Saudi Professional League: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 27 match between Al Khaleej and Al Hilal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Khaleej welcome Al Hilal this coming Friday 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 27 match.

Al Hilal have taken the lead in the Saudi Professional League after collecting 74 points from their initial 26 encounters. Al Khaleej trail them by 34 points after 26 rounds, leaving them as number 9 in the table.

Form: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal

Al Khaleej Form

Their last three matches saw Al Khaleej drawing 2-2 with Al Akhdoud, before taking out Damac FC by 0-1, and Al-Raed by 0-1. Al Khaleej claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Professional League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Al Hilal Form

In their last three matches, Al Hilal first beat Damac FC 2-1, then Al Shabab by 3-4 and finally Al Akhdoud by 3-0. Al Hilal are in imperial form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six Saudi Professional League matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by 22 goals to five along the way.

Betting facts for Al Khaleej and Al Hilal

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Al Khaleej and Al Hilal played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal

It has been an excellent season for Salem Al-Dawsari who managed to score an impressive 13 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Al Hilal are looking to him against Al Khaleej, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium across all tournaments Al Khaleej won three times, drew four and lost three times. Al Hilal claimed ten wins, zero draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Khaleej are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Good luck taking on Al Hilal currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 28 games without defeat. Good luck taking on Al Hilal currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 away games without defeat. Al Hilal have beaten Al Khaleej in impressive 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Al Khaleej scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Al Hilal scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Al Khaleej managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Hilal have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Al Khaleej when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Khaleej, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Al Hilal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.7 times goals per game themselves. Al Hilal scored at least one goal in their last 28 matches.

Recommended tip: Al Khaleej vs Al Hilal

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Khaleej and Al Hilal 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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