Al-Riyadh vs Al-Hilal Prediction and Betting Tips | 14th September 2024

Al-Hilal clash with city rivals Al-Riyadh at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City on Saturday in the Saudi Pro League, looking to extend their winning start to three games. Having romped to a historic title victory last season by going the entire campaign unbeaten, the Blue Waves have begun their fight to retain it on a positive note.

They brushed aside Al-Okhdood 3-0 on matchday one before a narrow 3-2 win over Damac in their next game. With six points in the bag, and a goal difference of +4, Jorge Jesus' side sit atop the league standings right now.

By contrast, their city rivals are down in sixth place with four points. They fought back from a deficit thrice against Al-Wehda on the opening day to draw 3-3 and secure a hard-earned point.

Against Al-Kholood on matchday two, Sabri Lamouchi's team won 3-1 to pick up their first three points of the season, and get their Saudi Pro League campaign up and running. Riyadh will be looking to build on that here, but they come up against their toughest challenge of the season yet.

Al-Riyadh vs Al-Hilal Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

There have been 13 clashes between the side in the past, and Al-Hilal have gone unbeaten in all of them, winning seven.
Having beaten their city rivals in their last two clashes, Al-Hilal are looking to win three fixtures in a row against the side for just the second time in history.
Al-Riyadh's Ibrahim Bayesh has scored in both their league games so far, one apiece against Al-Wehda and Al-Kholood.
Serbian legend Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored a brace in all three official games for Al-Hilal so far this season: vs Al-Nassr in the Saudi Super League, as well as against Al-Akhdoud and Damac in the Saudi Pro League.

Al-Riyadh vs Al-Hilal Prediction

Al-Hilal boast an unbeaten record against Al-Riyadh and, given their form right now, it is likely that the Blue Waves will continue this positive streak. Their derby rivals have some good attacking options who can hurt their rivals, but not enough to prevail.

Prediction: Al-Riyadh 1-3 Al-Hilal

Al-Riyadh vs Al-Hilal Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Al-Hilal to win

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes