Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Hilal 2nd with 84 points, Al Ittihad 5th with 55, 29 apart. Per game in the league, Al Hilal were scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.79, Al Ittihad 1.62 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Al Hilal carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this. Al Ittihad arrived on a run of three straight wins.
14 meetings are on record — 11 won by Al Hilal, 1 by Al Ittihad, 2 drawn, at 3.57 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 79% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 79%.
The venue was Kingdom Arena, with room for 40,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Hilal led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira (5') · Al Ittihad: Houssem Aouar (53')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hilal 62% · Al Ittihad 38% · Total shots: 21-7 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 4-3