In this 4th week match, on Friday Sep 16th, Al Hilal hosts Al Wahda at King Fahd International Stadium in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 33 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, 2nd placed Al Hilal, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Fateh. Luciano Vietto struck first for Al Hilal in the 11th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Fateh couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win. Al Hilal is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Wahda is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Abha. Saad Natiq struck first for Al Wahda on an own goal in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Abha couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wahda took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Al Wahda hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Dimitri Petratos and Saad Natiq, and they each have 1 goal. Odion Ighalo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Al Hilal.