Al Raed vs Al Hilal Tips & Preview - Comfortable victory for the visitors

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Last updated: 05 May 2025

Tolu Shotade 05 May 2025

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Al Hilal aim to close the 6-point gap with leaders Al Ittihad.
Al Raed risk relegation, winless in their last 9 home matches.
Al Hilal have dominated Al Raed historically, winning past four encounters.

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Al Raed vs Al Hilal

Al Hilal are aiming to maintain the pressure on leaders Al Ittihad as they travel to bottom side Al Raed for a midweek Saudi Pro League fixture.

The hosts have been poor all season and are looking doomed to relegation while the visitors continue to show flashes of quality. With the home team still looking out of sorts, a comfortable away win is expected here.

Al Raed Form

Al Raed have spent much of the season in the bottom three and head into Wednesday’s clash rooted to the vitro of the table. Although relegation is looming, they are not down and out yet, sitting nine points from safety with five matches left to play.

The problem for Al Raed is that they have shown little fight in recent weeks, suffering five defeats in their last six Saudi Pro League matches. They fell 4-3 at Al Taawoun in their previous fixture despite taking an early lead through Amir Sayoud.

One of the problems that have plagued Al Raed for much of the season is a poor record at home. Kresimir Rezic's team are winless in their last nine Saudi Pro League home matches, suffering eight defeats in that run.

Al Hilal Form

Sitting second in the table, six points off the pace, with five matches left to play, the task for Al Hilal in the final weeks of the season will be to close the gap on leaders Al Ittihad. They will head into Tuesday’s clash off the back of a 3-1 home defeat to Al Ahly in the AFC Champions League.

That defeat was the first in five matches across all competitions for Al Hilal, who can count a 7-0 Champions League victory over Gwangju among their recent results. Mohammad Al Shalhoub's team are also unbeaten in five of their last six Saudi Pro League matches, playing out a 2-2 home draw with Al Shabab in their previous fixture.

The victory over Gwangju highlights a ruthless streak for Al Hilal, who are led by Aleksandr Mitrovic with 14 League goals this season. They often make fast starts and have won the first half in two of their last three away matches in the league.

Head to Head

Al Hilal are often dominant in this fixture having lost just once in 36 previous matches against Al Raed. The visitors have won the last four meetings, including a 3-2 home victory in the reverse fixture while the last away clash ended in a 4-0 triumph.

Verdict

Al Raed v Al Hilal

Al Hilal are often superior in this fixture and given the 4-0 victory in the last away clash against Al Raed, could be set for another comfortable victory. The visitors have won the first half in three of the last four meetings and a repeat is expected here.

Mitrovic often leads the line for Al Hilal and having been on target three times in the last three matches against Al Raed, will be confident of adding to his 14 league goals.

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