"Al-Hilal started brightly, and Mohamed Kanno gave the visitors an early scare when he struck the frame of the goal from range in the eighth minute. Kanno did find the breakthrough 10 minutes later, though, as he latched onto Hamad Al Yami's pull-back to bend a long-range effort into the back of the net. Both goalkeepers were forced into comfortable saves shortly after, but Sergej Milikovic-Savic doubled Al-Hilal's advantage 39 minutes in, thumping Malcom's left-wing free-kick past a helpless Moris."
"Malcom scored what turned out to be the winner 57 minutes in with another long-range effort, but their control fizzled out in the final 11 minutes. Joshua King headed in the first of Al-Khaleej's goals to cut the deficit before Giorgos Masouras set up a nervy finale with his own long-range shot that beat Mohammed Al Yami, but they could not find another goal to snatch a point."
"Al-Hilal have now won their last seven Saudi Pro League games, their longest streak since May-October 2024 (10 games), and it moved them just one point behind leaders Al-Nassr. This also marked the 80th consecutive match in which they have hit the net in the competition, their longest run of games. Simone Inzaghi's side were dominant for the majority of the game, accumulating 2.52 expected goals (xG) from their 18 shots."
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Khaleej 3-2 to remain unbeaten in the Saudi Pro League and move to within one point of leaders Al-Nassr. Mohamed Kanno opened the scoring with a long-range finish after Hamad Al Yami's pull-back. Sergej Milikovic-Savic converted Malcom's left-wing free-kick to make it 2-0 before Theo Hernandez and Kanno struck the woodwork. Malcom added a 57th-minute long-range winner, but Al-Khaleej rallied late with Joshua King’s header and Giorgos Masouras’s long-range strike. Al-Hilal accumulated 2.52 xG from 18 shots and extended a streak of scoring in 80 consecutive league matches.
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