Saudi Pro League · 2026ScheduledSeason opening
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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 1 to Al-Khaleej, 0 drawn, 4 to Al-Hilal. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Khaleej
0Draws
4Al-Hilal
Al-KhaleejAl-Hilal · Saudi Pro League12
Al-HilalAl-Khaleej · Saudi Pro League32
Al-HilalAl-Khaleej · Saudi Pro League30
Al-KhaleejAl-Hilal · Saudi Pro League32
Al-KhaleejAl-Hilal · Saudi Pro League14

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

0 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Al-Khaleej0 matches
  • Al-Hilal1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Al-Khaleej

Competition
Saudi Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
21 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.59 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.82 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.4 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.44 xG/match
  • Shots11.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.12 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.56 shots/match
  • Possession51.1%
  • Corners4.94 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.88 corners/match
  • Cards2.32 cards/match
  • Fouls11.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency12%
  • Scoring frequency74%

Al-Hilal

Competition
Saudi Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
21 May 2026
  • Goals scored2.5 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.79 goals/match
  • Expected goals2.28 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.75 xG/match
  • Shots16 shots/match
  • Shots allowed8.38 shots/match
  • Shots on target6.91 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed2.59 shots/match
  • Possession59.3%
  • Corners6.5 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.44 corners/match
  • Cards1.48 cards/match
  • Fouls10.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency47%
  • Scoring frequency97%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples0 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples0 / 1last-five windows
Freshness14 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 28 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4