In this week 18 match, on Mon Mar 6th, Al Fateh will travel to Riyadh to battle Al Hilal in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Hilal recorded a 3-3 draw against Al Wahda. Michael Delgado scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 2nd minute, but Óscar Duarte got the equalizer for Al Wahda in the 24th minute . Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Al Fateh is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Al Ta’ee. Firas Albirakan struck first for Al Fateh in the 7th minute on a feed from Murad Batna, but Knowledge Musona got the equalizer for Al Ta’ee in the 17th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Knowledge Musona. Al Fateh is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 4th of September, Al Hilal took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Luciano Vietto scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 11th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Fateh 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.
Al Fateh is glad to have Firas Albirakan in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Both Al Dawsari and Odion Ighalo have been the hottest scorers for Al Hilal in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.