Al-Hilal vs Al-Taawoun: Will Neymar add power to the Saudi hegemon?

On Saturday, October 26, the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh will host a match between Al-Hilal and Al-Taawun as part of the 8th round of the Saudi Arabian League.

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

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al-Hilal vs Al-Taawoun

Al-Hilal

The current champion continues to "defeat everything that moves", and do so on all tournament fronts! The team of the Portuguese Jorge Jesus added two more "victories" after the break for national team matches, having first defeated Al-Faikha in the Saudi Arabian championship match - 3:0 at home, and then Al-Ain from the United Arab Emirates with a hockey score of 5:4 in an away match of the Asian Champions League.

The victory over the extreme opponent was especially "sweet", because it was revenge on Al-Ain for the elimination from the Champions League in the penultimate stage of the playoffs last season. In addition, in this match, the fans of Al-Hilal had another reason to rejoice. After a year of waiting, they saw the star Brazilian Neymar on the field again, having recovered from an injury, although he only got a quarter of an hour at his disposal.

Neymar didn't have time to do anything for them (his partners, moreover, were left short-handed at the end of the match). But maybe against Al-Taawoun "Little Ney" will get more playing time and shine like in the good old days?

Al-Taawoun

The team led by Argentinean Rudolfo Arruabarrena has not lost in 3 consecutive matches of the Saudi League, and currently occupies the sixth position in the table. The "weather" in the game of Al-Taawun is made by the legionnaires, especially Moussa Barrow and Joao Pedro, who scored 6 of the team's 9 goals in the league between them.

It is also worth noting the rather reliable defense of Arruabarrena's charges - Taawun conceded as many goals as Al-Hilal (6 each), and only Al-Nasr and Al-Shabab have a better indicator in the entire Saudi championship (4 and 5 goals conceded, respectively).

Al-Hilal vs Al-Taawoun facts

• Al-Hilal have not lost in the Saudi Arabian championship for 43 matches in a row – a “jubilee” 40 wins and 3 draws during this period
• Al-Hilal have scored at least 3 goals in their last 7 home league matches
• Al-Taawun have not won in away matches in the Saudi League for 5 times in a row – 3 draws and 2 defeats

Odds from download 1xbet

The bookmaker 1xbet offers to bet on the victory of the clear favorite , Al-Hilal, in this match with a coefficient of 1.26. The probability of a draw is estimated at a coefficient of 6.30, and bets on the victory of Al-Taawun are accepted at 8.40. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

The guests play reliably in defense, and they snap back dangerously on counterattacks with the efforts of their famous legionnaires. However, before betting on this match, it is also important to keep in mind the fact that Al-Taawoun, like Al-Hilal, played in the continental tournament in the middle of the week, and played their match two (!) days later. Therefore, let's assume that Arruabarrena's charges will not have time to recover properly, and the concentration of the visiting team players will not be sufficient to stop the favorite's attack. Our forecast for Al-Hilal - Al-Taawoun is the total goals of the hosts over 3 exactly with a coefficient of 2.45.