Saudi Pro League: Al Taee vs Abha
When Abha come to Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match on Friday, Al Taee will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
A glance at the Saudi Pro League table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and six places.
Al Taee Form
Al Taee endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-0 against Al Ittihad, before Al-Wehda won 0-3, while Al Ahli claimed all three points in a 2-0 win. Al Taee won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Saudi Pro League, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored five and conceded eight goals.
Abha Form
Results have been up and down for Abha, who beat Al-Raed by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Al-Taawoun, before claiming three points in a 2-1 win against Al-Fayha. Abha came through their last six away games in the Saudi Pro League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to two.
Betting stats and facts for Al Taee and Abha
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Al Taee and Abha. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Al Taee have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 Al Taee matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Al Taee have lost 7 of the last 8 matches
- Al Taee have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- Al Taee have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
- Abha have lost the last 11 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Abha have lost the last 11 away matches in a row
- Abha have not won the last 11 away matches in a row
- Abha have conceded in 25 of the last 27 away matches
- Abha have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches without scoring a goal
Despite scoring just once in six Saudi Pro League games, Al Taee hope Abdulaziz Al Harabi adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Abha put their faith in Karl Toko Ekambi to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Saudi Pro League games.
Popular markets: Al Taee vs Abha
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. Abha won zero of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost ten of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Al Taee scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Abha only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Al Taee have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Taee managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Abha kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
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 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Abha, who scored 0.8 times on average in those matches.
Betting tip: Al Taee vs Abha
To sum up, the upcoming match between Al Taee and Abha seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Saudi Pro League game.
