Match Report
Before the match
ten goals for and seven against accompanied Al-Hilal Saudi FC's four wins and one defeat across five outings. A 3-1 defeat away to Al Shamal (27 October) was their most recent result.
Al Shamal hosted Al-Hilal Saudi FC (AFC Champions League) on 27 October. For Al-Hilal Saudi FC, the score was 1-3: one goal scored, three allowed. 3-2 was Al-Hilal Saudi FC's result against Al-Qadisiyah FC on 23 October (Saudi Pro League), playing away from home; Al-Hilal Saudi FC won, with three scored to two conceded. The 19 October fixture (Saudi Pro League) paired Al-Hilal Saudi FC with Al-Hazm. Al-Hilal Saudi FC won 1-0 at home, netting one goal while conceding zero. Playing away from home against Al Sadd (AFC Champions League), Al-Hilal Saudi FC finished 2-0 on 13 October. Their score comprised two goals, against zero from the opposition. 10 October: Al-Hilal Saudi FC won 3-2 against Al-Ittihad FC at home in Saudi Pro League, scoring three goals and allowing two.
Al-Fateh's previous five results comprised one win and four defeats. Their goal totals were 8 scored and 16 conceded. Al Shabab were their latest opponents, at home on 22 October: a 3-1 defeat.
On 22 October, Al Shabab faced Al-Fateh in Saudi Pro League: Al-Fateh lost 1-3 at home, having scored one and conceded three. Saudi Pro League, 18 October brought a home meeting with Al Khaleej Saihat; Al-Fateh lost 2-3, a return of two goals scored and three conceded. Al-Fateh visited Al-Hazm on 15 October (Saudi Pro League) and won 3-2; their goals totalled three, compared with two conceded. Al-Ahli Jeddah travelled to face Al-Fateh (Saudi Pro League) on 9 October. For Al-Fateh, the score was 0-4: zero goals scored, four allowed. 2-4 was Al-Fateh's result against NEOM on 13 September (Saudi Pro League), playing away from home; Al-Fateh lost, with two scored to four conceded.
Previous meetings in our records: a 1-0 away win for Al-Hilal Saudi FC on 14 March and a 2-1 home win for Al-Hilal Saudi FC on 22 November 2025.
After the match
Al-Hilal Saudi FC beat Al-Fateh 2-0 at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh on 31 October 2026. Ollie Watkins opened the scoring inside the first 12 minutes for Al-Hilal Saudi FC to make it 1-0. Rúben Neves added to the tally from the penalty spot in the 91st minute for Al-Hilal Saudi FC to make it 2-0. Marwane Saadane (2'), Lukáš Haraslín (48'), Rúben Neves (74') and Kennedy Boateng (75') were booked. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Al-Hilal Saudi FC 470 points stronger than Al-Fateh. Al-Hilal Saudi FC's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 88.1% for a win in this pairing. Expected goals put the gap at 3.63 to 0.28. one yellow card went to Al-Hilal Saudi FC. The substitution total for Al-Hilal Saudi FC was four. Al-Fateh: three yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Al-Fateh. Al-Hilal Saudi FC kept their opponents scoreless.