Al-Hilal vs Al-Faisaly

14 August 2026 · Saudi Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 3–0

  • Karim Benzema 19’ (pen)
  • Malcom 26’
  • Rúben Neves 28’ (pen), 82’ (pen)
  • Alexandre Mendy 59’
  • Théo Bongonda 64’

Match summary

Al-Hilal won 4-2 at home to Al-Faisaly. Al-Hilal led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Karim Benzema put Al-Hilal ahead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute, Malcom made it 2-0 in the 26th minute, and Rúben Neves made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 28th minute. In the second half, Alexandre Mendy pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 59th minute, Théo Bongonda made it 3-2 with a header in the 64th minute, and Neves made it 4-2 from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Al-Hilal created 4.50 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Al-Faisaly's 1.82 from 8.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
16 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 5
7 Corners 1
64 Attacks 82
60 Dangerous attacks 56
375 Passes 377
82.4% Pass accuracy 84.4%
15 Tackles 16
18 Fouls 15
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Al-Hilal Al-Faisaly
Kick-off
Mohammed MahzariVAR: No penalty
15’
Karim BenzemaPenalty1-0 (Al-Hilal)
19’
MalcomRight foot shot2-0 (Al-Hilal)
26’
Rúben NevesPenalty3-0 (Al-Hilal)
28’
42’
Jaime SeoaneShot on target
Half-time3-0
47’
Abdullah AlmogrenShot on target
Second half underway
59’
Alexandre MendyRight foot shot3-1 (Al-Faisaly)
62’
Abdullah AlmogrenFoul
64’
Théo BongondaHeader3-2 (Al-Faisaly)
65’
Ahmad Al MhemaidAbdullah Almogren
66’
Alexandre MendyShot on target
Mohamed Kader MeiteKarim Benzema
70’
71’
Eid Al MuwalladThéo Bongonda
71’
André Jordy EllaAbdulrahman Al-Shereaf
Nasser Al-DawsariMohamed Kanno
71’
76’
Ayman FallatahJaime Seoane
76’
Saud HaddadChristian Bassogog
Rúben NevesPenalty4-2 (Al-Hilal)
82’
Sultan MandashCrysencio Summerville
84’
Meshal Al DawoodAli Lajami
84’
Murad Al HawsawiMoteb Al-Harbi
89’
Mohamed Kader MeiteShot on target
89’
Full-time4-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.50 1.82 19’ Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal), 1-0 19’ 26’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), 2-0 26’ 28’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), 3-0 28’ 59’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), 3-1 59’ 64’ Théo Bongonda (Al-Faisaly), 3-2 64’ 82’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), 4-2 82’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.50 1.82 19’ Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal), 1-0 Benzema 19’ 26’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), 2-0 Malcom 26’ 28’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), 3-0 Neves 28’ 59’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), 3-1 Mendy 59’ 64’ Théo Bongonda (Al-Faisaly), 3-2 Bongonda 64’ 82’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), 4-2 Neves 82’
Al-Hilal 4.50 xGAl-Faisaly 1.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Al-Faisaly attacking Al-Hilal attacking 
19’ Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 28’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 82’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 66’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 90+5’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 63’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 90+2’ Mohamed Kader Meite (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 53’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 59’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 78’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 4’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 64’ Théo Bongonda (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 26’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), set piece, 0.16 xG, goal 42’ Jaime Seoane (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 74’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Mohamed Kader Meite (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 44’ Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Moteb Al-Harbi (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Abdulrahman Al-Shereaf (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Abdullah Almogren (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 28’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 82’ Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 66’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 90+5’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 63’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 90+2’ Mohamed Kader Meite (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 53’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 59’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 78’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 4’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 64’ Théo Bongonda (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 26’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), set piece, 0.16 xG, goal 74’ Alexandre Mendy (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Mohamed Kader Meite (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Jaime Seoane (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 44’ Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Moteb Al-Harbi (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Crysencio Summerville (Al-Hilal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Malcom (Al-Hilal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Abdulrahman Al-Shereaf (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Abdullah Almogren (Al-Faisaly), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
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Lineups

Al-Hilal 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Bounou
Al-Harbi 89’
Lajami 84’
Koulibaly
Mahzari
Neves 2
Summerville 84’
Milinković-Savić
Kanno 71’
Malcom
Benzema 70’
Al-Faisaly 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pacheco
Al-Shanqiti
Seck
Girotto
Al-Harbi
Al-Shereaf 71’
Seoane 76’
Almogren 65’
Mendy
Bassogog 76’
Bongonda 71’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Yassine Bounou
90′ 3 2 27 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Mohammed Mahzari
90′ 3 1 – 9 1 28 5 – – –
Ali Lajami Taken off
84′ 1 1 – 3 2 38 – – – –
Kalidou Koulibaly
90′ – 2 – 3 2 32 1 – – –
Moteb Al-Harbi Taken off
89′ 1 2 1 4 2 33 1 – – –
Meshal Al Dawood Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Rúben Neves
90′ 2 – 55 2 – 2 2 5 3 1 –
Malcom
90′ 1 – 23 – – – – 2 – 2 –
Sergej Milinković-Savić
90′ – – 41 3 – 4 – 10 4 2 –
Mohamed Kanno Taken off
71′ – – 24 – – 2 2 2 1 – –
Crysencio Summerville Taken off
84′ – – 28 2 – – – 3 – 2 –
Nasser Al-Dawsari Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 12 1 – – 2 – – – –
Murad Al Hawsawi Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 9 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Karim Benzema Taken off
70′ 1 – 2 1 0.86 – – 2 – 17 –
Mohamed Kader Meite Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 2 1 0.43 – – 1 1 3 –
Sultan Mandash Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Al-Hilal WWDWW
Al-Faisaly DLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Al-Hilal 2-1 Al-Faisaly, 27 Jun 22 Next meeting: Al-Faisaly vs Al-Hilal, 14 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Al-Hilal vs Al-Faisaly meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.