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Al Hilal and Al Gharafa will square off in an AFC Champions League Elite fixture on Tuesday (December 3rd). The game will be played at Kingdom Arena.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 comeback win over Al Shabab in the Saudi Pro League over the weekend. They went behind to Abderrazak Hamdallah's sixth-minute strike while Sergej Milinkovic-Savic equalized eight minutes later. Kalidou Koulibaly and Nader Al Sharari were sent off for both sides before Milinkovic-Savic completed his brace for the match-winner.
The Blue Wave will be hoping to get back to winning ways on the continent having played out a 1-1 draw away to Al Sadd last week.
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Al Gharafa, meanwhile, fell to a 3-1 defeat at home to Al Nassr. All three goals were scored after the break, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring either side of Angelo while Joselu pulled one back with 15 minutes left on the clock.
The loss left the Qatari outfit in eighth spot in the table, having garnered four points from five games. Al Hilal are second on 13 points.
Al Hilal vs Gharafa Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Al Hilal have four wins from six previous head-to-head games while two games were drawn.
- This will be their first meeting since May 2012 when Al Hilal claimed a 2-1 home win.
- Eight of Gharafa's last nine games across competitions have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Four of Al Hilal's last five competitive games have produced three goals or more.
- Six of Hilal's last seven games have witnessed goals at both ends.
Al Hilal vs Gharafa Prediction
Al Hilal ended a two-game winless run with their hard-fought victory against Al Shabab. Jorge Jesus' side are second in both the Saudi Pro League and in the AFC Champions League, two points behind the leaders in each table. However, they have already booked their spot in the knockout round on the continent.
Gharafa, for their part, occupy the final qualification spot for the knockout round. Just one point separates them from the side beneath them and a loss could see them drop out of the top eight.
We are backing the hosts to claim a multi-goal victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Al Hilal 3-1 Al Gharafa
Al Hilal vs Gharafa Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Al Hilal to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 Halftime/Fulltime result: Al Hilal/Al Hilal
