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Al-Ittifaq vs Al-Kholud: Saudi Arabian Championship Match Prediction
Al-Ittifaq and Al-Kholud will play in the 14th round of the Saudi Arabian Championship. The hosts are only in 11th place in the standings, but the guests are in an even worse situation - they are in the relegation zone, in 16th place. Which of the rivals will be able to improve their standings on January 10? The answer is in our betting tip for this match
Command Analysis
Al-Ettifaq
Saudi ArabiaCurrent form
Al-Ittifaq has a fairly strong squad, but still cannot compete for high places in the Saudi Arabian championship. Steven Gerrard's team finished the previous season in sixth place, but this time it will be difficult to repeat even this result, because after 13 rounds the club is only in 11th place. The team from Dammam is only five points ahead of the relegation zone. The hosts managed to finish 2024 with a victory over Al-Khaleej (2:1), but before that they suffered a major home defeat to Al-Ittihad (0:4). Between these matches there was a confident victory over Al-Arabi (5:0) in the Persian Gulf Champions League.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the match against Al-Kholud.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost only one of its last five matches.
- The hosts have lost four of their last six matches at home
Probable lineup: Rodak - Al Otaibi, Khatib, Madu, Abdulrahman - Wijnaldum, Medran - Toko Ekambi, Fofana, Gray - Dembele
Al Kholood
Saudi ArabiaCurrent form
Al-Kholud finished third in the First Division last season and earned promotion to the Premier League. However, it will be difficult to stay at the top level, because the level of resistance here is much higher. At the moment, the team is only 16th in the standings, having collected only ten points in 13 matches. However, a victory in the upcoming match could raise the visitors to 14th place. In their last matches, Al-Kholud lost to Al-Shabab (0:2), Damak (1:2) and Al-Qadisiya (0:3), and their only victory during this period was against another relegation contender, Al-Ahdud (2:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last ten matches.
- Al-Kholud have had red cards in two of their last three matches
Tentative lineup: Al Shammari, Al Shahiri, Gyomber, Trost Ekong, Al Hawsawi - Sawan, Al Shamrani, Dieng, Al Safari - Collado - Maolida
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
Two of the last three matches of the visitors ended with this score
9.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in five of the last seven away matches
1.90Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the visitors' last four matches
2.37Tip and bets
The hosts won the last round, which should give the team confidence. Al-Ittifaq is superior to its opponent in terms of the level of its squad, and Al-Kholud has only managed to beat another outsider in the last round. It is still difficult for the visitors to beat opponents of a higher level. The outsider is currently in poor form, so it is unlikely that they will be able to win away from home against Steven Gerrard's team.
Our prediction is Al-Ittifaq win at 1.70
Bet on total
Both teams have been playing exceptionally productive matches lately. We believe that the attacking mood will remain for the face-to-face match, because the opponents need points, especially the visitors, who have lost three of the last four matches. Most likely, we will see a spectacular game in which there will be quite a lot of goals scored.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.93
Bet on corners
We believe that the opponents will play attacking football, so there should be quite a few corners in this match. We suggest betting on the total over on this indicator as well.
Our prediction is total over 9.5 corners for 2.03
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