Al Ahly vs Al Hilal: Will the star-studded hosts find the champions' weaknesses?

On Saturday, October 5, the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah will host a match between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal as part of the 6th round of the Saudi Arabian League.

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Al Ahly vs Al Hilal facts
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al Ahly vs Al Hilal

Al Ahly

Young German specialist Matthias Jaissle has somehow managed to keep his job for several months now. Neither the dismal finish of last season, when Al-Ahli finished the championship 31 points behind the champions and with 7 defeats, nor the sluggish start of the new campaign convinced the management of the club from Jeddah to look for a new coach.

Al-Ahli has already managed to fly out of the country's cup (and from the modest Al-Jandal, which is among the outsiders even in its second-strongest division), and also to lose twice and play a draw in five rounds of the new championship. And again, the defeats happened in matches with not the most powerful opponents - Al-Fateh and Al-Qadsia (twice 0:1).

And Al Ahly's squad is simply "teeming" with world-class stars! Edouard Mendy in goal, Roger Ibanez and Merih Demiral in defense, Gabri Veiga and Frank Kessie in midfield and the "cherries on the cake" in attack - Riyad Mahrez, Roberto Firmino and Ivan Toney. How can you not be at the top of the table with guys like that?

Al Hilal

But Al-Hilal has no problem staying at the top of the Saudi Elite League. Jorge Jesus' charges climbed there at the beginning of the last championship, and they remain in first place in the new campaign. Moreover, they are already ahead of their competitors after five rounds - 3 points ahead of Al-Ittihad, 4 points ahead of Al-Nasr, and 8 points ahead of Al-Ahli, which many considered the "fourth force" in the Saudi League.

Al-Hilal are in full order on the international stage as well. In the Asian Champions League, the team thrashed Iraqi Al-Shorta 5-0 this week , having spent exactly as much energy as they wanted. For example, some of the main players were replaced by the middle of the second half due to the lack of need to stay on the field, where the favorites were already thrashing their opponents.

There is another piece of good news for Al-Hilal fans – Brazilian Neymar, who suffered a serious injury last year, is gradually returning to work with the main team. Although, it would seem, where else to put the new star in this squad…

Al Ahly vs Al Hilal facts

• Al-Hilal are unbeaten in 41 matches in the Saudi Arabian Premier League (38 wins, 3 draws)
• Al-Hilal have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 away league matches
• Al Ahly have won their last 4 home matches of the national championship

Odds from download 1xbet

The 1xbet bookmaker offers a bet on Al-Ahli's victory in this match of the Saudi Arabian championship with a coefficient of 3.91. The bookmaker estimated the probability of a draw outcome of the battle with a coefficient of 4.20, but Al-Hilal still remains the favorite of the match - the coefficient for its victory is 1.72. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Bookmakers are trying to confuse us again by “predicting” a tough life for the champion in their odds. But we are not going to fall for this “bait”. Al-Hilal is highly likely to win again, as it did in all previous cases when the odds hinted at its failure. In addition, Al-Ahli has been completely unable to play against this particular opponent in recent seasons – 5 defeats in 6 matches. Therefore, we suggest betting on Al-Hilal’s victory, since it is given a coefficient of 1.72, which is not often “caught” in other matches of the Saudi hegemon.