Saudi Professional League: Al Riyadh vs Abha – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 25 match between Al Riyadh and Abha and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Al Riyadh enjoy home advantage, when visitors Abha swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Saudi Professional League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 15 in the Saudi Professional League standings, Al Riyadh, have so far collected 24 points this season, while Abha collected 21 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 24 rounds.

Team form: Al Riyadh vs Abha

Al Riyadh Form

In the last three outings, Al Riyadh beat Al Akhdoud by 1-2, lost 1-3 against Al Hilal, before drawing 1-1 with Al-Fayha. Al Riyadh just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Professional League matches at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.

Abha Form

Six points is Abha have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Al Taee by 2-0. This was followed by a 3-0 defeat against Al-Ettifaq, before winning 1-0 against Al-Wehda. Abha didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Saudi Professional League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 24 and scored eight goals themselves.

Betting facts for Al Riyadh and Abha

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

In-form players: Al Riyadh vs Abha

Knowledge Musona has three strikes in six Saudi Professional League matches for Al Riyadh, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Abha. The visitors are looking to Grzegorz Krychowiak, who has provided his team with three Saudi Professional League goals.

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Full-time result

Al Riyadh won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. They drew four and lost four as well, while Abha won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost nine.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Al Riyadh only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Abha scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Riyadh games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Riyadh managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Abha kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Al Riyadh’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Abha, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches.

Betting prediction: Al Riyadh vs Abha

To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Riyadh and Abha 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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