Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | SPL, September 14, 2024

Preview

• Tournament: Saudi Pro League
• Date: Saturday, Sep 14
• Kick-off Time: 07:00 pm GMT
• Venue: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Champions Al Hilal will be visiting Al Riyadh in their third game of the 2024/25 Saudi Pro League season at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. The visitors kick-started their new campaign with two wins and have picked up from where they left off last season.

Hosts Al Riyadh are also in a formidable position as they are coming off a comfortable 3-1 win over Al-Kholood in their last fixture. Sabri Lamouchi’s men have started the campaign on a strong note and are hoping to carry this momentum against defending champions Al Hilal this weekend.

Meanwhile, Al Hilal are coming off an incredible 2023/24 campaign where they bagged the domestic double and have maintained an unbeaten run that ended with 31 wins in 34 top-flight games. It has been an excellent showing so far for Jorge Jesus’s side who are expected to defend their title once again this year.

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Al Riyadh Team News

Al Riyadh star Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi is expected to be out with an unnamed injury. Other than that, the capital side have a fully fit squad to feature in the upcoming match.

Al Hilal Team News

As for Al Hilal, they are still without the services of Neymar who sustained an ACL injury last season and is closing in on a return to full fitness. Other than that, manager Jorge Jesus will have the luxury of fielding his best combination of players this weekend.

Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal Predicted Lineups

Al Riyadh predicted lineup:

Al Shammeri; Al Shuwayyi, Al Shwirekh, Asiri, Ali Alnowaiqi; Al Shehri, Ndong, Al Rashidi, Al Khaibari; Al Aqel, Gray

Al Hilal predicted lineup:

Bounou; Alburayk, Koulibaly, Al Bulaihi, Lodi; Milinkovic-Savic, Neves; Al-Qahtani, Alhamddan, Al-Dawsari; Mitrovic

Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off only twice in the past, with Al Hilal winning both of those games.

The last few match results:

Key Players to Watch in Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal

Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal)

The Serbian striker scored a double in a 3-0 victory over Al Okhdood in Al Hilal’s opening game of the campaign. The former Fulham forward continued his impressive goalscoring form from last season and has now bagged 30 goals in 29 Saudi Pro League games.

Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal Prediction

Al Riyadh are not favourites for this tie despite their strong start to the new campaign. The capital side were pushed to the brink of relegation last season and finished 14th in the standings last season. Manager Sabri Lamouchi will aim to take the capital club from yet another relegation battle. They are unbeaten in their last seven league games which dates back to last season.

As for Al Hilal, they have started another domestic campaign on a strong note and have seemed to pick up from where they left off last season. The Blues Waves will now play their second away game of the season and are expected to win by a huge margin.

Predicted Score: Al Riyadh 0-3 Al Hilal (Watch Live)

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