Al Hilal and Al Shorta will meet in the second round of the new AFC Champions League season on Tuesday, 1 October.
Will Al Hilal show us another dominant performance or will Al Shorta surprise them? Read our Al Hilal vs Al Shorta prediction and preview to learn more about this duel.
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Al Hilal vs Al Shorta predictions: A confident win for the hosts
Key stats
- Al Hilal have won by three or more goals three times this season already.
- Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored nine goals in 11 matches this season in all competitions.
- Mitrovic was the first goalscorer in four of the seven matches in which he has scored this season.
Correct score prediction: Al Hilal 3-0 Al Shorta
Al Hilal's dominance from last season continues at the start of this one and the Saudi champions simply look invincible, so the only question is how many goals will they score in their win and our best guess is three since that's the exact number of goals they've scored in five of their last seven matches.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Al Hilal the absolute favourites
- HOME: 1/20 (1.05) – 95.20%
- DRAW: 9/1 (10.00) – 10.00%
- AWAY: 22/1 (23.00) – 4.30%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
We can see from these Al Hilal vs Al Shorta odds that the host are the expected winners and that is probably an understatement since these odds show that the bookies have no doubt about the winner of this match.
This is understandable given how dominant Al Hilal have been for more than a season now and while Al Shorta are without a loss in the three games they've played this season, the hosts are simply that much better.
In any case, if you're looking for more of our reliable picks, check out these betting tips for today.
Most recent H2Hs: Al Hilal with wins in both duels with Al Shorta
It's been a while since these teams last met, but Al Hilal have won both of their games against Al Shorta in 2004.
Meanwhile, Al Hilal have three wins and one draw in official duels with teams from Iraq, while Al Shorta have one win, one draw, and seven losses against teams from Saudi Arabia.
Al Hilal preview: Another win in their impressive streak?
After ending last season without a loss in the league, Al Hilal have seeming picked up right where they left off, starting the new season with nine wins in a row, if we include their win after penalties over Al Ahli in the Saudi Super Cup. Even if we don't, Al Hilal have won eight games in a row since and all of them pretty convincing.
Meanwhile, Al Hilal are waiting for Neymar to recover since last season, so he'll once again remain on the sidelines for this match.
Predicted lineup: Bounou (GK), Cancelo, Koulibaly, Al-Bulayhi, Lodi, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Michael, Malcom, Al-Dawsari & Mitrovic
AFC Champions League Elite 01/10/24
W
Al Shorta SC
0
Al Hilal Riyadh
5
Saudi Arabia Pro League 28/09/24
W
Al Kholood
2
Al Hilal Riyadh
4
Saudi Arabia Cup 24/09/24
W
Al-Bukayriyah FC
0
Al Hilal Riyadh
1
Saudi Arabia Pro League 21/09/24
W
Al Ittihad Jeddah
1
Al Hilal Riyadh
3
AFC Champions League Elite 17/09/24
W
Al-Rayyan SC
1
Al Hilal Riyadh
3
Al Shorta preview: Hoping to surprise the heavily-favoured opponent
While they've already managed to surprise one Saudi team, having drawn against Al Nassr in the first round of the new AFC Champions League season, Al Shorta will now have a much tougher task against Al Hilal, plus they'll be away from home. In any case, Al Shorta have just started their season and have one win and two draws in all competitions.
Predicted lineup: Basil (GK), Younis, Hashim, Raed, Yahya, Jassim, Amin, Niang, Shakir, Ali & Farhan
AFC Champions League Elite 01/10/24
L
Al Hilal Riyadh
5
Al Shorta SC
0
Iraq League 26/09/24
W
Diyala FC
0
Al Shorta SC
6
Iraq League 21/09/24
D
Al Karma
2
Al Shorta SC
2
AFC Champions League Elite 16/09/24
D
Al-Nassr Riyadh
1
Al Shorta SC
1
Iraq League 14/07/24
W
Al Zawra'a
0
Al Shorta SC
2
Player to watch: Aleksandar Mitrovic
The Serbian attacker started the new season in amazing form, already scoring 10 goals in nine games in all competitions, so unless he skips this game to rest, he'll be the player to watch once again.
