Saudi Pro League: Al-Raed vs Al Hilal

Ace Football team offers a betting preview for Al-Raed and Al Hilal who will clash this coming Thursday. The betting preview includes the latest fixture stats, facts and a free betting tip with the best odds from our recommended bookmakers.

Al-Raed go up against Al Hilal at King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah on Thursday in a thrilling Saudi Pro League match.

A glance at the Saudi Pro League table reveals that the current difference between the teams is four points and 13 places.

Team form: Al-Raed vs Al Hilal

Al-Raed Form

Al-Raed endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-2 against Al Hilal, before Al Ittihad won 0-3, while Abha claimed all three points in a 1-0 win. Al-Raed managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Saudi Pro League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Al Hilal Form

Al Hilal look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 3-2 and 1-3 winners against Al-Raed and Abha, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Al-Fayha, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw. In their last six Saudi Pro League away matches, Al Hilal have three wins, they’ve drawn zero and lost one three. They scored seven while also conceding seven times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting facts for Al-Raed and Al Hilal

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-Raed and Al Hilal played across all tournaments.

• In 10 of the last 12 Al-Raed home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
• Al-Raed have conceded in 13 of the last 15 home matches
• Al-Raed have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
• Al-Raed have conceded in 10 of the last 12 matches
• Al-Raed have lost the last 3 matches in a row

• In the last 4 matches in a row Al Hilal played, both teams scored
• In 8 of the last 9 Al Hilal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• Al Hilal have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
• Al Hilal have won the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
• Al Hilal have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals

In-form players: Al-Raed vs Al Hilal

Al-Raed against Al Hilal is also a battle between Mohammed Fouzair and Malcom with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Saudi Pro League goals in their last six games respectively.

Betting markets: Al-Raed vs Al Hilal

Full-time result

Al-Raed claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing four. Al Hilal won six of their last 10 away games, as they also drew zero and lost four of these matches. Al Hilal have not lost to Al-Raed in 15 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Al-Raed scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Al Hilal scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al-Raed managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al Hilal kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Al Hilal have scored in 15 consecutive meetings with Al-Raed when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Al-Raed’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Al Hilal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.

Betting tip: Al-Raed vs Al Hilal

The match between Al-Raed and Al Hilal should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Saudi Pro League game.