Al-Hilal Saudi FC host Al-Fateh in the Saudi Pro League. Al-Hilal have been winning regularly this season, while Al-Fateh have found life much tougher.
Recent meetings between these two have gone almost entirely one way, which gives us a starting point before we look at how each side is actually playing right now.
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Very different recent form
Al-Hilal's last 20 matches across competitions read 15 wins, 3 draws and just 2 losses, with 47 goals scored and only 18 conceded. That's a team firing on most cylinders, home or away, against a mix of league and continental opposition.
Al-Hilal Saudi FC: 20 completed matches; Al-Fateh: 20 completed matches.
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
- Win
- 75% 15 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 10% 2 / 20
- Scored
- 47
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +29
Al-Fateh
- Win
- 15% 3 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 16
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- -12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Gharafa | 15.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Pro League | Al Taawon | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 12.09.2026 | 0-6 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | NEOM | 07.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Pro League | Al Shabab | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 04.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 01.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Pro League | Al Khaleej Saihat | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 28.08.2026 | 1-5 |
| Pro League | Al-Fayha | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 20.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Faisaly FC | 14.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al Ahli Doha | 03.08.2026 | 3-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | MC Alger | 29.07.2026 | 0-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro League | NEOM | Al-Fateh | 13.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al Diriyah | 09.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Pro League | Al Taawon | Al-Fateh | 05.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al-Ittihad FC | 29.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Faisaly FC | Al-Fateh | 26.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al-Ettifaq | 22.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Nassr | Al-Fateh | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Mallorca | Al-Fateh | 25.07.2026 | 3-0 |
| Pro League | Al Kholood | Al-Fateh | 21.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al Najma | 14.05.2026 | 2-0 |
Al-Fateh's equivalent run is the opposite story: 3 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses from 20, scoring only 16 and shipping 28. They're drawing a lot but rarely winning, and the goals have dried up.
The gap in recent form is about as wide as it gets between two sides meeting in the same fixture.
Comparative Team Statistics: Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs Al-Fateh

Recent head-to-heads have been one-sided
Over the years this fixture has swung both ways, with Al-Fateh picking up wins and heavy defeats at different points since 2018. But the most recent five meetings have all gone to Al-Hilal, including a 9-0 win in January 2025 and a 4-3 away win that May.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 14.03.2026 | 0-1 |
| King's Cup | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Fateh | 29.11.2025 | 4-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Fateh | 22.11.2025 | 2-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 16.05.2025 | 3-4 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Fateh | 16.01.2025 | 9-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Fateh | 26.04.2024 | 3-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 03.11.2023 | 0-2 |
| King's Cup | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Fateh | 14.03.2023 | 3-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Al-Fateh | 06.03.2023 | 1-2 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 04.09.2022 | 0-1 |
Al-Fateh haven't beaten Al-Hilal in any of the last five recorded meetings, which lines up with how lopsided current form looks.
League table backs up the form
Seven games into this Pro League season, Al-Hilal sit top with 18 points, six wins and just one defeat, scoring 23 and conceding only 5. Al-Fateh are down in 15th with 3 points from the same number of games, still without a win.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23/5 | 18 |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad FC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12/6 | 17 |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16/7 | 16 |
| 14 | Al Shabab | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6/11 | 4 |
| 15 | Al-Fateh | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4/11 | 3 |
| 16 | Al-Faisaly FC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5/13 | 3 |
It's early days in terms of the season, but the early gap mirrors what the broader form sample already suggested.
Hilal's goals are coming from more than one source
The player data we have covers Al-Hilal's recent scorers and assist-makers. Milinković-Savić has 4 goals in 7 games, with Mandash, Watkins and Martinelli all chipping in 3 apiece. Assists are spread between Neves, Summerville, Mandash and Watkins, so it isn't a one-man attack.
We don't have equivalent player information for Al-Fateh here, so we can't speak to who's fit or who's likely to start for them.

Putting it together
Al-Hilal arrive in excellent form, top of the table, scoring freely and with several players contributing goals. Al-Fateh, by contrast, have conceded 28 in their last 20 matches and sit near the bottom of the early standings.
The fixture itself is still some weeks away from the date this form snapshot covers, so there's time for things to shift before kickoff. On the evidence available now, though, everything points the same direction.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcom | Brazil | 29 | Midfielder | 171 | 77 |
| K. Koulibaly | Senegal | 35 | Defender | 195 | 89 |
| K. Benzema | France | 38 | Attacker | 185 | 81 |
| S. Milinković-Savić | Serbia | 31 | Midfielder | 192 | 83 |
| Sultan Mandash | Saudi Arabia | 31 | Attacker | 172 | 66 |
| Rúben Neves | Portugal | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| Y. Bounou | Morocco | 35 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 78 |
| O. Watkins | England | 30 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| C. Summerville | Netherlands | 24 | Attacker | 174 | 64 |
| Nasser Al Dawsari | Saudi Arabia | 27 | Defender | 178 | 68 |
| Mohamed Kanno | Saudi Arabia | 32 | Midfielder | 192 | 76 |
| Hassan Tambakti | Saudi Arabia | 27 | Defender | 183 | 79 |
| Nawaf Al Habashi | Saudi Arabia | 28 | Midfielder | ||
| Mohammed Al Owais | Saudi Arabia | 35 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 75 |
| Ali Lajami | Saudi Arabia | 30 | Defender | 178 | 76 |
| Mohammed Al Yami | Saudi Arabia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 75 |
| T. Hernández | France | 29 | Defender | 184 | 81 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Brazil | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| Moteb Al Harbi | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Defender | 177 | 60 |
| Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari | Saudi Arabia | 24 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| Suhayb Al Zaid | Saudi Arabia | 22 | Midfielder | 168 cm | 61 kg |
| Abdullah Al Anazi | Saudi Arabia | 23 | Midfielder | 177 | 61 |
| Yusuf Akçiçek | Türkiye | 20 | Defender | 193 | 80 |
| Saïmon Bouabré | France | 20 | Midfielder | 174 | 63 |
| Saad Al Muthary | Saudi Arabia | 19 | Defender | 172 | n/a |
| Murad Al Hawsawi | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| M. Meïté | France | 19 | Attacker | 191 | 76 |
| M. Al Rubaie | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| M. Al Dawood | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Saad Al Mutairi | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Dahal | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Youssouf | France | 27 | Midfielder | 182 | 81 |
| K. Boateng | Togo | 29 | Defender | 191 | 78 |
| W. Kanga | Côte d'Ivoire | 28 | Attacker | 185 | 76 |
| A. Šemper | Croatia | 28 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 89 |
| L. Haraslín | Slovakia | 30 | Midfielder | 182 | 74 |
| Ali Al Hassan | Saudi Arabia | 29 | Midfielder | 183 | 67 |
| M. Saâdane | Morocco | 34 | Defender | 188 | 83 |
| M. Batna | Morocco | 36 | Midfielder | 185 | 79 |
| Ziyad Al Jari | Saudi Arabia | 24 | Defender | 181 | 81 |
| M. Lixandru | Romania | 25 | Midfielder | 184 | n/a |
| Waleed Al Anzi | Saudi Arabia | 30 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 85 |
| Ali Al Masoud | Saudi Arabia | 22 | Attacker | 175 | 68 |
| Faisal Al Abdulwahed | Saudi Arabia | 21 | Midfielder | 177 | 76 |
| Fahad Al Zubaidi | Saudi Arabia | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Sattam Al Tumbukti | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Defender | 173 cm | 63 kg |
| Saad Al Sharfa | Saudi Arabia | 21 | Attacker | 179 | 68 |
| Abdulelah Al Khaibari | Saudi Arabia | 29 | Defender | 175 | n/a |
| Saeed Baattia | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Defender | 177 | 71 |
| Abdul Rahman Al Khaibari | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Defender | 180 cm | n/a |
| H. Essadak | Morocco | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Abdulaziz Al Fawaz | Saudi Arabia | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Muntathir Al Shaqaq | Saudi Arabia | 21 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| Petrit Preniqi | Kosovo | 38 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Al Sahihi | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Ramos Jefferson | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Sorriso | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Abdulaziz Al Suwailem | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| I. Al Abood | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
Everything in the data lines up behind Al-Hilal: the form gap, the table gap and a recent head-to-head record that's gone entirely their way. That's about as clear a picture as you'll get from the numbers alone.
Without a market to measure against, though, there's no selection to back here. The analysis supports Al-Hilal strongly, but we'd rather pass than guess at a line that hasn't been given to us.
