Al-Hilal turns the tables on Al-Khaleej and continues chasing Al-Nasr

Al-Hilal team achieved a valuable victory over its host Al-Khaleej with two goals to one, in the postponed match from the twenty-eighth round of the Saudi Roshn League, which was held at Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam. The match was postponed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the AFC Champions League Elite.

With this victory, Al-Hilal raised its points to 77 in second place, with a difference of only two points from the leader Al-Nasr, while Al-Khaleej's points froze at 37 in eleventh place.

Al-Khaleej's advance and Al-Hilal's comeback

Al-Khaleej started the match strongly and succeeded in shaking Al-Hilal's net early, as player King scored the first goal in the eleventh minute. But Al-Hilal did not delay in responding, and equalized through its player Savic in the thirty-fourth minute.

Al-Hilal's pressure continued in the second half until Sultan Mandash managed to score the deadly winning goal in the seventy-ninth minute, granting his team three precious points in the race for the title.

Al-Hilal's historical superiority

This victory reinforces Al-Hilal's historical superiority over Al-Khaleej in the Professional League. The two teams have met in 13 previous matches, with Al-Hilal winning 12 of them, compared to a single victory for Al-Khaleej. Al-Hilal's attack also scored 41 goals in Al-Khaleej's net, compared to only 7 goals scored by the latter.

Al-Hilal currently occupies second place in the Saudi League with 77 points, having won 23 matches and drawn eight, without suffering any loss this season. In contrast, Al-Khaleej occupies eleventh place with 37 points, after winning ten matches, drawing seven, and losing 14 matches.