In a mid week match in week 12, on Thursday Jan 5th, Al Hilal will travel to Jeddah to battle Al Ittihad in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 2-1 win against Abha. Abderazak Hamdallah struck first for Al Ittihad in the 21st minute on a feed from Shanqeeti, then Romario Ricardo da Silva added another in the 50th minute. Al Ittihad looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while 5th placed Al Hilal is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Dhamk. Odion Ighalo struck first for Al Hilal in the 38th minute on a feed from Al Dawsari, then Luciano Vietto added another in the 51st minute . With 19 points in their last 10 matches Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Al Hilal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Al Hilal is glad to have Odion Ighalo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Abderazak Hamdallah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Al Ittihad.