Al-Hilal vs Damac - prediction, team news, lineups

Al-Hilal volition beryllium looking to support the unit connected Saudi Pro League leaders Al Nassr erstwhile they big Damac FC astatine the Kingdom Arena connected Tuesday evening.

The Blue Waves beryllium 2nd successful the array and stay unbeaten successful the league this season, portion the visitors get successful Riyadh warring to sphere their top-flight presumption with the run entering its last stages.

Match preview

Simone Inzaghi’s broadside person been 1 of the astir ascendant forces successful the Saudi Pro League this season, going unbeaten crossed 28 league matches with a grounds of 20 wins and 8 draws to beryllium 2nd successful the array with 68 points.

The spread to Al Nassr astatine the acme stands astatine 8 points, and portion the rubric contention remains mathematically alive, Al-Hilal volition cognize that thing different than a triumph connected Tuesday would importantly dent their chances of catching the leaders with clip moving out.

Their attacking output has been arsenic impressive, with 75 goals scored - the second-highest tally successful the part and lone 25 conceded, highlighting a squad susceptible of hurting immoderate absorption successful the league connected their day.

At the Kingdom Arena, Al-Hilal person been peculiarly formidable, winning 11 and drafting 4 of their location fixtures, and the Blue Waves volition beryllium anxious to instrumentality to winning ways successful beforehand of their ain supporters aft a hard week successful continental competition.

That setback came successful the AFC Champions League circular of 16, wherever Al-Hilal were eliminated by Al Sadd aft a 3-3 gully successful regularisation time, yet losing connected penalties - a effect that volition person stung a squad with superior ambitions connected aggregate fronts.

Damac FC, meanwhile, get astatine the Kingdom Arena successful a considerably much precarious position, sitting 15th successful the Saudi Pro League array with conscionable 26 points from 5 wins, 11 draws and 13 defeats - lone 3 points supra the relegation zone.

Fabio Carille’s broadside person a extremity quality of -19, having scored 27 times and conceded 46, and their distant grounds of 2 wins from 14 roadworthy fixtures underlines conscionable however hard Tuesday’s duty is apt to be.

There are, however, signs of betterment from the visitors, who person won 3 of their past 5 matches, including a 2-0 triumph implicit Al Akhdoud successful their astir caller outing - a effect that volition person provided immoderate assurance up of the travel to Riyadh.

Al-Hilal person an overwhelming head-to-head vantage implicit Damac, remaining unbeaten successful their past 9 meetings, with 3 wins and 2 draws from the past 5 encounters and Damac yet to registry a triumph against their opponents successful that run.

The gulf successful prime betwixt these 2 sides is significant, and portion Damac’s caller signifier offers a glimmer of hope, the situation of claiming thing from the Kingdom Arena against an unbeaten Al-Hilal broadside looks an tremendous one.

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Team News

Al-Hilal volition beryllium without Hamad Al Yami, who is sidelined with a kneecap injury, portion Yusuf Akcicek has been absent since January and remains unavailable.

Nasser Al Dawsari is simply a uncertainty with a toed injury, portion Karim Benzema is besides uncertain to feature.

Kalidou Koulibaly continues his betterment and is not expected to instrumentality to enactment conscionable yet, portion Saimon Bouabre remains retired with a hamstring injury, and Murad Al Hawsawi is doubtful with a genu problem.

Damac travel into the fixture with a cleanable measure of health, giving Carille a afloat squad to prime from up of the travel to Riyadh.

Kewin is expected to proceed successful extremity aft keeping a cleanable expanse against Al Akhdoud past clip out, with Jamal Harkass and Abdelkader Bedrane apt to signifier the cardinal antiaircraft concern successful beforehand of him.

Valentin Vada and Tariq Abdu are acceptable to run successful cardinal midfield, with Arielson and Yakou Meite expected to supply the attacking menace for the visitors.

Al-Hilal imaginable starting lineup:

Bono; Al-Harbi, Tambakti, Alawjami, Hernandez; Milinkovic-Savic, Kanno, Neves, Al-Dawsari; Malcom, Benzema

Damac imaginable starting lineup:

Kewin; Al Obaid, Bedrane, Harkass, Hawsawi; Okita, Abdu, Vada, Sylla; Arielson, Meite

We say: Al-Hilal 3-1 Damac

Al-Hilal’s unbeaten league record, superior prime and location vantage marque them overwhelming favourites here, and a comfy triumph looks the astir apt outcome.

Damac’s antiaircraft frailties connected the roadworthy should beryllium ruthlessly exposed by an onslaught of this calibre, and the Blue Waves should person small trouble returning to winning ways.

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