Saudi Professional League: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Raed – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 28 match between Al Fateh FC and Al-Raed and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Al Fateh FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Raed swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Saudi Professional League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 7 in the Saudi Professional League standings, Al Fateh FC, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Al-Raed collected 30 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 27 rounds.

Team form: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Raed

Al Fateh FC Form

In their last three matches, Al Fateh FC beat Al-Wehda by 2-3 and Al-Ettifaq by 1-0, before losing against Abha by 2-1. Al Fateh FC just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Professional League matches at the Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Al-Raed Form

Their past three matches saw Al-Raed beating Al Akhdoud 1-3, losing 0-1 against Al Khaleej, and beating Al Hazem by 2-0. Al-Raed won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Professional League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Al Fateh FC and Al-Raed

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

In-form players: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Raed

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Cristian Tello brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Al Fateh FC will start him against Al-Raed, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Julio Tavares, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

Popular betting markets: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Raed

Full-time result

Al Fateh FC claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Al-Raed won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Al Fateh FC have beaten Al-Raed in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Fateh FC scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Al-Raed scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Al-Raed played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Fateh FC managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al-Raed kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Al Fateh FC have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Al-Raed.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Fateh FC, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Al-Raed, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game. Al Fateh FC scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.

Suggested bet: Al Fateh FC vs Al-Raed

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Al Fateh FC and Al-Raed seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Saudi Professional League match.

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