Saudi Pro League: Al Akhdoud vs Al Ittihad

This will be the first time that Al Akhdoud face Al Ittihad lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

A look at the Saudi Pro League standings shows that eight points and ten places currently separate the two teams.

Al Akhdoud Form

In their last three games, Al Akhdoud lost 1-0 against Al Ahli, got defeated 0-1 by Al-Taawoun before winning 0-1 against Al Riyadh. Al Akhdoud did not win any of their last six Saudi Pro League matches at the Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and two defeats, in which they conceded four and scored one goals.

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Al Ittihad. They first took out Al Riyadh by 0-4 before downing Al-Wehda by 0-3. The winning streak came to an end against Al Hilal, who ran out 3-4 winners. Al Ittihad came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 16 and conceded four.

Betting facts for Al Akhdoud and Al Ittihad

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Al Akhdoud and Al Ittihad played across all competitions.

• In the last 3 Al Akhdoud matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
• In the last 3 Al Akhdoud matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
• Al Akhdoud have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
• In the last 3 Al Akhdoud matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• Al Akhdoud have not won 4 of the last 5 matches

• Al Ittihad have won 7 of the last 8 matches without conceding a goal
• In the last 10 Al Ittihad away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
• Al Ittihad have scored in 31 of the last 33 away matches
• Al Ittihad have scored in the last 17 matches in a row
• Al Ittihad have not lost 22 of the last 24 matches

Players under-the-radar: Al Akhdoud vs Al Ittihad

Having scored just once lately in the Saudi Pro League, Florin Tanase will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Al Ittihad hope Abderrazak Hamdallah can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Saudi Pro League goals in his last six Saudi Pro League games.

Betting markets: Al Akhdoud vs Al Ittihad

Al Akhdoud went through 10 matches on home soil across all tournaments without a single win. They drew zero, lost two defeats, while Al Ittihad won eight of their previous 10 away games. They also drew one and lost one. Al Ittihad didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Al Akhdoud scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last two games at home. Astonishingly, Al Ittihad scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Al Ittihad have won to nil in their last 4 away games. Al Ittihad are excellent at shutting up shop with no less than eight clean sheets in the last 10 matches. Meanwhile, Al Akhdoud have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Al Akhdoud’s last five matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. In the previous ten matches for Al Ittihad, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Al Ittihad scored 2.7 times goals per game. Al Akhdoud’s last 3 matches had less than three goals. Al Ittihad are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 17 matches.

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 Al Akhdoud and Al Ittihad.