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- Competition: Saudi Pro League
- Date: 07/09/2026
- KO: 19:00 UK / 20:00 CEST
- Venue: Kingdom Arena
Al Hilal face Neom SC SC on Monday evening with Simone Inzaghi's side looking to extend their perfect start to the SPL campaign.
The hosts maintained their 100% record with a comfortable win against Al Shabab last week while Neom SC comes into the contest in high spirits after an impressive win against Al-Khaleej.
Al Hilal have already beaten Monday's opponents twice this year and should be confident of picking up the points again on Monday.
Al Hilal vs NEOM SC Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Al Hilal
2 : 0
NEOM SC
Pro League
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NEOM SC
1 : 2
Al Hilal
Pro League
Al Hilal and Neom SC SC have met on two occasions in competitive fixtures since 2020. Al Hilal won both matches.
Al Hilal team overview
Al Hilal maintained their perfect start to the Saudi Pro League season with a deserved 2:0 victory at Al Shabab on Friday.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic broke the deadlock before Ruben Neves converted a late penalty to secure another three points for Simone Inzaghi’s side.
The in-form hosts have won all five league matches this season, scoring 17 goals and conceding only three. They also kept a third successive clean sheet following shutout victories against Al Fayha and Al Ahli.
Since mid-August, Al Hilal have won each of six competitive fixtures, with at least three goals scored in four of those victories.
Deadline-day signing Gabriel Martinelli made his debut from the bench against Al Shabab and is pushing for his first start on Monday. Ollie Watkins should continue in attack after scoring in on his debut - a 3:0 win against Al-Ahli last weekend.
Head coach Inzaghi has a few injury issues. Theo Hernandez and Ali Lajami are expected to remain sidelined after suffering injuries against Al Ahli. Yusuf Akcicek is also unavailable, while Salem Al-Dawsari remains doubtful.
Last matches of Al Hilal
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Al Shabab
0 : 2
Al Hilal
Pro League
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Al Hilal
3 : 0
Al Ahli
Pro League
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Al Khaleej
1 : 5
Al Hilal
Pro League
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Al-Fayha
0 : 3
Al Hilal
Pro League
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Al Raed
0 : 2
Al Hilal
Kings Cup
Al Hilal lineup
Goalkeeper
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37
Yassine Bounou
Defenders
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2
Mohammed Mahzari
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78
Ali Lajami
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3
Kalidou Koulibaly
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24
Moteb Al-Harbi
Midfielders
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8
Ruben Neves
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6
Nasser Al-Dawsari
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27
Sultan Mandash
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22
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
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38
Crysencio Summerville
Forwards
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11
Ollie Watkins
Neom SC team overview
Neom SC SC make the trip to Riyadh after returning to winning form with an impressive 3:0 victory against Al Khaleej on Thursday.
Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring before Muhannad Al Saad and Amadou Kone completed a dominant first-half performance.
That victory ended a run of two successive defeats for Christophe Galtier's side. Neom SC suffered a 2:0 home loss against Al Qadsiah before slipping to a narrow 1:0 reversal at Al Riyadh.
The visitors began their campaign with consecutive victories against Al Fayha and Al Faisaly. Three wins from five matches leave Galtier's men fifth in the SPL with nine points on the board. Three of their six games played this season have seen at least three goals scored.
Neom SC have just one confirmed absentee this week. Abbas Al-Hassan is expected to remain unavailable with a knee injury. Galtier has no other confirmed absentees following Thursday's victory.
Veteran French forward Lacazette should continue in attack after scoring three goals in his last four league appearances.
Last matches of NEOM SC
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NEOM SC
3 : 0
Al Khaleej
Pro League
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Al Riyadh
1 : 0
NEOM SC
Pro League
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NEOM SC
0 : 2
Al-Qadsiah
Pro League
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Al Faisaly
0 : 2
NEOM SC
Pro League
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Al Faisaly
1 : 3
NEOM SC
Kings Cup
NEOM SC lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Marcin Bulka
Defenders
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2
Mohammed Al-Burayk (c
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5
Malang Sarr
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44
Nathan Zeze
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27
Islam Hawsawi
Midfielders
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77
Muhannad Al Saad
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15
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari
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72
Amadou Kone
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14
Khalil Al-Absi
Forwards
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91
Alexandre Lacazette
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70
Haroune Camara
Prediction
Al Hilal have been the Saudi Pro League's most impressive attacking team during the opening weeks of the campaign.
While Neom SC are no pushovers, I expect the hosts to win by at least two goals.
Al Hilal -1 is my best on Monday.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Al Hilal-1 to Win
- Al Hilal won their last 6 matches
- Al Hilal won by more than 1 goal in their last 6 matches
- Neom SC lost their last 2 matched against Al Hial
Main prediction Al Hilal - NEOM SC
AH1 (-1.5)
Best Odds:
Al Hilal vs NEOM SC standings in Pro League
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hilal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 - 3 | +14 | 15 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 - 5 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | Al-Qadsiah | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 - 3 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 - 4 | +3 | 11 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 6 | Al Kholood | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 | NEOM SC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 - 4 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 | Al Ettifaq | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 - 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Diraiyah FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 - 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 10 | Al Hazm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 - 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Al-Fayha | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 - 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Riyadh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 - 16 | -10 | 4 |
| 13 | Al Taawoun | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Al Shabab | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 - 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Al Fateh | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 - 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Al Khaleej | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 - 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | Al Faisaly | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 - 10 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | Abha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 - 11 | -7 | 1 |