Week 15 features a match on Tue Jan 10th, where Al Raed will host Al Hilal in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 10th placed Al Raed, recorded a 2-1 win against Dhamk. Karim Berkaoui scored the first goal for Al Raed in the 7th minute, then Júlio Tavares added another in the 19th minute. Al Raed is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Hilal recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Ittihad. Odion Ighalo struck first for Al Hilal in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Ittihad couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. 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 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Al Raed is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Alexandru Mitriță and Júlio Tavares each having 2 goals in their last five.