Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Al Hilal (1st, 18 pts) and Al Taawoun (17th, 3 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Taawoun 0.43 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Al Hilal 3.29 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.38.
Al Taawoun's winless run stood at 5. Al Taawoun had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Hilal, 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 1 Al Taawoun win, 6 for Al Hilal, 3 draws, at 2.7 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 30% of the meetings went to the host.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, I. Barton was the man in the middle. King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Hilal led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-6.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Ollie Watkins (9'), Gabriel Martinelli (18'), Gabriel Martinelli (43'), Gabriel Martinelli (50'), Ollie Watkins (53'), Sultan Mandash (75')
Key stats
Possession: Al Taawoun 45% · Al Hilal 55% · Total shots: 15-20 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 4-2