 16 rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table.

Form: Damac FC vs Al Ittihad

Damac FC Form

Damac FC managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-2 victory against Al-Raed. They went on to lose 0-3 against Al-Ettifaq, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Al Fateh FC. Damac FC managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Al Ittihad Form

Al Ittihad went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Al-Fayha. A 4-1 win against Al-Raed followed, before they beat Al Shabab by 2-1. Al Ittihad claimed 13 points in their last six Saudi Pro League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored 11 goals themselves.

Betting stats for Damac FC and Al Ittihad

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Damac FC and Al Ittihad played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Damac FC vs Al Ittihad

It has been an excellent season for Karim Benzema who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Al Ittihad are looking to him against Damac FC, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Damac FC vs Al Ittihad

Full-time result

Damac FC won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Damac Club Stadium. They drew five and lost two as well, while Al Ittihad won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Al Ittihad struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 12 matches in a row. Al Ittihad remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Damac FC have not lost to Al Ittihad in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Damac FC scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Al Ittihad scored the first goal in ten out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Ittihad games. Al Ittihad will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Monday with Damac FC managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Al Ittihad have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Damac FC when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Damac FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Ittihad’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches. Al Ittihad are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 19 matches.