Al-Ittihad FC vs Al-Hilal FC Prediction: Hilal remains the favorite

The upcoming semi-finals of the Saudi Kings Cup feature the big guns as Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal square off at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium. Both teams are in good form with Al-Hilal dominating the league this season and their league title in sight. Ittihad on the other hand lost to Al-Shabab in their most recent league game and they might be edging towards yet another defeat as they prepare to take on Hilal on Tuesday. Our prediction for this game leans towards a win or draw for Hilal and a total of over 2.5 goals scored as we also expect Ittihad to put up a fight. 

Ittihad lost woefully to Al-Shabab in their most recent league game with a 1-3 defeat and their hopes of finishing top three in the Saudi Pro League now hang in the balance. Ittihad secured a qualification to the semi-finals of the Saudi Kings Cup after their 0-4 victory over Al-Faisaly and they’ll be hoping to advance to the finals as they take on the formidable Al-Hilal on Tuesday. Al-Ittihad’s overall league record in the Saudi Pro League this season is 15 wins, six draws, and nine losses in 29 games. 

Al-Hilal continues to dominate in the Saudi Pro League. With their Championship victory in sight, Hilal will be hoping to also add the Saudi Kings Cup to their list of titles this season as the Saudi Pro League season nears its end. A victory in this game against Ittihad will give them a direct ticket to the finals where they’ll face either Al-Nassr or Al-Khaleej. Let’s also not forget that Al-Hilal also won the Saudi Super Cup where they defeated Al-Ittihad with a 1-4 defeat in the finals. They now set their sights on a treble in the Saudi League this season.

In the league, Al-Hilal has shown great strength as they are still unbeaten in the Saudi Pro League this season with a remarkable record of 26 wins and 2 draws out of 28 games played. Mitrovic leads the team on goals with a total of 22 goals scored this season.

A critical look at the last 14 games between them produced 11 wins for Hilal, 2 wins for Ittihad, and 2 draws. Hilal has gotten the better of Ittihad in their last 14 games. The last time they met was in the Saudi Cup Final earlier this month and Hilal emerged victorious. 

The last time they met was earlier this month in the Saudi Super Cup and Hilal emerged victorious in that game with a 1-4 victory, Ittihad was outclassed in that game and we might be seeing a similar outcome on Tuesday as Hilal is in exceptional form. Furthermore, it is also important to note that both teams have met five times this season and Al-Hilal won all five times. We envisage a win for Hilal in this game. We also envisage goals in this game as there has been a total of over 2.5 goals in three of their last five league games.