Looking to maintain their invincible status in the Saudi Pro League this season, Al-Hilal will welcome relegation-threatened Al Tai to Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Thursday night - the former's final home fixture of the term. The hosts have cantered to the first-tier title this campaign after falling off the summit during 2022-23, whilst Al Tai are simply hoping to finish outside of the bottom three. © Reuters After a sensational 24-game winning run in the Pro League - stretching all the way back to September 21 - Al-Hilal were unable to collect maximum points for only the third time this term last Friday, when Cristiano Ronaldo and company halted the league leaders in their tracks.
All of the goalscoring action between Hilal and Al-Nassr was squashed into each end of the contest, with midfielder Otavio opening the scoring in the first minute, over 90 minutes before Hilal's leading marksman and talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic held his nerve from the penalty spot during added-on time. Preserving their Pro League unbeaten status in dramatic fashion last time out, Jorge Jesus has guided his troops back to the top-flight crown following a highly-disappointing third-placed finish in 2022-23, when Al-Hilal were well off the pace and, in truth, had no chance of winning the league. Heading into the final two matches of the season, Al-Hilal are sitting pretty at the top of the Pro League table , a mammoth 12 points ahead of Ronaldo's Al-Nassr, having dropped just six points all season, gi.
