Match Report
In the standings it was Al Khaleej 13th on 5 points, Al Hilal 1st on 18 — separated by 13. Per game in the league, Al Khaleej were scoring 0.43 and conceding 1.43, Al Hilal 3.29 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Al Khaleej for 9 matches. Al Hilal came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Al Khaleej 4/15, Al Hilal 13/15.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Al Khaleej have 1 win to Al Hilal's 6, with 0 draws, at 3.57 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. History points to goals: 86% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
EGO STADIUM, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Hilal led 5-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-5 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al Khaleej: Saleh Mohammed Fares Al Jaman (38') · Al Hilal: Kader Meïté (15'), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (29'), Theo Hernández (40'), Crysencio Summerville (43'), Sultan Mandash (45')
Key stats
Possession: Al Khaleej 47% · Al Hilal 53% · Total shots: 10-23 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 3-2