Preview Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej, Prediction, Team News, Line-ups
Saudi Pro League: Preview Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej | Date: December 16, 2023 | Time: 20:30 Hrs. | Location: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
At Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Saturday, Al Khaleej and Al Riyadh will play in an exciting Saudi Pro League match.
After 16 games, Al Riyadh is ranked 14th with 16 points. With 16 points, Al Khaleej is currently ranked 13th in the league.
Preview: Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej
In their last three games, Al Riyadh has amassed four points thanks to victories of 1-2 over Al-Taawoun and 0-0 draws with Al Hazem. They lost their most recent match, 4-1, against Al Nassr FC. Al Riyadh has only won one of their previous six Saudi Pro League home games; they have drawn three and lost two.
After three games, Al Khaleej only managed one victory, falling to Al-Wehda 3-1. Al Khaleej defeated Abha 3-1 after Al Ittihad, who was also too powerful, triumphed 4-2. Al Khaleej has won two and drawn none of their previous six Saudi Pro League road games. During this stretch, they suffered four losses, with 11 goals given up and seven scored in these games.
Interesting Facts
Here are some statistics and information that may be helpful if you want to wager on the next game between Al Khaleej and Al Riyadh. The information used to create the facts comes from the last few games these teams have played together in all tournaments.
- Al Riyadh have not won 8 of the last 10 home matches
- Al Riyadh has scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- In the last 3 Al Riyadh home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Al Riyadh has not lost the last 4 home matches in a row
- Al Riyadh has not won 5 of the last 6 matches
- Al Khaleej has conceded in 15 of the last 17 matches
- In the last 4 matches in a row Al Khaleej played, both teams scored
- In the last 4 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Al Khaleej has lost the last 4 away matches in a row
- In the last 4 Al Khaleej matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Team News
On every squad, there are a handful of players who are currently well-known for scoring goals. Fabio Martins, a striker for the visiting team, has scored three goals in his past six games. If he is selected to start on Saturday, it will be because Al Khaleej is counting on him to improve his performance against Al Riyadh. Saleh Al-Abbas, who has hit the goal three times in six games, is the mainstay of the latter.
Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej Goal Prediction
In the ten previous home games across all competitions, Al Riyadh has three draws, three losses, and two victories. Al Khaleej had three wins out of a possible ten away from home during this period, along with two draws and five losses. In their preceding 7 games, Al Khaleej gave up a goal.
Remarkably, in just three of the previous eight home games Al Riyadh scored the first goal of the game. It’s interesting to note that in just three of their previous 10 games, Al Khaleej scored the first goal of the game. In the last four Al Khaleej games in a row, both teams have scored. Given that Al Khaleej has only kept two clean sheets in their last ten games, Al Riyadh will likely be looking forward to scoring this coming Saturday. Within their last ten games, the former claimed three clean sheets.
Six of Al Riyadh’s previous ten games have had over 2.5 goals scored. In every event, they were able to average 1.1 goals per game. In four of Al Khaleej’s previous ten games in all competitions, there were more than 2.5 goals scored. In these games, they were able to score 1.1 goals on average. In the last four games, Al Khaleej scored more than 3.5 goals.
Al Riyadh vs Al Khaleej Line-Up’s
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