Comments and predictions for Al Fateh vs Al-Hilal: Sowing sorrow for those who are thirsty for points

Latest Al Fateh vs Al-Hilal team information

Al Fateh have no fresh injury concerns after their game against Al Wahda, but on-loan Al-Hilal midfielder Suhayb Al-Zaid will miss out with a knee injury.

Mourad Batna and Sofiane Bendebka – who has just returned from suspension due to yellow cards – are the only two Al Namothji players with double-digit goals (10 each) and are the only hope of scoring against the capital club Riyadh.

For Al-Hilal, Joao Cancelo and Yasser Al-Shahrani are both unavailable. Striker Marcos Leonardo – who has scored 17 goals – is also absent for personal reasons.

However, the away team's attack is still very strong with Aleksandar Mitrovic (16 goals) and Salem Al-Dawsari (14 goals), who will shoulder the responsibility of scoring goals.

Al-Dawsari has scored in both games under caretaker coach Al-Shalhoub, including a hat-trick in a 5-3 win over Al Raed, and is expected to continue to shine for the Blue Power in Friday's match.

Latest predicted lineup for Al Fateh vs Al-Hilal

Al Fateh:
Al-Aqidi; Baattia, Fernandes, Saadane, Al Zarie; Youssef, Bendebka; Batna, Vargas, Sbai; Ferreira

Al-Hilal:
Bono; Al Yami, Al Tambakti, Koulibaly, Al-Harbi; Kanno, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic; Malcolm, Mitrovic, Al-Dawsari

Latest football prediction Al Fateh vs Al-Hilal

Al Fateh will go into Friday's match against Al-Hilal – who are currently second in the table – looking to improve their chances of staying in the top flight and also have an impact on the title race.

Although they could indirectly help Al Ittihad win the title if the top team drops points against Al Raed, coach Jose Gomes and his team – currently three points ahead of 16th-placed Al Orubah – will still focus all their efforts on the goal of staying in the league after 16 consecutive years of participation in the national championship.

Their chances have been bolstered by a run of three consecutive home games, including a 2-0 win over Al Ittihad last month – a testament to the ‘Exemplary Men’s’ ability to surprise when faced with the big boys.

Despite losing to Al Wahda – ending a six-match unbeaten run (four wins) – their solid form at home at Al-Hasa, where they have lost just one of their last seven games, suggests Al-Hilal will need to be at their best if they are to overcome the hosts.

A win would see Al Fateh – currently 13th – record four home wins for the first time since a run of eight between August and December 2012. They could also move up to 10th in the table.

On the contrary, the team nicknamed Al Namothji understands that a loss at this time is not completely decisive, as they are equal on points with Al Orubah in the head-to-head record and have an advantage in goal difference.

That mentality could help the home side play with less pressure against an opponent they have lost four consecutive games against in all competitions – including a 0-9 first-leg defeat in mid-January.

At that time, Al-Hilal, who were coached by Jorge Jesus, were joint leaders of the Saudi Pro League with 40 points after 15 matches. However, having won just eight of their next 16 matches, they are now six points behind the leaders.

Under the caretaker command of coach Mohammad Al-Shalhoub, Al-Za'eem entered the round of 32 with virtually no chance of winning the title, with just nine points left to gain.

Al Ittihad will play first in this round, against already relegated Al Raed. If the leaders win, Al-Hilal could go into the match against Al Fateh with all hope of winning the title.

Despite being ahead of Al Ittihad on goal difference, the recent 1-4 loss to the top team – after a 3-1 win in the first leg – means Al-Hilal are still behind on head-to-head goal difference, a clear disadvantage in the race for the title.

However, the visitors' chances of winning remain bright, as they have picked up 10 points from their last four away games and are on a run of three straight wins in the league – four in all competitions – against Al Fateh by an aggregate score of 14-1.

Latest Al Fateh vs Al-Hilal score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Al Fateh vs Al Hilalas follows:

• Sportsmole:Al Fateh 0-2 Al Hilal

• WhoScore:Al Fateh 1-2 Al Hilal
• Our newspaper predicts:Al Fateh 1-3 Al Hilal

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