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Saudi Pro League | Gameweek 4
Aug 28, 2023 at 7pm UK
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Hilal
2 - 0
Al Ettifaq

Malcom (24'), Al-Dawsari (41')
Aldawsari (90+5')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Preview: Al-Hilal vs. Al Ettifaq - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Monday's Saudi Pro League clash between Al-Hilal and Al Ettifaq, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Round four of the 2023 Saudi Pro League season sees Al-Hilal play host to Al Ettifaq to the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Monday evening.

Both teams boast a near-perfect record heading into this one, and their meeting in Riyadh has all the makings of a keenly-contested affair.


Match preview

Al-Hilal had far too much quality for Al Raed as they ran out 4-0 winners when the teams went head-to-head at the King Abdullah Stadium on Thursday.

Jorge Jesus's men opened the scoring three minutes shy of half time through Aleksandar Mitrovic before a Salem Al Dawsari second-half double and Abdullah Al Hamdan's strike sealed the deal.

As a result, the Blue Waves have moved up to third in the Saudi Pro League table, two points adrift of Al Ittihad and Al Ahli SC at the top of the pile.

Next up is the challenge of an opposing outfit who are winless in the last 13 editions of this fixture across all competitions, losing 12 of them.

Ahead of a crunch clash against Al Ittihad four days later, Monday's hosts will be keen to set the tone with a dominant display in this one.

Al Ettifaq had to make do with a point in their encounter against Al Khaleej at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium on Thursday, which ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

Steven Gerrard's men trailed to Fabio Martins's opener just shy of the half-hour mark before restoring parity five minutes into the second period through Vitinho.

With seven points from their three outings so far, the Knights of Ad-Dahna sit fourth in the standings, level on points with their next opponents.

Off the back of three straight wins on the road heading into Monday's clash, the visitors will back themselves to get the job done away from home once again.

Al-Hilal Saudi Pro League form:


Al-Hilal form (all competitions):


Al Ettifaq Saudi Pro League form:


Team News

Al-Hilal's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is suspended for this one, having received his marching orders in the victory over Al Raed last time out.

Abdullah Al Hamdan came off the bench in the aforementioned game and scored for the second match running, making him one to keep an eye on.

Neymar remains unavailable for his new employers through injury, but the Brazilian is drawing increasingly closer to making a return to action.

Vitinho has found the back of the net in three of his last four matches for Al Ettifaq, and he will be looking to come up trumps for his side here.

Twenty-one-year-old Mohammed Mahzari will be pushing for a place in the starting XI, as he is yet to be handed his full debut since signing from Al-Shoalah.


Al-Hilal possible starting lineup:
Bono; Al Shahrani, Al Bulayhi, Jahfali, Abdulhamid; Neves, Kanno; Al Dawsari, Malcolm, Michael; Mitrovic

Al Ettifaq possible starting lineup:
Victor; Al Hawsawi, Tisserand, Hendry, Khateeb; Henderson, Ozdemir, Hazzazi; Quaison, Dembele, Vitinho


We say: Al-Hilal 3-1 Al Ettifaq

Goals are not expected to be a problem here given the firepower on display from both teams. That said, we fully expect the home side to come away with all three points come the sound of the final whistle.


For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 3.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data


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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Al-HilalAl-Hilal109102781928
2Al Ittihad109012481627
3Al-Nassr106402181322
4Al ShababAl Shabab10703146821
5Al Quadisiya10613137619
6Al Khaleej105141212016
7Al-TaawounAl-Taawoun10433119215
8Al-AhliAl-Ahli10424149514
9Al Riyadh104241315-214
10Damac103251618-211
11Al RaedAl Raed103251315-211
12Al Ettifaq10325915-611
13Al Orubah10316921-1210
14Al Okhdood102261114-38
15Al Kholood101451219-77
16Al Fayha10145719-127
17Al WahdaAl Wahda101361427-136
18Al Fateh10127818-105
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