Match Report
12 points and 16 places separated them: Al Hilal 1st with 15, Al Faisaly 17th with 3. Al Faisaly ranked 13th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Al Hilal ran at 2.83 scored and 0.83 conceded, Al Faisaly at 0.67 and 1.67.
Al Hilal had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Al Faisaly, winners of their last eight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Hilal 4, draws 3, Al Faisaly 0, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Kingdom Arena, with room for 63,079 spectators. The referee was J. Gil Manzano, with 58 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Al Hilal led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-2.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Karim Benzema (19'), Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira (26'), Rúben Neves (28'), Rúben Neves (82') · Al Faisaly: Alexandre Mendy (59'), Théo Bongonda (64')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hilal 50% · Al Faisaly 50% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-1