Comments and predictions for Al Raed vs Al-Hilal: Rain of goals overwhelms the home team
The match between Al Raed vs Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League takes place at 11:15 p.m. on May 7. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Al Raed vs Al-Hilal force information
Al Raed have just one injury to contend with, Mohammed Fouzair – who underwent surgery in November and will be out for the rest of the season.
Amir Sayoud has been a rare bright spot for the home side this season, with 15 goal involvements in 24 games, and will almost certainly continue to start alongside Karim El Berkaoui in attack.
For Al-Hilal, Joao Cancelo was forced off before halftime in the AFC Champions League quarter-final against Gwanju due to injury, and it is unclear whether he will be able to return before the end of the season.
Kaio Cesar could have been handed a starting spot after coming on as a 59th-minute substitute against Al Ahli, but was withdrawn shortly afterwards after Kalidou Koulibaly was sent off – a situation that left him stunned.
Latest predicted lineup for Al Raed vs Al-Hilal
Al Raed:
Moreira; Al-Rajeh, Gonzalez, Qasmi, Al-Yousef; Hazazi, Normann, Abeid; Sayoud, El Berkaoui, Bouzok
Al-Hilal:
Bounou; Al-Shahrani, Koulibaly, Al Bulaihi, Lodi; Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom, Leonardo, Al-Dawsari; Mitrovic
Latest football commentary Al Raed vs Al-Hilal
With 15 points left to play for and just eight points separating the top three teams in the table, a win here could be crucial to Al-Hilal's position at the end of the season.
If they take all three points and Al Ittihad lose to Al-Nassr in the same match in Riyadh, the Blue Waves will be just three points off the top spot – a vital boost, especially after a difficult week.
Not only were Al-Hilal eliminated from the AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals by Al Ahli last Tuesday, but they also parted ways with head coach Jorge Jesus over the weekend.
Jesus is currently rumoured to be taking charge of the Brazil national team, and former captain and club legend Mohammad Al-Shalhoub will temporarily take over the role of director in Al-Za'eem's technical area.
However, the away team is still highly appreciated in this match, having lost only 1 of the previous 36 matches against Al Raed. In the last three encounters, they have scored at least 3 goals each match.
On the other side of the front line, after getting three important points against Al Orubah two weeks ago, Al Raed's hopes of staying in the league were dealt a heavy blow when they lost 3-4 to Al Taawoun - despite a strong fight back after being down 1-4.
If they continue to fail in this round, RAE could fall 12 points behind ORO – the team above the danger zone – at the weekend, meaning they will almost certainly be relegated to the Saudi First Division next season.
Coach Kresimir Rezic had a disappointing start at Buraidah: being eliminated from the King's Cup semi-finals and suffering a fourth defeat in his first five matches in charge.
Despite their desire to take advantage of their opponents' instability, Al Raed have yet to win a home league game since mid-November (D1, L8), and have conceded two or more goals in seven of their last nine home games.
Latest Al Raed 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 Raed vs Al-Hilalas follows:
- Sportsmole:Al Raed 0-3 Al-Hilal
- WhoScore:Al Raed 0-2 Al-Hilal
- Our newspaper predicts:Al Raed 1-3 Al-Hilal
When and where to watch Al Raed vs Al-Hilal live?
To watch the Al Raed vs Al-Hilal match live in the Saudi Pro League at 23:15 on May 7, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.
