Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Hilal (2nd, 84 pts) held a 68-point advantage over Al Najma (18th, 16 pts). The last five rounds placed Al Najma 9th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Hilal were scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.79, Al Najma 0.94 and 2.24, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Al Hilal carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this. Al Najma arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Al Hilal had taken 11 of 15 points to Al Najma's 3.
Kingdom Arena, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Hilal led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Karim Benzema (43'), Karim Benzema (81'), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (86'), Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira (84')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hilal 62% · Al Najma 38% · Total shots: 21-1 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 9-1