Saudi Pro League: Abha vs Al Hilal
Ace Football team offers a betting preview for Abha and Al Hilal who will clash on Monday. The betting preview includes the latest fixture stats, facts and a free betting tip with the best odds from our recommended bookmakers.
From a top three spot last season, Al Hilal hope to hit the ground running when they take on Abha for their opening game of the Saudi Pro League campaign this coming Monday at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium.
Abha finished last season as number 12 on 33 points in the Saudi Pro League. At Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, they welcome Al Hilal, who ended up last season as number 3 on 59 points.
Team form: Abha vs Al Hilal
Abha Form
In their last three matches, Abha lost 1-0 against Damac FC, 0-3 against Al Hilal and 3-1 against Al Khaleej. Abha claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.
Al Hilal Form
Al Hilal won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-0 against Al-Adalah, before beating Abha 0-3. Another win followed, this time by 3-2 against Al-Raed. Al Hilal won half their previous six away matches in the Saudi Pro League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding six.
Betting facts for Abha and Al Hilal
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Abha and Al Hilal played across all competitions.
- Abha have conceded in 18 of the last 20 matches
- In 11 of the last 13 Abha home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Abha have conceded in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- Abha have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Abha have scored in 10 of the last 11 home matches
- In the last 8 Al Hilal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Al Hilal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Hilal have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Al Hilal have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Al Hilal have won the last 3 matches in a row
Players in form: Abha vs Al Hilal
Abha against Al Hilal is also a battle between Saad Bguir and Odion Ighalo with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Saudi Pro League goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular markets: Abha vs Al Hilal
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium across all tournaments Abha won five times, drew two and lost three times. Al Hilal claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Al Hilal have not lost to Abha in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Abha scored first in six of their last ten home games. Al Hilal scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Al Hilal scored the opening goal five times, whereas Abha were first on target in six of their last 10 games. Al Hilal have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Abha when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Abha’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Al Hilal, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Abha vs Al Hilal
Here we present a free betting tip for this Saudi Pro League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Abha and Al Hilal.
