December 26th features a match where Al Nassr hosts Al Hilal at King Saud University Stadium in a Pro League match in the ever popular Riyadh derby. In their last match, Al Nassr recorded a 4-1 win against Al Raed. Alexandru Mitriță struck first for Al Raed in the 28th minute, then Vincent Aboubakar tied it up for Al Nassr in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Abdulelah Al Amri Finally they completed the comback in the 61st minute on a goal by Anderson Talisca to cap off a wild match. Al Nassr is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Al Hilal is fresh off their 3-1 win against Al Batin. Jang Hyun-Soo scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 48th minute, then Fawaz got the equalizer for Al Batin in the 62nd minute on a feed from Abdulrhman Al Anzi. Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Al Hilal’s most prolific scorer has been Odion Ighalo. The Nigerian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Al Nassr is glad to have Anderson Talisca in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored six goals.