Al-Kholud vs Al-Ahli: Saudi Arabian Championship Match Prediction
Al-Kholud and Al-Ahli will play in the 15th round of the Saudi Arabian Championship. The hosts managed to get out of the relegation zone, moving up to 13th place, but the club is still only one point ahead of the bottom three. The visitors have much more ambitious goals - they are fighting for medals. So far, the club from Jeddah is in fifth place, but only two points behind the third position. Which of the rivals will be able to improve their standings on January 15? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Al Kholood

Current form
Al-Kholud joined the Premier League this season, finishing third in the First Division. It is obvious that the hosts will be fighting for survival and are unlikely to be able to fight for something more serious. The team is trying hard to compete at this level and is still out of the relegation zone, occupying 13th place in the standings. The last away matches went well for the team from Buraidah - they managed to win over Al-Ohdud (2:1) and Al-Ittifaq (3:2). However, the team suffered a big defeat at home to another Premier League newcomer, Al-Qadisiyah (0:3).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the match against Al-Ahly.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the hosts' last five matches have ended in a draw
- The team has not scored a single goal in its last two home matches.
Tentative lineup: Al Shammari, Al Shahiri, Gyomber, Trost Ekong, Al Hawsawi - Sawan, Al Shamrani, Dieng, Al Safari - Collado - Maolida

Al Ahli

Current form
Al-Ahly dreams of the championship, but so far they are only in fifth place in the league table and are already 11 points behind the leaders. The visitors are two points behind Al-Nasr and Al-Qadisiya, who share third place. Since the beginning of November, the team has been in amazing form. During this period, the team has won seven times and drawn once. The only loss of points came in the Champions League match with Tehran Esteghlal (2:2). In the last matches of the championship, Matthias Jaissle team managed to confidently beat Al-Taawon (4:2) and Al-Shabab (3:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad ahead of the match against Al-Kholud.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won its last five Premier League matches
- The visitors have not lost in eight matches in a row
Probable line-up: Mendy - Al-Khurai, Demiral, Ibanez, Yaslam - Alexander, Al Johani - Mahrez, Firmino, Veiga - Brican.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:3
Both teams finished the last round with this score
29.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in four of the last five away matches
1.90Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in four of the hosts' last five matches
2.52Tip and bets
The visitors show excellent results in the championship and plan to continue beating their opponents and climbing the tournament table. In the upcoming match, the team will play one of the contenders for relegation and is unlikely to lose points. Al-Ahly is played by world football stars and, with the right motivation, will easily beat Al-Kholud.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1.5) on Al Ahly for 1.90
Bet on total
Both teams prefer attacking football and often forget about defense. We think that the opponents will play this match on opposite courses, so we should expect a large number of scoring opportunities, some of which will be converted into goals.
Our prediction is total over three goals for 1.95
Bet on corners
If the game follows the above scenario, we will see quite a few over-totals, and corner kicks will likely be no exception. Let bet on their over-total in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is total over 9.5 corners for 1.80