Al-Hilal vs Al-Ittihad: Who will win the leaders' confrontation?
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al-Hilal vs Al-Ittihad
Al-HilalThe current champion of Saudi Arabia is showing championship football in the new season. Only in the very first match of the campaign – the semi-final of the Super Cup against Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal failed to defeat the opponent in regular time (a 1:1 draw and a victory in a penalty shootout). After that, there were 5 victories in a row in different tournaments, and in all these matches, Jorge Jesus' charges scored at least 3 goals.
It is especially pleasing that the summer newcomers have already been successfully “integrated” into the main team. In the last match of the Asian Champions League against Qatari Al-Rayan (3:1 in favor of Al-Hilal), Joao Cancelo and Marcos Leonardo scored their debut goals. But the “old guys” also continue to please the fans of the Saudi League champion. This is especially true for the top scorer, Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has already scored 9 goals in 6 starting matches of the season, although he slightly spoiled his statistics by missing a penalty in the last match in the Champions League.
Al-Ittihad
The new head coach of Al-Ittihad, Frenchman Laurent Blanc, is doing very well at the start of the season. His team has won three matches in a row in the championship, which has not happened to the team since March. And in terms of goal difference, Al-Ittihad is currently the leader of the tournament table.
Blanc's men "accumulated" their statistics in many ways in the final match of the season, thrashing Al-Wehda with a score of 7:1. This match became a real benefit performance for the main star of the "yellow-blacks" Karim Benzema, who scored a hat-trick and clearly hinted that in the new season he will not be distracted by scandals and intrigues, but will focus on what millions of fans around the world idolize him for - goals scored.
The test of the current champion is a great test for both Benzema and the entire Al-Ittihad team. Last season, Al-Hilal beat Karim and company six times in a row in different tournaments, but the new date promises to be intriguing.
Al-Hilal vs Al-Ittihad facts
- Al-Hilal have beaten Al-Ittihad in 7 consecutive head-to-head meetings, and the champion's unbeaten streak in matches with the "yellow-blacks" now totals 12 matches (11 wins, 1 draw)
- Al-Hilal are unbeaten in 39 matches in the Saudi Arabian championship (36 wins, 3 draws)
- Al-Ittihad have won only one of their last four away matches in the Saudi Arabian League (2 losses and 1 draw)
Odds from download 1xbet
In the bookmaker 1xbet, the favorite of this match of the Saudi Arabian championship is considered to be the Al-Hilal team, bets on which are accepted with a coefficient of 1.67. You can bet on a draw in the match with a coefficient of 4.33, and the bookmaker accepts bets on the victory of Al-Ittihad with a coefficient of 4.33. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!Game Totals Prediction
Al-Ittihad are now in optimal shape to break the losing streak against Al-Hilal and raise the intrigue of the new season of the Saudi League to the limit right from the start. In addition, the visitors will have the additional advantage of "fresh legs", because Laurent Blanc's charges, unlike their opponents, did not play in the continental tournament this week.You can take a risk and bet with an X on the guests, but we will still choose a more careful option - a handicap (+1) on Al-Ittihad with a coefficient of 1.70 will allow you not to lose the bet even in the event of a minimal defeat of the visiting team.
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