Al-Hilal host Al-Ittihad in top-of-the-table clash in Round 8 of the Saudi Pro League

Al-Hilal host Al-Ittihad on 10 October 2026 at 21:00 Damascus time, in Round 8 of the Saudi Pro League for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on Thamanya channel.

Al-Hilal top the league standings with 18 points from 7 matches, having achieved 6 wins and suffered 1 defeat, scoring 23 goals and conceding just 5. Al-Ittihad sit in second place with 17 points also from 7 matches, having won 5 of them and drawn 2 without any defeats, scoring 12 goals and conceding 6.

In their last five matches, Al-Hilal achieved four wins and suffered one defeat, beating Al-Gharafa 2-1, Al-Taawoun 6-0, Al-Shabab 2-0, and Al-Ahli 3-0, while losing to Neom 0-2.

As for Al-Ittihad, they played their last five matches achieving three wins and two draws without any defeats, drawing with Al-Shamal 1-1, beating Al-Faisaly 3-1, Al-Fayha 2-1, and Al-Nassr 2-1, while drawing with Al-Fateh 0-0.

In the last five meetings between the two sides, Al-Hilal won two, drew two, and lost one, with the teams drawing 1-1 on 21 February 2026, Al-Hilal beating Al-Ittihad 2-0 on 24 October 2025 when Al-Ittihad were the hosts, Al-Ittihad beating Al-Hilal 4-1 on 22 February 2025 on their own ground, the teams drawing 2-2 on 7 January 2025 at Al-Hilal's stadium, and Al-Hilal beating Al-Ittihad 3-1 on 21 September 2024.