| Saudi Pro League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Al-Hilal V/s Al-Taawoun
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COMPETITION : | Round 8
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| DATE: | 26-10-2024
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TIME:
| 11:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| KINGDOM ARENA
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| Al-Hilal | Lineup |
Possible XI: Yami (GK); Cancelo, Koulibaly, Bulaihi, Lodi; Savic, Neves; Malcom, Neymar, Al-Dawsari; Mitrović. | |
| Al-Taawoun | Lineup |
Possible XI: Maylson(GK); Al-Jumayah, Girotto, Al-Ahmed, Al-Nasser; Flavio, Mahdioui, Al-Farhan; Mandash, Pereira dos Santos, Barrow. | |
Preview: Al-Hilal Vs Al-Taawoun
The Blue Waves are currently unbeaten in the Saudi Pro League:
On Matchday 8 of the Saudi Pro League, Al Hilal will host Al Taawoun at the Kingdom arena. The Blue Waves have made a perfect start to the season with seven wins in as many games. They are sitting on top of the table and are heavy favourites to defend their league title successfully. Their superstar Neymar returned to the pitch during their latest clash against Al Ain, which added more strength to the team.
They have scored 21 goals already this season and have conceded only six. It perfectly reflects their impressive attacking and defensive prowess.
Al-Taawoun, on the other hand, have made a decent start to the season. They have accumulated 11 points from their opening seven matches. The Wolves have three wins, two draws, and two losses in their league campaign so far. The Argentine manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena was appointed to lead the team back in July, and he has yet to unleash the best of this team.
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About Saudi Pro League:
History
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL)for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of association football in the Saudi league system.
The first season of competition was the 1976–77 season. The league had been operating as a round-robin tournament from its inaugural season until the 1989–90 season, after that the Saudi Federation decided to merge the football League with the King's Cup in one tournament and the addition of the Golden Box. The Golden Box would be an end of season knockout competition played between the top four teams of the regular league season. These teams would play at a semi-final stage to crown the champions of Saudi Arabia. The league reverted to a round-robin system in the 2007–08 season..
The association is also regularly ranked with the highest coefficient in Asia due to the successful and consistent performances in the AFC Champions League Elite, Asian Super Cup & Asian Cup Winners' Cup by its clubs. Al-Hilal is the most successful team, holding 19 titles in its history and most recently winning the title in 2023–24. Al-Shabab, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr are also some of the most successful teams in the league.
Beginning in 2023, the league started experiencing widespread international exposure due to attracting numerous top level players from European leagues through financially lucrative contracts, immediately becoming a star-studded league. The nation's Public Investment Fund took 75% stakes in four founding members (Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Nassr) in the same year as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program.
