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

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Damac FC and Al Khaleej who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Saudi Pro League title favourites Damac FC begin their title challenge on Friday in an opening day encounter with Al Khaleej at Damac Club Stadium.

Team form: Damac FC vs Al Khaleej

Damac FC Form

Damac FC have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Al-Fayha, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Al Ittihad, who ran out 4-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Al-Raed. Damac FC just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Pro League matches at the Damac Club Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded five goals.

Al Khaleej Form

A draw is all that prevents Al Khaleej from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Al Ittihad as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Abha by a 2-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Al Riyadh won the game and the exact score was 1-2. Al Khaleej won three of a possible six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored six while also conceding four times.

Betting facts for Damac FC and Al Khaleej

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

Players on top: Damac FC vs Al Khaleej

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Farouk Chafai, who is performing well for Damac FC. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Pro League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al Khaleej.The visitors will be looking to Abdullah Al Salem to find the net once again, after managing two Saudi Pro League goals for Al Khaleej in recent matches.

Betting markets: Damac FC vs Al Khaleej

Full-time result

Damac FC claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Al Khaleej won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Damac FC only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Al Khaleej scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Khaleej games. Al Khaleej managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Damac FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Al Khaleej, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.

Recommended tip: Damac FC vs Al Khaleej

To sum up, the upcoming match between Damac FC and Al Khaleej 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.

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