Week 16 features a match on Friday Feb 10th, where Al Khaleej will travel to Riyadh to battle Al Hilal in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Al Hilal recorded a 2-1 win against Abha. Jang Hyun-Soo scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 21st minute, then Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam tied it up for Abha in the 29th minute on a feed from Saad Bguir. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while al Khaleej sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Abha. Saad Natiq struck first for Abha in the 71st minute, then Saad Bguir added another in the 81st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Khaleej couldn’t manage to score, and Abha took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On the 25th of August, Al Khaleej hosted Al Hilal at the Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi Stadium in their last match together. Al Hilal took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Odion Ighalo scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 3rd minute, then Moussa Marega added another in the 25th minute In the end, Al Khaleej couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win.
Al Khaleej’s top weapon lately has been Fábio Martins, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Odion Ighalo and Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari have been the hottest scorers for Al Hilal in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.