Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Hilal 1st with 96 points, Abha 16th with 32, 64 apart. Abha had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Hilal 2.97 scored and 0.68 conceded per game, Abha 1.12 and 2.56, with the league averaging 1.49.
Al Hilal arrived on a run of 15 straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Abha were winless in 5. Over the last five, Al Hilal had taken 15 of 15 points to Abha's 1.
Belconti Resort Hotel staged the fixture, a ground that holds 68,752. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Hilal led 2-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 7-0.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Sergej Milinković-Savić (18'), Aleksandar Mitrovic (25'), Salem Al-Dawsari (72'), Sergej Milinković-Savić (79'), Mohamed Kanno (82'), Rúben Neves (86'), Sergej Milinković-Savić (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hilal 66% · Abha 34% · Total shots: 21-9 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 6-3