Week 12 brings us a match on Mar 8th where Al Hilal plays host to Al Ittihad in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. 4th placed Al Hilal is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Al Nassr. Matheus Pereira struck first for Al Hilal in the 16th minute, then Al Dawsari added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Odion Ighalo At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Nassr couldn’t manage to score, and Al Hilal took the shutout win. Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 2-1 win against Dhamk. Fahad Mosaed Al Muwallad Al Harbi struck first for Al Ittihad in the 75th minute, then Abdulrahman Al Obod added another in the 79th minute on a feed from da Silva. Al Ittihad is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Al Ittihad won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Al Ittihad is glad to have Abderazak Hamdallah in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored seven goals. Al Hilal is fortunate enough to have Moussa Marega in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.