Al Ahli will start with a solid win! Al-Ahli vs Al-Oruba Prediction
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One of the matches in the first round of the Saudi Pro League will take place on Friday at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Arena in Jeddah, where local Al-Ahli and Al-Oruba will face off. We offer a prediction for this match from a team of Dailysports experts.
Al-Ahli
‘Fortress of trophies’ last season finished in third place in the Saudi Pro League standings. This allowed them to win a ticket to the Asian Champions League. However, Al Ahli failed to get a grip on the battle for the gold medals. The duo of leaders in the form of Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr are 17 points away from the ‘trophy fortress’.
Al Ahli closed last season with a four-game unbeaten streak - three wins and one draw. In the summer Al Ahli also looked good in friendlies, not losing once. Such opponents as Uypest (1-0), Al Gharafa (1-0) and Al Riyadh (2-0) were beaten. But in the first official match of the new season, Al-Ahli fought the champion in the semi-final match for the Saudi Arabian Super Cup and lost only in a penalty shootout.
Al-Oruba
The football club from Al-Jawf played in the Saudi Arabian First Division last year and finished in second place. From the leader Valeriu Tica's team fell behind by a respectable nine points, but the pursuer in the person of Al-Kholoud was ahead by only two points. It should be noted that Al-Oruba finished the season with a series of 4 matches without defeats - three wins and one draw.
In preparation for the new season, Valeriu Tica's wards played only one control match. In the confrontation with Esteghlal Tehran, the club from Saudi Arabia lost with the score 2:3. Al-Oruba has been very good in away matches in the First Division, becoming the third team in terms of points in away matches. Let's see if the team manages to pick up points against Al Ahli.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- In six matches Al-Ahli has made four victories over this opponent
- The betting option ‘Total over 2.5’ has been played in 2 out of six matches.
- Both teams have scored in only two of the last six matches.
Al-Ahli vs Al-Oruba Prediction
Bookmakers have no doubts in the victory of the home team and give the odds at 1.24. We offer to take on this match ‘Al-Ahli victory with a foe (-1.5)’ with odds of 1.65.
