Saudi Professional League: Al Taee vs Al Ahli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 21 match between Al Taee and Al Ahli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite their unsatisfactory form, Al Ahli have a decent shot at three points in this round 21 match, when visiting Al Taee. Though playing at the Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium this coming Saturday, bookmakers put a lot of faith in them gaining the away win.

Al Taee are placed 16th with 18 points after 20 matches. Al Ahli occupy a position as threeth in the league on 40 points.

Team form: Al Taee vs Al Ahli

Al Taee Form

In their last three matches, Al Taee lost 3-0 against Damac FC, 0-3 against Al Ittihad and drew 1-1 with Al-Wehda. Al Taee managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Professional League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored 12 and conceded 15 goals.

Al Ahli Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Al Ahli. They first took out Al Hazem by 0-4 before downing Al Khaleej by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Al Akhdoud, who ran out 3-2 winners. Al Ahli won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Professional League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 19 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Al Taee and Al Ahli

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 Taee and Al Ahli played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Al Taee vs Al Ahli

It has been an excellent season for Firas Al-Buraikan who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Al Ahli are looking to him against Al Taee, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Al Taee vs Al Ahli

Full-time result

Al Taee 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 Ahli won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Al Ahli have beaten Al Taee in impressive 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Taee scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Al Ahli scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Al Ahli have kept their opponents from scoring seven times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Al Taee have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Al Taee’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Al Ahli, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game.

Betting prediction: Al Taee vs Al Ahli

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 Taee vs Al Ahli mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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