Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Hilal 2nd with 84 points, Al Ettifaq 7th with 50, 34 apart. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Al Hilal ran at 2.5 scored and 0.79 conceded, Al Ettifaq at 1.5 and 1.62.
Al Hilal were unbeaten in 15.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Hilal 5, draws 2, Al Ettifaq 0, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Kingdom Arena, with room for 40,000 spectators. Al Hilal led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Mohamed Kanno (13'), Salem Al-Dawsari (31')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hilal 59% · Al Ettifaq 41% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 7-5