Jan 22nd features a match where Abha and Al Hilal will play a match in Riyadh 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 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Al Hilal, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Al Adalh. Al Dawsari scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 66th minute on a penalty, then Saleh Al Shehri added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Al Adalh was frustrated by Al Hilal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Hilal ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while abha sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Dhamk. Farouk Chafai struck first for Dhamk in the 14th minute, but Alsadi got the equalizer for Abha in the 54th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 90th minute on a goal by Saleh Al Jamaan to cap off a wild match. Abha is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Al Hilal won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Abha’s most prolific scorer has been Saleh Al Jamaan. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Odion Ighalo has been the most prolific scorer on Al Hilal in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.