Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Riyadh · Saudi Pro League
Al-Hilal beat Al-Riyadh 2-0 in the Saudi Pro League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Al-Hilal and Al-Riyadh met in the Saudi Pro League at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Friday, 29 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Al-Hilal: M. Al-Harbi 22'; Malcom 45'. Al-Riyadh did not score.
How the match went
Al-Hilal saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Al-Hilal had 15 shots with 6 on target, Al-Riyadh 2 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Al-Hilal and 2 to Al-Riyadh. Al-Hilal conceded 10 fouls, Al-Riyadh 12. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Al-Hilal, 1 for Al-Riyadh).
Line-ups
Al-Hilal started in a 4-3-3: Bono, J. Cancelo, K. Koulibaly, H. A. Tambakti, M. Al-Harbi, S. Milinković-Savić, R. Neves, N. Al-Dawsari, Malcom, D. Núñez, S. Al-Dawsari.
Al-Riyadh started in a 5-4-1: M. Borjan, O. Al-Boardi, M. Alkhaibari, S. González, Y. Barbet, S. H. Hazazi, T. Okou, Tozé, I. Soro, I. Bayesh, M. Sahlouli.
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Minute by minute
- 11'VAR check complete: the goal for Al-Hilal stands.
- 22'Goal! Al-Hilal 1-0 Al-Riyadh. M. Al-Harbi (Al-Hilal) scores, assisted by S. Al-Dawsari.
- 45+3'Goal! Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Riyadh. Malcom (Al-Hilal) scores, assisted by S. Al-Dawsari.
- 45'Half-time. Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Riyadh.
- 90'VAR: no penalty for Al-Riyadh.
- 90'Full-time. Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Riyadh.
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Al-Hilal vs Al-Riyadh.
- 3'Attempt blocked. J. Cancelo (Al-Hilal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 11'VAR check complete: the goal for Al-Hilal stands.
- 15'Attempt missed. Malcom (Al-Hilal), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 22'Goal! Al-Hilal 1-0 Al-Riyadh. M. Al-Harbi (Al-Hilal) scores, assisted by S. Al-Dawsari.
- 31'Attempt missed. S. Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.38.
- 36'Attempt blocked. R. Neves (Al-Hilal), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 37'Attempt saved. S. Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 40'Attempt missed. R. Neves (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for T. Okou (Al-Riyadh).
- 45+3'Goal! Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Riyadh. Malcom (Al-Hilal) scores, assisted by S. Al-Dawsari.
- 45'Half-time. Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Riyadh.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Al-Riyadh: M. Sylla comes on for M. Sahlouli.
- 51'Attempt missed. D. Núñez (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot. xG 0.34.
- 55'Attempt saved. D. Núñez (Al-Hilal), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.26.
- 59'Substitution, Al-Riyadh: N. A. Bishi comes on for I. Soro.
- 59'Substitution, Al-Riyadh: K. Al-Absi comes on for T. Okou.
- 63'Attempt missed. D. Núñez (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.36.
- 67'Attempt saved. Tozé (Al-Riyadh), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 70'Attempt saved. Malcom (Al-Hilal), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
- 71'Attempt saved. J. Cancelo (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 74'Substitution, Al-Riyadh: A. A. Harfi comes on for S. H. Hazazi.
- 74'Attempt saved. Tozé (Al-Riyadh), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 79'Substitution, Al-Hilal: M. Kanno comes on for N. Al-Dawsari.
- 79'Substitution, Al-Hilal: Kaio César comes on for Malcom.
- 82'Attempt blocked. S. Milinković-Savić (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 85'Substitution, Al-Hilal: H. Al Yami comes on for J. Cancelo.
- 85'Substitution, Al-Hilal: A. Al-Hamdan comes on for D. Núñez.
- 87'Attempt blocked. A. Al-Hamdan (Al-Hilal), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 89'Substitution, Al-Riyadh: K. A. A. Asbahi comes on for I. Bayesh.
- 90'VAR: no penalty for Al-Riyadh.
- 90'Substitution, Al-Hilal: A. H. Radif comes on for S. Al-Dawsari.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Riyadh.