In a mid week match in week 19, on Thursday Mar 2nd, Al Wahda hosts Al Hilal at King Abdul Aziz Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Al Wahda is fresh off their 2-1 win against Abha. Fayçal Fajr struck first for Al Wahda in the 9th minute, then Islam Ahmed Hawsawi added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Karim Yoda. Al Wahda is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Al Hilal, recorded a 2-1 win against Abha. Jang Hyun-Soo struck first 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.
On the 16th of September, Al Hilal hosted Al Wahda in their last match together. Al Hilal was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Moussa Marega struck first for Al Hilal in the 58th minute on a feed from Salman Mohammed Al Faraj, then Odion Ighalo added another in the 79th minute on a feed from Al Shahrani In the end, Al Wahda couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win.
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. Hejji and Anselmo are the top scorers for Al Wahda in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.