Al-Shabab vs Al-Raed Prediction: Home team Al-Shabab in position to make it six wins

The round of six match of the 2022/2023 Saudi Professional League between Al-Shabab vs Al-Raed will take place at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, in Riyadh on Thursday, October 6. Will Al-Shabab extend their league win and remain top of the league? Read more about the teams’ form in the following paragraphs.

Al-Shabab - too good not to get a win

Al-Shabab is seated first in the Saudi Professional League after five matches played, having 100% win record. In their previous matches this season, Al Shabab won 5 games all against Al Batin, Abha, Al Tai, Al Adalh, Al Feiha, and lost 0 while no game ended in a draw. Al Shabab managed to score fourteen goals and conceded 1 goal. Al Shabab scored an average 2.8 goals per match in the current league season. In terms of discipline, the home team received 5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, making 9.60 fouls on average in every match they played. Al Shabab seems good at keeping the ball, having an average possession of 62.80% in this season. 

Al-Raed - visitors will struggle

With nine points in five matches , visitors Al-Raed sits 7th on the 2022/2023 Saudi Professional League table. Al-Raed enters this match having won 3 matches of their last five coming against Al Wahda, Al Ettifaq, and Al Adalh, lost 2 to Abha, Al and Ittihad, while 0 fixtures ended in draws. The team scored six goals while conceding five goals. In away games, Al Raed scored an average of 1.2 goals per match and conceded 1. The team received 5 yellow cards and one red card, while the total number of fouls committed is 54. Ball possession is not so good for Al Raed, with an average of 45.40% overall in this season.

Expert Betting Tips

Al Shabab and Al Raed have a pretty solid H2H history, as they met 28 times in the last seasons, with Al Shabab winning 11 games, while Al Raed won 6 games. A number of 11 games ended in a draw. Al Shabab scored 50 goals in the head to head meetings, while Al Raed managed to score 37 goals. The overall leader in the H2H games is Al Shabab with 11 wins, while Al Raed won only 6 times.