Al-Ittihad FC vs Al-Khaleej FC Prediction: Another confident win for Al-Ittihad

In the 5th round of the Saudi Professional League, Al-Ittihad will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways as they prepare to take on Al-Khaleej at the King Abdullah Sports City on Friday. Al-Ittihad finally suffered their first league defeat of the season and it was against Hilal in their last league game. Al-Khaleej on the other hand has only won a game this season. We believe Al-Ittihad will get the all-important win here. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: LWWW

Al-Ittihad finally lost their first league game and it had to be against no other team but the phenomenal Al-Hilal. The game was a very tough one with great attacking prospects from both teams but Hilal got the glory in the end with a 3-1 scoreline. Benzema managed to score a consolation goal in the 86th minute after they were already down by 3 goals. Al-Ittihad is currently 2nd in the league table with 3 wins and a loss from the 4 league games they’ve played this season. Karim Benzema leads their scoring efforts with 5 league goals. 

Form: DLLW

Al-Khaleej has only won a game in the four league games they’ve played this season. Their most recent league game against Al-Feiha ended in a goalless draw and they might be edging towards a defeat as they take on Al-Ittihad on Friday. They are currently 13th placed in the league with a win, a draw, and 2 losses from the four league games they’ve played. 

Al-Ittihad has gotten the better of Al-Khaleej with 8 wins and 3 draws. Khaleej is yet to win a game against Ittihad. 

Al-Ittihad is in good form having won three games from their four league games this season. It is important to note that Khaleej has not won a game against Al-Ittihad in their last 11 encounters and we do not expect any surprises here. We still believe Ittihad will get the win with a total of over 2.5 goals scored. Please see some of their head-to-head streaks below;

• Al-Ittihad have not lost to Khaleej in their last 11 meetings
• Both teams have found the net in 7 of their last 11 meetings
• Al-Ittihad has scored first in their last 7 meetings
• Ittihad have won the first half in 4 of their last 5 meetings