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

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

When Al Shabab come to Damac Club Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match this coming Friday, Damac FC will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

A look at the Saudi Pro League standings shows that nine points and 14 places currently separate the two teams.

Form: Damac FC vs Al Shabab

Damac FC Form

Damac FC are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Al Hilal by a 3-2 score, before winning 3-1 against Al Akhdoud. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 4-2 against Al Ahli. 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 five and conceded six goals.

Al Shabab Form

In their last three matches, Al Shabab first beat Al Khaleej 0-1, then Al-Taawoun by 1-0 and finally Al-Raed by 2-1. Al Shabab managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding three times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Damac FC and Al Shabab

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Damac FC and Al Shabab. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Damac FC vs Al Shabab

Georges-Kevin N’Koudou found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Yannick Carrasco just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Damac Club Stadium across all tournaments Damac FC won two times, drew two and lost six times. Al Shabab claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Shabab won their last 4 matches on the trot. Al Shabab have not lost to Damac FC in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Damac FC only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Al Shabab got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Al Shabab will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Friday with Damac FC managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Al Shabab have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Damac FC when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Damac FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Al Shabab played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process. Damac FC conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.

Suggested bet: Damac FC vs Al Shabab

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