Comments and predictions for Al Wahda vs Al-Hilal: Win with a will of steel
The match between Al Wahda vs Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League takes place at 1:00 a.m. on May 22. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Al Wahda vs Al-Hilal team information
Al Wahda may have to make a change in their goalkeeper position after Abdullah Al-Owaishir was forced off in the loss to Al Quadisiya, with Ahmed Al Rashidi coming in as his replacement.
Saad Al Qahtani is being monitored for injury, while Nawaf Al-Azizi (knee) and Craig Goodwin (toe) are likely to miss out.
Goodwin's absence will greatly affect Al Wahda's attack as this player has 6 goals and 7 assists this season.
Marcos Leonardo could continue to be absent for personal reasons, while Joao Cancelo (muscle), Hamad Al-Yami (thigh), Khalifah Al-Dawsari (muscle) and Yasser Al-Shahrani (hamstring) are all injured.
Kaio Cesar lasted just 17 minutes after replacing Mohamed Kanno in the previous game, and the winger is in danger of missing the penultimate game of the season.
Despite Leonardo’s absence, Al Hilal’s attack has been effective thanks to Mitrovic (18 goals) and Salem Al-Dawsari (15 goals). With his decisive double against Al Fateh, Mitrovic has now scored 7 winning goals this season – behind only Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo (9) and Al Shabab’s Abderrazak Hamdallah (8).
Latest predicted lineup for Al Wahda vs Al-Hilal
Al Wahda:
Al Rashidi; Al Muwallad, Makki, Al-Hafith, Al-Salem; Makaazi, Bakshween, Bacuna, Al-Hejji; Noor, Ighalo
Al-Hilal:
Bono; K. Al-Dawsari, Koulibaly, Albulayhi, Lodi; Kanno, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic; Malcolm, S. Al-Dawsari; Mitrovic
Latest football commentary Al Wahda vs Al-Hilal
As Al Wahda ended 2024 with just two wins from 13 games, their hopes of staying up were extremely slim as they were in the relegation zone.
A 2-1 win over Al Fateh in the opening match of 2025 provided a temporary boost to morale, but a run of seven defeats in the next eight games quickly left the Red Dragons fans almost resigned to the prospect of relegation after three years in the top flight.
However, since the beginning of March, coach Daniel Carreno's team has performed well, winning 6 and drawing 1 in the last 10 matches, rising to 15th place in the Saudi Pro League.
Despite losing 1-3 to third-placed Al Quadisiya, Al Orubah's 1-2 defeat to Al Khaleej in the previous round helped Al Wahda enter round 33 with a safe distance of two points from the relegation zone.
However, if Al Orubah – currently 16th – win against Al Quadisiya in the match played a day earlier, Al Wahda will go into the clash with the league's top scorers in the relegation zone, increasing the pressure on them to pick up points.
Their next opponents are Al Hilal, who have dominated recent encounters, winning five and drawing one of their last six games since a 2-1 defeat in December 2020. The aggregate scoreline in those games is 18-7 in favour of the capital side.
Despite having lost their chance to win the championship after Al Ittihad was crowned, interim coach Mohammad Al-Shalhoub and his team still showed their fighting spirit when they came from behind to win a dramatic 4-3 victory over Al Fateh. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a double in the final minutes, helping the home team overcome a 0-2 and 2-3 deficit.
The Blue Power have scored eight goals in their last two away games under Al-Shalhoub, who took charge after Jorge Jesus was sacked on May 3. They are also on a run of three consecutive wins – something they have not done since January.
Al Hilal have scored at least four goals in each of their recent wins: 5-3 against Al Raed, 4-0 against Al Orubah and 4-3 against Al Fateh. They are looking to make it seven games unbeaten to secure second place, making their final game against Al Quadisiya on May 26 a formality.
With a streak of 5 unbeaten away matches, of which 4 were wins, Al Hilal fans expect the home team to extend their winning streak to consolidate second place.
Latest Al Wahda 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 Wahda vs Al-Hilalas follows:
- Sportsmole:Al Wahda 2-3 Al-Hilal
- WhoScore:Al Wahda 1-2 Al-Hilal
- Our newspaper predicts:Al Wahda 1-2 Al-Hilal
When and where to watch Al Wahda vs Al-Hilal live?
To watch the Al Wahda vs Al-Hilal match live in the Saudi Pro League at 1:00 a.m. on May 22, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.