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

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Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League game between Al Khaleej and Al-Wehda who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Al Khaleej and Al-Wehda face off in round 31 at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, and it has the look of a tight Saudi Professional League match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Ranked as number 11 in the Saudi Professional League standings, Al Khaleej, have so far collected 36 points this season, while Al-Wehda collected 32 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 30 rounds.

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Team form: Al Khaleej vs Al-Wehda

Al Khaleej Form

Al Khaleej are without a win from their previous three outings, as Al-Taawoun managed a draw, before they lost 0-1 against Al Nassr FC. Their latest match ended in a 0-0 draw with Al Taee. Al Khaleej claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Saudi Professional League, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Al-Wehda Form

Al-Wehda got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 draw with Al-Ettifaq. Then Al Hazem proved too strong in a 0-2 defeat, just like Al Nassr FC who won 6-0. Al-Wehda only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Saudi Professional League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to three.

Betting stats for Al Khaleej and Al-Wehda

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

  • In 12 of the last 14 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Al Khaleej matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Al Khaleej have not lost 8 of the last 10 matches
  • Al-Wehda have conceded in 21 of the last 23 matches
  • Al-Wehda have conceded in 21 of the last 23 matches in the Saudi Pro League
  • Al-Wehda have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Al-Wehda have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches in the Saudi Pro League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Al-Wehda have not won 11 of the last 12 matches

Players on top: Al Khaleej vs Al-Wehda

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Khaled Narey, who is performing well for Al Khaleej. 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 Anselmo to find the net once again, after managing three Saudi Professional League goals for Al-Wehda in recent matches.

Popular markets: Al Khaleej vs Al-Wehda

Full-time result

Al Khaleej claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Al-Wehda won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Al-Wehda scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Al-Wehda have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Al Khaleej managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Al Khaleej have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Al-Wehda.

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 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al-Wehda’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Al-Wehda did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games

Suggested bet: Al Khaleej vs Al-Wehda

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 Khaleej vs Al-Wehda mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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