Al-Hilal vs Al-Wehda: Will the champion continue to show off?

On Tuesday, January 21, the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh will host a match between Al-Hilal and Al-Wehda as part of the 16th round of the Saudi Arabian Championship.

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Al-Hilal vs Al-Wehda facts
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al-Hilal vs Al-Wehda

Al-Hilal

The current champions seem to be getting back into top form. Having been "punched" by their main rivals this season, Al-Ittihad, in the cup match (2:2 and a penalty loss), Jorge Jesus' charges got pretty angry and channeled that anger into the right direction - into goals against their new opponents. Al-Orouba and Al-Fateh were unlucky in this regard. The former lost 0:5, while the latter, Al-Hilal, scored 9 "dry" goals last weekend, repeating the record rout in the history of the Saudi league.

On the one hand, the defeat of an outsider and a fighter for survival does not yet indicate any particular progress in the champion’s game, but on the other hand, it is, at the very least, an argument in favor of the desire with which Al-Hilal now goes out to matches and which, it seemed, the team lacked last November.

It is also important to remember that Al-Hilal achieved their last spectacular victories without their main scorer, the injured Serb Aleksandar Mitrovic, who will not be in Tuesday’s match either.

Al-Wehda

Uruguayan specialist Jose Carreno has not yet been able to qualitatively change the game and results of his new team (the coach has been working with Al-Wehda only since November). Even with a squad that is not the worst by Saudi standards (with Nigerian Odion Ighalo and other valuable personnel), the "coach" has not been able to do the main thing - to make his charges perform consistently.

As a result, it turns out that hard-fought victories alternate with hurtful defeats. And the latter were noticeably more numerous in Al-Wehda's last matches. For example, at the weekend, the team "burned" at home to Al-Qadisiya with a crushing score of 0:3, although based on the game, they were aiming for at least a "not a dry score".

Al-Hilal vs Al-Wehda facts

• Al-Wehda have conceded goals in 9 consecutive away league matches
• Al-Hilal have a streak of 23 consecutive home wins in the domestic league
• In 10 of 11 home league matches, Al-Hilal scored at least 3 goals

Odds from download 1xbet

The bookmaker 1xbet offers a bet on Al-Hilal's victory in this match with a coefficient of 1.05, which indicates the confidence of betting analysts in the favorite's success. But on a draw and a victory of the opponent of Jorge Jesus' team - Al-Wehda, 1xbet clients can use their bonuses without a deposit or funds from the main account with much higher coefficients - 17.50 and 19.50, respectively. Install the 1xbet app and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Al-Hilal likes to show off in recent matches, and we think that this tendency will not stop in the upcoming confrontation with a team that consistently misses away from home. And if Al-Wehda manages to contribute to the meeting’s results, the final total could grow to 5-6 goals. To be on the safe side, we will choose a bet on a total of more than 4 goals with a coefficient of 1.83. At the very least, you can confidently count on a “return” here.