Al Hilal vs Al Fateh prediction 16.01.2025 | Saudi Arabia

• Competition: Saudi Professional League
• Date: Thursday, 16th January, 2025
• Kickoff: 15:05 UK / 16:05 CET
• Venue: Kingdom Arena (Riyadh)

Al Hilal have been dominant in the domestic league, winning six league titles in the last eight years. This year, they are once again the primary candidate for the title. The odds of that happening are only 1.34! That says a lot on its own. Right now, they are in 1st place, but Al Ittihad is keeping up with them as they are on a level with points, and only a better goal difference keeps Al Hilal in the top spot. In the AFC Champions League, they are doing fine, but on the other hand, have suffered elimination from the domestic Cup by Al Ittihad just about a week ago.

Al Fateh have been mostly a mid-table team in recent years in the Saudi Professional League. However, this season has been an absolute disaster, as they are in the last place with just six points in 14 rounds. Currently, they are six points away from the safe zone, and considering their poor form, it is unreal to expect they will leave the danger zone anytime soon.

Al Hilal vs Al Fateh pick: Al Hilal to win and cover the -2 AH spread

Al Hilal are probably the best team in the league, but their best games came at home, where they won 10 out of 11 games. They also covered the -1.5 AH spread on seven occasions - 70%. Also, in recent games, they won four of the last five, losing only to Al Ittihad in the Cup. But even in that match against Al Ittihad, they were a better team and deserved more (1:1 in the regular time).

Al Fateh are on a terrible 13-game winless streak. They also lost ten of those 13 matches. So, expecting a good performance against the best team in the league is completely unreal.

Al Hilal won the previous three h2h games, every time by two goals. Considering the previous h2h games and what these teams showed this year, anything but a big win for the hosts would be a massive surprise.