The Saudi Pro League will see her first appropriate successful match of the 2025-26 season on Saturday when Al Hilal faces Al Ahli in Djeddah. The two Saudi giants enter the match at the back of the victories of the AFC Champions League-Al Ahli beat Nasaf Qurashi 4-2 after reaching 0-2 in the first half while a 0-1 advance for Al Duhail in their first half was converted into a 2-1 victory for Al Hilal with the drop in summer signatures from Darwin NuNnez and Theo Hernandez.
After shooting their last games in the league (Al Hilal drew Al Qadsiah 2-2, while Al Ahli and Al Ettifaq played a tireless draw), they will be determined to no longer lose ground on the first leaders, notably Al Nassr and the defending champions Al Ittihad.
The outside team will be stimulated by Nunez’s first goal in the middle of the week and Simone Inzaghi hopes to get the most out of her vast attack talent against a team that could challenge the titles themselves. With Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney providing the offensive thrust and Edouard Mendy of Senegal in order, they imagine themselves at home.
Here is everything you need on Friday’s match:
How to look:
The match will be available on ESPN Africa through sub -Saharan Africa and Fancode in India. You can also follow the ESPN live updates.
Note: How to connect to ESPN – ESPN: DSTV 218, StarTimes 248 and ESPN2: DSTV 219, StarTimes 249
Key details:
Date: Friday September 19 at 8:00 p.m. CAT (9:00 p.m. Saudi; 11:30 p.m. IST)
Place: Al INMA Bank Stadium, Jeddah
News of injuries:
Al Hilal
Joao Cancelo, D: Knock, DOUBT
Suhayb al Zide, M: ACL, Out, is. Return Jan ’26
Expected lines:
Al Ahli
Gk: Edouard Mendy
Rb: Ali Majrashi | CB: Merih Demiral | CB: Ibanez | Kg: Zakaria al Hawsawi
Cm: See Kessie | Cm: Zyad Aljohani
RW: Riyad Mahrez | CAM: Enzo Millot | LW: Brick lights
See: Ivan Toney
Al Hilal
Gk: Yassine Bounou
Rb: Joao Cancelo | CB: Hassan Tombaki | CB: Kalidou Koulibaly | Kg: Theo Hernandez
CM: Ruben is renowned Cm: Nasser Al Dawsari
RW: MALCOM | CAM: Sergej MILINKOVIC-SAVIC | LW: Salem Al Dawsari
See: Darwin Nunez
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