Al Hilal Riyadh
- Al Hilal remain unbeaten in the last 5 but back-to-back draws suggest the team are not at their best.
- Hilal are top of the Profesional League 2025/2026 table after 18 games with 46 points, but Al Ahli are close on their heels in second with 43 and the battle for the title remains wide open.
- Simone Inzaghi has introduced a degree of flexibility to this Al Hilal team since taking over as head coach in June 2025.
- His teams are built around control of the ball, wing-back overloads and an intelligent use of mid-block pressing to stay compact, but their transition play is where the damage is done.
Al Ahli Jeddah
- Al Ahli Jeddah have won 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, including both of their last trips to Al Hilal Riyadh.
- Matthias Jaissle has instilled a high-tempo, high-intensity pressing style on the club since joining as head coach in July 2023 and took them to continental glory in the AFC Champions League Elite earlier this year.
- Toney’s clinical finishing has propelled Al-Ahli to a red-hot five-game winning streak in the league that included a 4-0 home win over Al-Ettifaq and a 3-0 win at Neom SC.
Head-to-Head
Al Ahli Jeddah have won 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings , including both of their last trips to Al Hilal Riyadh.
Key Players
- This will be a battle in midfield that promises to be fierce and whichever team can get the upper hand in the press will likely go on to win the game.
- Ruben Neves has orchestrated some of Hilal’s best moves in recent weeks, providing four assists and scoring 11 times himself in his last five appearances.
- However, Al-Ahli have a goal-scoring machine of their own in Ivan Toney, who tops the league’s scoring charts with 18 in 17 league appearances.
- Leonardo has nine in 15 this term, so he looks a good anytime scorer pick against an Al-Ahli side on a five-game winning run.
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Recent stats:
- Ruben Neves: four assists and 11 goals in his last five appearances.
- Ivan Toney: 18 in 17.
- Marcos Leonardo: 9 in 15.
Betting Insights
- They are ruthless in attack and will not be fazed by their underdog odds of 4.5, even though Al-Hilal are only just above evens at 1.73.
- Both Teams To Score is heavily favored at 1.48 and with Toney and Hilal’s Marcos Leonardo on the field, Toney has 18 in 17 and Marcos Leonardo has nine in 15 this season, it’s difficult to go against.
- Al-Hilal has been particularly hard to break at home with eight wins and one draw in nine attempts this term, conceding an average of only 0.89 goals per game.
- However, Al-Ahli’s away form is even better with six wins, one draw and one loss, averaging 1.25 goals per match while conceding only 0.25 goals on their travels.
Prediction
Both teams to score is the bet to make.
