Week 21 brings us a match on Feb 17th where Al Hilal will host Al Shabab in a meeting of these two Pro League teams in the ever popular Riyadh derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Al Hilal is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Al Batin. Fabio Abreu scored the first goal for Al Batin in the 31st minute, but Bafetimbi Gomis got the equalizer for Al Hilal in the 54th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Al Hilal. Al Hilal is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Al Shabab, recorded a 2-1 win against Dhamk. Luciano Vietto struck first for Al Shabab in the 14th minute, but Emilio Zelaya got the equalizer for Dhamk in the 45th minute. Al Shabab is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Thu Sep 23rd, Al Shabab hosted Al Hilal at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in their last match together. Al Shabab and Al Hilal battled to a 2-2 draw. Odion Ighalo struck first for Al Shabab in the 2nd minute, but Bafetimbi Gomis got the equalizer for Al Hilal in the 14th minute .
Al Shabab’s most prolific scorer has been Carlos. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Bafetimbi Gomis has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Al Hilal.