Al Taawoun 0-6 Al Hilal: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Al Hilal won it

Ollie Watkins put Al Hilal ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Rúben Neves. Gabriel Martinelli made it 0-2 to Al Hilal in the 18th minute. Gabriel Martinelli made it 0-3 to Al Hilal in the 43rd minute, set up by Ollie Watkins. Gabriel Martinelli made it 0-4 to Al Hilal in the 50th minute, set up by Crysencio Summerville. Ollie Watkins made it 0-5 to Al Hilal in the 53rd minute. Sultan Mandash made it 0-6 to Al Hilal in the 75th minute, set up by Ollie Watkins.

It was 0-3 at half-time.

Ollie Watkins scored twice.

Gabriel Martinelli scored a hat-trick.

The referee, I. Barton, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Al Taawoun and 1 to Al Hilal.

Al Taawoun: Ž. Lazetić, 5-4-1 · Al Hilal: S. Inzaghi, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 4.60 for Al Taawoun and 1.41 for Al Hilal.

Al Taawoun scored about 4.6 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Al Hilal made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 4.6 goals.

Al Taawoun created the better chances, 4.60 xG to 1.41, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Al Taawoun had 4 shots on target, Al Hilal 10.

Al Taawoun's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Al Hilal had 55% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Al Taawoun came into it with 11 Saudi Pro League matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.21 expected goals for and 1.64 against, and had won 0% of their matches.

Al Hilal came into it with 10 Saudi Pro League matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 3.10 expected goals for and 1.02 against, and had won 90% of their matches.

Al Taawoun vs Al Hilal: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Ollie Watkins (Al Hilal), rated 10.0 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals, 2 assists.

Al Taawoun

• Saif Rajab 7.2
• Mohammed Al-Aqel 7.0
• Aschraf El Mahdioui 6.9
• Younes El Bahraoui 6.7
• Abdulrahman Hindi 6.6

Al Hilal

• Ollie Watkins 10.0 2 goals, 2 assists
• Gabriel Martinelli 9.3 3 goals
• Crysencio Summerville 7.9 1 assist
• Moteb Al-Harbi 7.6
• Yassine Bounou 7.6

The lowest-rated starter was Marin Petkov at 5.6. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Al Taawoun: Al Taawoun vs Al Ettifaq Saturday 31 October 2026 · Saudi Pro League
• Al Hilal: Al Hilal vs Al Fateh Saturday 31 October 2026 · Saudi Pro League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Al Taawoun vs Al Hilal

What was the score in Al Taawoun vs Al Hilal?

Al Taawoun 0-6 Al Hilal (half-time 0-3), Saudi Pro League, Saturday 12 September 2026.

Who scored in Al Taawoun vs Al Hilal?

Ollie Watkins 9', Gabriel Martinelli 18', Gabriel Martinelli 43', Gabriel Martinelli 50', Ollie Watkins 53', Sultan Mandash 75'.

Did Moneyball predict Al Taawoun vs Al Hilal correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Al Taawoun vs Al Hilal?

Ollie Watkins, rated 10.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Al Taawoun vs Al Hilal?

I. Barton.