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

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Ace Football previews the Saudi Professional League round 27 match between Al Taee and Al Shabab and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Al Shabab visit Al Taee, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 27 match taking place at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium on Saturday.

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Form: Al Taee vs Al Shabab

Al Taee Form

A draw was the best Al Taee could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Al-Ettifaq, before getting trounced 5-1 against Al Nassr FC. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Al-Taawoun ran out 2-3 winners. Al Taee just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Saudi Professional League matches at the Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 13 goals.

Al Shabab Form

Their past three matches saw Al Shabab beating Al Hazem 0-3, losing 3-4 against Al Hilal, and beating Al Riyadh by 1-0. Al Shabab won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Saudi Professional League. The scoreline from these matches says two goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Al Taee and Al Shabab

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 Shabab played across all tournaments.

  • Al Taee have conceded in 19 of the last 21 matches
  • Al Taee have conceded in 19 of the last 21 matches in the Saudi Pro League
  • In 8 of the last 10 home matches Al Taee played, both teams scored
  • In 8 of the last 10 home matches Al Taee played in the Saudi Pro League, both teams scored
  • Al Taee have not won 10 of the last 11 matches
  • In 11 of the last 12 Al Shabab away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 11 Al Shabab away matches in the Saudi Pro League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Al Shabab away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Al Shabab away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Al Shabab have not won 9 of the last 11 away matches

In-form players: Al Taee vs Al Shabab

Virgil Misidjan is the most prolific Saudi Professional League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Al Shabab look to Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo, hoping he can add to his current total of two Saudi Professional League goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium across all tournaments Al Taee won three times, drew two and lost five times. Al Shabab claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Shabab have not lost to Al Taee in 7 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 Shabab scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Al Shabab will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Al Taee managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Al Taee’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Al Shabab played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.

Suggested bet: Al Taee vs Al Shabab

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 Shabab mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

Al Taee vs Al Shabab: Who wins the game?

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