Saudi Professional League: Abha vs Al Taee – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 22 match between Abha and Al Taee and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Abha and Al Taee need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Saudi Professional League table. The match takes place at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Abha are placed 17th with 15 points after 21 matches. Al Taee occupy a position as 16th in the league on 18 points.

Team form: Abha vs Al Taee

Abha Form

In their last three matches, Abha lost 4-3 against Al-Raed, drew 1-1 with Al-Taawoun, before losing to Al-Fayha by 3-2. Abha managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Professional League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded 12 goals.

Al Taee Form

Al Taee only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 0-3 defeat against Al Ittihad. A 1-1 draw with Al-Wehda followed, before Al Ahli ran out 1-4 winners. Al Taee claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Saudi Professional League. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by ten goals to three.

Betting stats for Abha and Al Taee

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

In-form players: Abha vs Al Taee

Grzegorz Krychowiak has been great for Abha lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Al Taee are optimistic that Bernard Mensah doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular markets: Abha vs Al Taee

Full-time result

Abha claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Al Taee won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing seven in this series of matches. Al Taee conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Abha only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Al Taee only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Al Taee managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Abha were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Abha, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al Taee, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Abha failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 19 matches. Al Taee conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Betting prediction: Abha vs Al Taee

To summarize, the upcoming Saudi Professional League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Abha vs Al Taee mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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