Al-Hilal moved again to inside 4 factors of Saudi Professional League leaders Al-Ittihad as they beat Al-Taawoun 2-0 on their travels by way of objectives from Mohamed Kanno and Marcos Leonardo.
Jorge Jesus’ group fell seven factors behind Al-Ittihad after they overcame Al-Riyadh 2-1 on Thursday, with Saleh Al Shehri scoring a penalty 11 minutes into stoppage time.
Regardless of star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic being an unused substitute after he missed coaching as a result of an irregular coronary heart rhythm earlier this week, Al-Hilal had been hardly ever troubled on Saturday.
Salem Al Dawsari assisted Kanno because the defending champions struck with the primary try of the sport 12 minutes in, although they struggled to carve out clear-cut probabilities for the rest of the primary half.
However Al-Hilal improved after the break and Leonardo’s Seventy fifth-minute strike was the least they deserved after dialling up the strain, securing their third straight win.
Whereas Al-Hilal are 4 factors off the summit with a greater objective distinction than Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli are languishing in fifth after conceding two stoppage-time objectives in a 2-1 loss at Al Akhdoud.
A Damion Lowe personal objective put Al-Ahli forward halfway by the primary half, however Saleh Al Abbas equalised 5 minutes into second-half stoppage time, then Saviour Godwin struck a dramatic winner within the ninth minute added on.
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An ideal win in Roshn,
What a sport! pic.twitter.com/3qVHRCj0j2— AlHilal Saudi Membership (@Alhilal_EN) March 15, 2025
Information Debrief: Leonardo retains firing
Al-Hilal’s primary title rivals, Al-Ittihad, noticed key males Steven Bergwijn and Houssem Aouar limp out of their victory over Al-Riyadh on Thursday.
And Jesus was with out his primary ahead in Mitrovic right here, however Leonardo stepped as much as proceed his wonderful kind this season.
Solely Cristiano Ronaldo (19) has bettered his 17 Saudi Professional League objectives this season, with these strikes coming from probabilities value 14.67 anticipated objectives (xG).
Leonardo’s shot conversion price of 25.76% is one of the best of the six gamers to have netted at the very least 15 instances within the competitors this season.
