Saudi Professional League: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Wehda – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 33 match between Al Akhdoud and Al-Wehda and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Akhdoud welcome Al-Wehda at Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City this coming Thursday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Saudi Professional League season.

Team form: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Wehda

Al Akhdoud Form

Al Akhdoud have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Al Hazem, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Al Nassr FC, who ran out 2-3 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 draw with Al-Ettifaq. Al Akhdoud managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Professional League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.

Al-Wehda Form

It is all or nothing with Al-Wehda following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 6-0 in an encounter with Al Nassr FC to which, they replied by beating Al Khaleej1-2. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Al-Raed. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Professional League, Al-Wehda won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats for Al Akhdoud and Al-Wehda

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

In-form players: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Wehda

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Yaseen Atiah Al Zubaidi, who is performing well for Al Akhdoud. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Saudi Professional League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Al-Wehda.The visitors will be looking to Odion Ighalo to find the net once again, after managing two Saudi Professional League goals for Al-Wehda in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Wehda

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Al Akhdoud won six times and lost four as well. Al-Wehda won two times, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Akhdoud only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Al-Wehda scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Akhdoud managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al-Wehda kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Al Akhdoud saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Al-Wehda, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.

Recommended tip: Al Akhdoud vs Al-Wehda

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Akhdoud and Al-Wehda seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Saudi Professional League game.

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