Saudi Professional League: Al-Raed vs Al-Ettifaq – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League game between Al-Raed and Al-Ettifaq who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Al-Raed enjoy home advantage, when visitors Al-Ettifaq swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Saudi Professional League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Al-Raed vs Al-Ettifaq

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Al Khaleej by a 0-1 score, before winning 2-0 against Al Hazem. They were back on the losing side in a 3-1 defeat against Al Fateh FC. Al-Raed only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Saudi Professional League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Al-Ettifaq Form

Al-Ettifaq have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Al Fateh FC, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-0 win against Al Riyadh. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Al-Wehda. In their last six away matches in the Saudi Professional League, Al-Ettifaq won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Al-Raed and Al-Ettifaq

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

Players in form: Al-Raed vs Al-Ettifaq

Julio Tavares has four strikes in six Saudi Professional League matches for Al-Raed, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Al-Ettifaq. The visitors are looking to Karl Toko Ekambi, who has provided his team with three Saudi Professional League goals.

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Full-time result

Al-Raed claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Al-Ettifaq won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Al-Ettifaq have not lost to Al-Raed in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al-Raed scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al-Ettifaq scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Al-Ettifaq have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Al-Raed have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games. Al-Raed have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Al-Ettifaq.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Al-Raed’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Al-Ettifaq, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Al-Ettifaq’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.

Betting prediction: Al-Raed vs Al-Ettifaq

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al-Raed and Al-Ettifaq 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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