Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Time: 20.10.2024. 19:00
Matchday 3 of the AFC Champions League Elite unveils with Saudi giants Al Hilal squaring the odds against UAE domiciles Al Ain at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. While the hosts have established themselves to struggle with points in their first two individual contests, the visiting side leads the tournament with two wins. Morale clashes heavily in this game, as Al Ain looks to obstruct Al Hilal’s flawless path — regardless of the heavy inference of an away victory.
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Recent Form: D-L
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Al Ain opened their AFC Champions League campaign with a 1-1 stalemate against Qatari Stars Al Sadd. They were pitched against Al Gharafa in the second matchday, losing to a 4-2 scoreline in a game that saw them erroneously relent after equalising a deficit 2-0 scoreline to a 2-2, allowing the opposition to secure a 4-2 eventual lead.
Hernan Crespo must balance their attack-defence disposition to secure the midfield with five players, as his team always comes up short when fatigue sets in. Sofiane Rahimi is expected to find the net in this game alongside right midfielder Kaku, who was instrumental in their last outing despite the lousy outcome.
Al Hilal
Recent Form: W-W
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Al Hilal is one of the most solid teams in the Elite West, bringing their best to the pitch. The previous 5-0 victory over Al Shorta spells the team’s intentions.
With big names like Aleksandar Mitrovic invading the opposition defences, Kalidou Koulibaly in the defence, and Joao Cancelo running the flanks, victory against Al Ain is almost inevitable.
Sergei-Milinko Savic runs affairs in the midfield, providing incisive long passes to Malcolm in the flanks. Having confirmed the inclusion of Neyamr Jnr in the team who had been away due to injuries, victory is presumably biased to the side, come the unraveling of events at fulll-time.
Bono handles the goalposts, conceding only one goal so far against Al-Bukiryah in the opening contest.
H2H ANALYSIS (LAST FIVE MEETINGS)
Al HilalRiyadh has won three of the last four meetings with Al Ain. While two of the games produced over two goals (O 2.5 ), the most recent two meetings yielded goals on both sides.
Expert Betting Tips
The two sides have registered goals in their last league ventures. Goals are expected to be registered by both sides, who have been doing well in their individual league trials. Our best tips are:
- Al Hilal to win both halves at 2.20 odds from Bet365.
- A BTTS at 1.60 odds from Betway.
- Less than four goals at 1.69 odds from 1xbet.
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