"Despite Al-Najma taking the lead twice, red cards for Jawad El Yamiq and Lazaro, who scored the opener, allowed Al-Hilal to win the match as Salem Al-Dawsari, Theo Hernandez and Ruben Neves got on the scoresheet. Al-Najma went ahead when Yassine Bounou's failed clearance fell kindly to Lazaro, and the forward found the unguarded net from distance, but that lead did not last long as Al-Dawsari smashed the ball past Victor Braga shortly after."
"His team accumulated 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, compared to Al-Najma's 0.3 from four attempts. Al-Hilal have now won their last 23 Saudi Pro League matches against teams they were facing for the first time. They scored at least twice in 19 of those games and kept clean sheets in 12 of them."
Al-Hilal twice came from a goal down to defeat Al-Najma 4-2, maintaining an unbeaten start to the Saudi Pro League season. Lazaro opened the scoring after Yassine Bounou's failed clearance, and Salem Al-Dawsari levelled soon after. Lazaro received a straight red card in the 58th minute, and on the hour Ruben Neves turned into his own net to restore Al-Najma's lead. Theo Hernandez equalised following an Al-Dawsari assist, and Neves converted a 76th-minute free-kick after Jawad El Yamiq was sent off for a last-man foul. Al-Dawsari added a late goal and Malcom struck the woodwork in stoppage time.
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