Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Hilal & Al Nassr face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kings Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Hilal form and stats
Last season, Hilal's Kings Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.As mentioned below, Al Hilal are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Pro League games. This match is a Kings Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. In general it's been a long time since Hilal tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Hilal are confident in defense, having played 305 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Al Hilal's previous game was a Pro League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Al Nassr. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Al Ittifaq.
The Hilal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Hilal have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Al Nassr form and stats
Nassr was sent out of Kings Cup in the semi-finals last season.It's not happening yet for Al Nassr on their Pro League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Kings Cup stats, they have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Al Nassr are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Nassr play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Al Hilal. Before that, Nassr secured a home win against Al Quadisiya with the score 2-0.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nassr's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Nassr struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Hilal-Al Nassr H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Hilal five wins, Al Nassr three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Hilal missing players
Al Nassr missing players
| Al Hilal | Al Nassr | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Scored | S | 17 | 45 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 249 | 152 | Total Shots | T S | 121 | 302 | ||
| 134 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 144 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Hilal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Al Raed | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Al Batin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Al Quadisiya | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Al Ittihad | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Al Taawon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Abha | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Al-Ain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Al Nassr | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 1 |