Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Hilal will travel to Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Stadium to go one on one against in-form and fourth-placed Al-Fateh in a Saudi Pro League clash on Friday, with kickoff slated for 15:00 GMT.
Key Highlights
Al-Fateh have been in fine form in recent matches, surging to fourth on the table off the back of four straight wins in the league. Their resurgence will be sternly tested on Friday when they entertain the inf-form leaders Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal are unbeaten in the Saudi Pro League. They have won nine and drawn twice in the opening 11 matches. They have scored 30 goals and conceded just eight in the process.
Jorge Jesus will look to extend Al-Hilal’s unbeaten run as they look to extend their dominance of the league with a win away to Al-Fateh.
Injury Report
Al-Fateh
Al-Fateh have not reported fresh injury worries ahead of their home match against the leaders. The gaffer will have access to the full complement of the Al-Fateh squad as he bids to make it five consecutive wins.
Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal will be without their big profile summer signing Neymar with the Brazilian winger out since October 19th. The 31-year-old is not expected back until April 30th, 2024.
Team News
Jorge Jesus will restore Mitrovic to the Al-Hilal attack and Milinkovic-Savic to the midfield after the duo were rested in the King Cup of Champions 3-1 win over Al-Hazm on Monday.
Prediction
Al-Hilal will make it five back-to-back wins in the Saudi Pro League and tighten their stranglehold on the top spot of the league after 12 rounds of fixtures.
