| Saudi Pro League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Al-Khaleej V/s Al-Hilal
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COMPETITION : | Round 11
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| DATE: | 23-11-2024
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TIME:
| 10:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
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| Al-Khaleej | Lineup |
Possible XI: Šehić(GK); Al Hamsal, Tisserand, Al-Khabrani, Rebocho; Hamzi, Kourbelis; Narey, Fortounis, Martins; Al Salem. | |
| Al-Hilal | Lineup |
Possible XI: Bono(GK); Lodi, Al Bulaihi, Koulibaly, Cancelo; Milinković-Savić, Nasser Al-Dawsari; Al Qahtani, Leonardo, Malcom; Mitrovic. | |
Preview: Al-Khaleej Vs Al-Hilal
The visitors will look to continue their unbeaten run.
After the international break, the Saudi Pro League is back and will feature Al Hilal travelling to Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium to lock horns with Al Khaleej. The home side are currently placed sixth on the league table with 16 points. The Pearls have five wins, one draw, and four losses in their opening 10 games.
The team have struggled defensively in the ongoing league campaign as they have already conceded 12 goals. However, Al Khaleej have improved recently. With nine goals scored and just two conceded in their last three fixtures, Al Khaleej might create some difficulties for the defending champions.
Al Hilal on the other hand still find themselves on the summit of the Saudi Pro League. With 28 points from their opening 10 matches, they are being tipped to successfully defend their title. But with Al Ittihad breathing down their necks with 27 points, they can’t afford any more slip ups.
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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.
