Al Hilal vs Al-Ittifaq FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Saudi Pro League

Prediction published on 26/08/2023, 17:53  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 26/08/2023 at 19:18 in Saudi Pro League Predictions

Al Hilal will host Al Ettifaq on Monday in round four of the Saudi Professional League. The hosts arrive for the match while sitting in third place in the standings, a place above fourth-placed Al Ettifaq. Al Hilal have amassed seven points from their opening three matches of the campaign. Jorge Jesus' charges sit above Al Ettifaq by virtue of having a superior goal difference. They have scored eight goals while conceding twice. They however did keep a clean sheet in their last match, a 4-0 thumping of Al Raed away from home. With a 13-match unbeaten run against their soon-to-be visitors, Al-Za'eem will be confident of another win here. Al Hilal have been one of the big-spending teams this season. They have roped in some of the biggest names in the world including Neymar, Alexander Mitrovic, and Yassine Bounou.

Al Ettifaq have also not been left behind in this spending spree that has taken the world by storm. Moussa Dembele and Jordan Henderson are some of the big names at the club. Steven Gerrard's men have not been as explosive in attack as Al Hilal but they have gotten the job done. The Knights of Ad-Dahna won their opening two matches of the season before a 1-1 draw with Al Khaleej at home. They began with a 2-1 win at home against Al Nassr. This would be followed up by their first clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 success at Al Hazm. Al Ettifaq have not won in this fixture since a 2-1 success in March 2018 and have lost 12 times since then.