On the 16th of December, Al Hilal hosts Al Nassr in a meeting of these two Pro League teams in the ever popular Riyadh derby. In their last match, 4th placed Al Hilal, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Feiha. Neither Al Feiha nor Al Hilal could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 7th placed Al Nassr is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Al Ta’ee. Vincent Aboubakar struck first for Al Nassr in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then in the 52nd minute, Knowledge Musona sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Cephas Malele Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Dener to cap off a wild match. Al Nassr is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Al Nassr’s top weapon lately has been Anderson Talisca, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Luciano Vietto has been the most prolific scorer on Al Hilal in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.