Al-Hilal vs Al-Duhail Prediction for the Match on September 16, 2025

Al-Hilal vs Al-Duhail: Prediction for the Match on September 16, 2025

Al-Hilal face Al-Duhail in the opening match of the 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite at Kingdom Arena, looking to have an amazing campaign in the AFC Champions League this season. Last season, Al-Hilal were knocked out of the AFC Champions League in the semifinals by Al-Ahli, who eventually won the prestigious competition. 

Al-Duhail, on the other hand, will enter this competition for the first time since the 23/24 season, where they failed to make it past the group stage. Duhail is still struggling in the recently commenced Qatar Stars League, and they’ll be needing more than a miracle to defeat Al-Hilal here on Tuesday. Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

🏠 Al-Hilal : Form and Statistics

Al-Hilal: form and statistics

Al-Hilal lost the league title to Al-Ittihad last season; they’d have hoped to retain their league title, but Al-Ittihad emerged as champions. Hilal finished in second place with 8 points behind champions Al-Ittihad, with 23 wins,6 draws, and 5 losses from 34 league games. Aleksander Mitrovic, who has now moved on to Al-Rayyan SC, finished as the top scorer for Hilal with 18 goals to his name last season. Hilal also finished as the team with the highest goals scored in the league last season, with 95 goals to their credit. 

With increased competition in the Saudi Pro League, Al-Hilal has added a few new talents to bolster its squad. Theo Hernandez joined from AC Milan, and Darwin Nunez joined from Liverpool to take his place in the Blue Waves' frontline. Last season, Al-Hilal was eliminated in the AFC Champions League by Al-Ahli in the semi-finals, and they will be hoping for a better performance in this season’s episode. They kick-started their Saudi Pro League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Al-Riyadh in their season opener, but fell to a 2-2 draw against Al-Qadisiyah in their most recent outing. Ahead of this contest, Al-Hilal carries the required momentum and will seek to win its first game in the intercontinental competition. 

Al-Hilal: Lineup

Al-Hilal has been in the market for new players, and they’ve acquired quite a few players from top teams this season. Darwin Nunez joined Liverpool to fortify the team's attack. Theo Hernandez also joined from AC Milan. Inzaghi started his campaign in the Saudi Pro League on a great note with a win in his first game, but was held down to a draw in his second. Darwin Nunez finally got his first goal for Hilal in their last game against Al-Qadisiyah. 

Player to watch out for: Darwin Nunez

The Liverpool forward didn't get the desired start in his debut, but he found his footing with a goal in their most recent league outing against Al-Qadisiyah.  

🔖 Al-Hilal Probable starting lineup (4-1-2-3)

Bono – Cancelo, Koulibaly, Hernandez, Al-Tambakti – Neves, – Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom, Salem Al-Dawsari, Kanno – Darwin Nunez

👤 Head coach: Simeone Inzaghi 

🏠 Al-Duhail: Form and Statistics

Al-Duhail make their return to the AFC Champions League for the first time since the 2023/24 season, when their campaign ended in the group stage. This time around, they come in with confidence, having finished as runners-up in the Qatar Stars League, just two points behind rivals and champions Al-Sadd.

In the Stars League this season, their performance has been average with a win, a draw, and just two losses from the four matches played. They finally secured their first win of the newly commenced season in their most recent outing against Umm Salal. After four games, they thrashed Umm Salal by a 4-2 scoreline with Krysztof Piatek scoring a hat-trick after recently joining Al-Duhail. 

Al-Duhail: Lineup

Djamel Belmadi had a slow start to life in the Stars league season, but thanks to a Piatek hat-trick, he finally secured his first win of the season. Krysztof Piatek will lead the attack with Luis Alberto controlling the midfield. 

🔖 Al-Duhail Probable starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Zakaria – Al-Rawi, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Yousef Ayman, Al-Brake – Boudiaf, Marco Verratti, – Boulbina, Luis Alberto, Edmilson Junior – Krysztof Piatek

Player to watch out for: Krysztof Piatek

The 30-year-old forward joined Al-Duhail in July from Basaksehir. He is the team's top scorer this season after a hat-trick in their last league game. 

⛔️ Out: None

👤 Head coach: Djamel Belmadi 

🤝Al-Hilal vs Al-Duhail Head-to-Head Statistics

Al-Hilal dominate with 4 wins and 3 draws in 8 meetings, with Al-Duhail winning just one. The last time they met was in the AFC Champions League 23/24 season, and it ended in a disaster for Al-Duhail. A 7-0 thrashing.

📉 Al-Hilal vs Al-Duhail Betting Trend

• No losses for Al-Hilal in their last 7 meetings, and the bet on Al-Hilal to win this game is offered on the 1xBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.27 odds;
• Both teams have found the net in six of their last seven meetings, and this option is offered on the Betway bookmaker website for 1.64 odds;
• There have been more than 2.5 goals in their last 7 meetings, and this option is offered on the Bet365 bookmaker website for 1.29 odds;
• Some Betway experts believe that Duhail will find the net, and this option is offered on the Betway bookmaker website for 1.62 odds;

🎯Al-Hilal vs Al-Duhail match prediction 16 SEPTEMBER 2025

Al-Hilal will dominate this game. Inzaghi’s goal is to lead Hilal to another domestic triumph alongside a victory at the Intercontinental level, which is the AFC Champions League. The most assured victory here is a win and a total of over 2.5 goals for Hilal. Furthermore, I believe that Duhail will find the net, with Piatek scoring goals in his last game, he should give a little trouble to Bono. 

Our match prediction: is for Hilal to score a goal in both halves for a coefficient of 1.66 in the 1xBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is for Al-Hilal to score a total of over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.73 in the Betway bookmaker.

Lastly: A both teams to score for 1.63 odds in the Bet365 bookmaker.