Match Report
Al Hilal went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Al Ahli sat 5th on 9 — a 6-point gap. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Al Hilal ran at 3.4 scored and 0.6 conceded, Al Ahli at 2.2 and 1.2.
Al Hilal had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 8 for Al Hilal, 3 for Al Ahli and 5 drawn, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 31% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
J. Valenzuela Sáez officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 3.0 yellow cards each. Kingdom Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,079. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Hilal led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (9'), Crysencio Summerville (23'), Ollie Watkins (86')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hilal 56% · Al Ahli 44% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 3-4