Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League game between Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Al-Ettifaq welcome Al Hilal on Monday in the Saudi Professional 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 21 match.
Sitting top of the table, Al Hilal claimed 56 points after 20 rounds, while Al-Ettifaq have amassed 28 points. This ranks the latter as number 8 in the Saudi Professional League before the next round.
Team form: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal
Al-Ettifaq Form
Al-Ettifaq have four points to show from their last three matches, as they lost 3-1 against Al Nassr FC, before drawing 1-1 with Al Hazem. They won their most recent game 0-2 against Al Khaleej. Al-Ettifaq only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi Professional League. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.
Al Hilal Form
Al Hilal are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Abha got left behind in a 7-0 win, before Al-Fayha got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Al-Raed was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for Al Hilal. Al Hilal have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Saudi Professional League. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 19 and conceding two goals.
Betting stats and facts for Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al-Ettifaq and Al Hilal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 home matches Al-Ettifaq played, both teams scored
- In 8 of the last 10 home matches Al-Ettifaq played in the Saudi Pro League, both teams scored
- In 8 of the last 9 Al-Ettifaq matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Al-Ettifaq matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Al-Ettifaq matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Hilal have not lost the last 31 matches in a row
- Al Hilal have won the last 20 matches in a row
- Al Hilal have won the last 16 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Al Hilal have scored in the last 31 matches in a row
- Al Hilal have won 10 of the last 12 matches in the Saudi Pro League without conceding a goal
In-form players: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal
It has been an excellent season for Aleksandar Mitrovic who managed to score an impressive 19 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target eight times in his last six outings. Al Hilal are looking to him against Al-Ettifaq, hoping he keeps his momentum going.
Popular betting markets: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal
Full-time result
Al-Ettifaq won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. They drew five and lost two as well, while Al Hilal won nine of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost zero. Al Hilal are on a serious roll of now 22 matches without defeat. Al Hilal are on a great streak of 10 away matches without losing. Al Hilal have not lost to Al-Ettifaq in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Al-Ettifaq scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Al Hilal scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Al Hilal will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Monday with Al-Ettifaq managing a measly four clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Al-Ettifaq’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Al Hilal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of three times goals per game themselves. Al Hilal scored at least one goal in their last 22 matches.
Betting prediction: Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal
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 Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
Al-Ettifaq vs Al Hilal: Who wins the game?
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