AFC Champions League - Al Hilal VS Al Ain Prediction
AFC Champions League - Al Hilal VS Al Ain
Match Time: 24-04-2024 02:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Al Hilal Form
Al Hilal are in incredible form this season having won 34 of their last 35 matches. They have a nine point lead at the top of the Saudi League with a game in hand. Jorge Jesus' side recently won the Super Cup, getting past Al Nassr 2-1 in the semi-finals and thrashing Al Ittihad 4-1 in the final. Al Hilal suffered a shock 4-2 defeat at Al Ain in the AFC Champions League semi-final first leg last week. They had 67% possession and 12-10 shots but 3-0 down at half-time.
Al-Hilal possible starting lineup:
Bono; Abdulhamid, Koulibaly, Albulayhi, Lodi; Neves, Milinkovic-Savic; Michael, Malcom, Al-Dawsari; Alhamddan
Al Ain Form
Al Ain sit third in the UAE Pro League, 15 points behind Al Wasl and four behind Shabab Al Ahli. They recently failed to won in four games, including a 2-1 defeat at Kalba in the Presidents Cup quarter-finals. Hernán Crespo's side returned to the Pro League with a 3-1 defeat against Al Nasr and 2-2 draw against Al Jazira after conceding in the 94th minute. Al Ain got back to winning ways in the AFC Champions League semi-final first leg. Soufiane Rahimi scored a first half hat-trick in a 4-2 victory against Al Hilal, Kaku making it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the second half.
Al-Ain possible starting lineup:
Eisa; Al-Ahbabi, Al-Hashemi, Autonne, Erik; Al Baloushi, Nader, Park, Palacios; Romero, Rahimi
Al Hilal vs Al Ain Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*The two teams have met 15 times in all competitions thus far. They have contested these meetings closely, with the visitors having a narrow 7-6 lead in wins and two games ending in draws.
*Three of the last five meetings between them have produced under 2.5 goals, with three clean sheets for the hosts.
*Al Hilal have an unbeaten home record against the visitors, keeping five clean sheets in six games.
*Al Ain have just one win in their last five games in all competitions, suffering two defeats while conceding at least two goals in four games in that period.
*The visitors have suffered just one loss in away games in the Champions League this season, recording three wins in five games.
Prediction: Al-Hilal 3-0 Al-Ain
Al-Hilal face a tough task, needing to overturn a 2-goal deficit against a shaky Al-Ain. The hosts have a great record when playing at home in this fixture and we think they have enough quality to win this match and overturn the tie.
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