Al-Hilal vs Al-Ettifaq Prediction: An easy match for Al-Hilal

Al-Hilal will play host to Al-Etifaq in the round ⅛ of the Saudi Arabia King Cup. We give the match details in full in the paragraphs that follow.

Al Hilal comes into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against Al Tai and Al Batin, lost one against Newcastle United, and drawn two of their most recent five matches against Al Ittifaq and Al Shabab. The team scored 10 goals for and 6 goals against them. In matches played away from home, Al Hilal scored 1.78 goals on average and allowed 0.67 goals to be scored against them. The team was shown a total of 16 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, while they committed a total of 99 fouls. This season, Al Hilal has maintained a very respectable ball possession percentage of 66.67% on average across the board.

The previous games that Al Ittifaq played resulted in draws with Al Wahda, Al Hilal, and Dhamk; they won one game against Al Feiha and lost one game to Al Taawon. Al Ittifaq won one game against Al Feiha and lost one game to Al Taawon. Al Ittifaq was able to score five goals while only allowing one to be scored against them. During the current league season, Al Ittifaq has averaged one goal per game they have participated in. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was issued a total of 12 cautions, including 11 yellow cards and one red card, for a total of 9.0 fouls committed over all of their games. This season, Al Ittifaq has an average possession rate of 47.67%, which indicates that the team is apparently unable to keep hold of the ball.

In their most recent match, Al-Hilal cruised to an easy victory, and it appears like they are already back into their playoff form; this may be an indication that they are prepared to take on this task. Despite this, we are not under the impression that it will be an easy match for them.