Match Report
13 points and 5 places separated them: Al Hilal 1st with 22, Esteghlal 6th with 9. Recent form told a different story for Esteghlal: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Al Hilal were scoring 3.25 and conceding 0.88, Esteghlal 1 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
15 matches unbeaten backed Al Hilal's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Esteghlal had been beaten in four straight games. Over the last five, Al Hilal had taken 13 of 15 points to Esteghlal's 3.
Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Hilal led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Al Hilal: Aleksandar Mitrović (33'), Aleksandar Mitrović (15'), Aleksandar Mitrović (74')