Aiming to continue their unbeaten start to the season and extend their lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League table, Al-Hilal will welcome Al-Taawoun to the King Fahd International Stadium on Friday.
After 12 league outings, the hosts sit four points clear at the summit of the division on the back of five straight league wins, while their visitors find themselves just seven points worse off in third spot at this stage.
The Blue Waves have impressed at both ends of the pitch in that fine opening run, with only Al-Nassr netting more than their 32 goals thus far, while no other side in the Saudi top flight have conceded as few as the eight they have shipped in 12 outings, and after playing out their second draw of the season in late September, they now head into Friday's contest on the back of five straight league wins.
In those outings, Jorge Jesus's side have netted 11 goals while only conceding once at the other end, starting with consecutive victories and clean sheets against Al Shabab, Al Akhdoud and Al Khaleej, before they met fellow high-flyers Al-Ahli and took three more crucial points from a 3-1 win, having initially gone 2-0 up through Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic before a Roger Ibanez own goal restored their cushion after Allan Saint-Maximin pulled one back for their visitors.
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