Al Akhdoud vs Al Tai: Prediction, Odds, Lineups, Head-to-Head & Telecast
Date, Kick-off time, Venue
- Date- 14th December, 2023
- Kick-off time- 08:30 PM IST
- Venue- Prince Hathloul Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Al Akhdoud vs Al Tai Match Preview
Jorge Mendonca’s Al Akhdoud is all set to go up against Laurentiu Reghecampf’s Al Tai. Both the teams are neutrally placed in the bottom half of the league. While Al Akhdoud is in the 16th position, Al Tai holds the 12th position in the Saudi Pro League. The Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sports City Stadium is set to host the competition.
The performance of both teams has not been worthy of praise. Both the teams are coming after a loss. Al Akhdoud lost to Al-Wehda by a margin of 0-2. A.Noor and O.Duarte were the goalscorers for Al-Wehda. On the other hand, Al Tai lost to the league leaders Al-Hilal by a margin of 1-2. Al-Dawsari and A. Mitrovic both scored for Al Hilal in their win against Al Tai. This bottom-of-the-league clash between the two teams can be an interesting watch for football fans.
Al Akhdoud vs Al Tai Where to Watch:
- India- Sony LIV
- England- DAZN GB
- Germany- DAZN Amazon Prime, Video ZDF
Also Read: Saudi Pro League Highlights: Key Moments from Gameweek 16
Al Akhdoud vs Al Tai Team News
The performance of the club hasn’t been too pleasing for the supporters of the club. The team is placed in the 16th position of the Saudi Pro League. With just four wins and a draw, Al Akhdoud has accumulated just 13 points in 16 matches. Besides this poor performance in the Saudi Pro League, Al Akhdoud was eliminated from the Round of 32 of the King Cup of Champions after losing 1-3 to Al Fateh. M. Batna and Djaniny scored for Al Fateh in the game.
However, coming back to Al Akhdoud, Mendonca’s team has been defensively really poor and hasn’t been able to keep a clean sheet in the Saudi Pro League this season. Andrei Burca, Leandre Tawamba, Saviour Godwin, and Florin Tanase have been impressive to a certain extent for the club.
The Center-back Andrei Burca leads the goalscoring charts for Al Akhdoud with four goals to his name and Florin Taanse, the Romanian leads the charts in assists with two assists. Though the club made some big signings this season such as Andrei Burca for an 8cr transfer fee and Godwin for 20cr, it hasn’t been able to live up to the expectations. Moreover, to make the attack more potent the club also signed the former Betis man Alex Collado on loan.
The performance of Al Tai hasn’t been too pleasing either. The team is placed in the 12th position of the Saudi Pro League. With just five wins and two draws Al Tai has managed just 17 points in 16 matches. Bernard Mensah, Rakan Al-Shamlan, and Virgil Misidjan have been potent for the club although the team has struggled.
Bernard Mensah has been the standout player on the team. The attacking midfielder has accumulated a staggering nine goals and an assist to his name now this season. The club has spent large bucks on players during the transfer window signing players like Marko Duganzic and Andrei Cordea.
Betting tips for the match
- Al Tai to win the match.
- Al Tai to score two or more than two goals.
- Bernard Mensah to be on the score sheet.
Odds
- Al Akhdoud win-1.72
- Al Tai win- 1.90
- Draw-1.88
Al Akhdoud vs Al Tai Possible Lineups for the match:
Al-Akhdoud
- Goalkeeper- P.Vitor
- Defenders- A.Khamis,A Burca, S.Kvirkvelia, Abdulrahman Al-Rio, H.H.M Al Zabdani
- Midfielders- S.Pedroza, M.S.M Al Shaikh, E Al-Muwallad
- Forwards- L.Tawamba, S.Godwin
Al-Tai
- Goalkeeper- M. Al Bagawi
- Defender- S. Al Toiawy, I Al Nakhli, R.Bauer, E Roco, A.Majrashi
- Midfielders- A.Asiri, A Semedo, T Mohammed, Bernard Mensah
- Forward- A Al-Haizan
Al Akhdoud vs Al Tai Players to watch out for:
Andrei Burca
Andrei Burca will be the player to watch out for Al-Akhdoud. The center-back has been in good goal-scoring form for a defender accumulating four goals. Moreover, the team would also be wanting a solid defensive showdown from Burca. Apart from Burca Al Akhdoud will hope that Godwin and Tawamba will cause a bit of problems up front for the opposition.
Also Read: Saudi Pro League Highlights: Key Moment from Gameweek 15
Bernard Mensah
For Al Tai Bernard Mensah has been their main man throughout the season. Mensah has been causing a lot of trouble for the opposition in the midfield. He is also the leading goalscorer for the team accumulating nine goals and an assist till now in this season.
Al Tai is probably going to win the match over Al Akhdoud. With the form of Bernard Mensah and a shaky defense lineup of Al Akhdoud, Al Tai is much ahead in winning terms as compared to Al Akhdoud. However, if the players of Al Akhdoud can turn up against Al Tai they can give a tough fight to them and can even win the tussle.