Al-Hilal beat Al-Qadisiyah 3-2 in a top-of-the-table clash in Round 11 of the Saudi League

Al-Hilal beat their hosts Al-Qadisiyah 3-2 in the match between the two sides in Round 11 of the 2026/27 Saudi Professional League, held on Thursday 23 October 2026 at 21:00 Saudi and Damascus time.

Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring for Al-Hilal in the 21st minute, before Julián Andrés Quiñones equalised for Al-Qadisiyah in the 31st minute. In the second half, Al-Hilal came back to score two goals through Rúben Neves in the 77th minute and Sergej Milinković-Savić in the 84th minute, before Mateo Retegui narrowed the gap for Al-Qadisiyah in the 87th minute, with the match ending in a 3-2 win for Al-Hilal.

The match saw no red cards, with Al-Qadisiyah receiving one yellow card compared to two yellow cards for Al-Hilal. The match was officiated by referee Donatas Rumsas.

Sergej Milinković-Savić was named man of the match after scoring one goal and providing one assist during the 90 minutes he played in full, with a rating of 8.47.

In terms of statistics, Al-Qadisiyah dominated possession with 52 per cent compared to 48 per cent for Al-Hilal, while Al-Hilal recorded 19 shots compared to 14 for Al-Qadisiyah, including 9 shots on target for Al-Hilal against 6 for Al-Qadisiyah. Al-Hilal also had a significant edge in expected goals, reaching 2.86 compared to 0.72 for Al-Qadisiyah.

With this result, Al-Qadisiyah occupy first place with 25 points from 10 matches after achieving 8 wins, one draw and one loss, with a goal difference of 24 to 9. Al-Hilal occupy third place with 24 points from 9 matches after achieving 8 wins and one loss without any draws, with a goal difference of 27 to 7.