Al Hilal take perfect run to struggling Al Shamal SC

Al Hilal bring a perfect recent run into Wednesday's AFC Champions League Elite meeting with Al Shamal SC, whose own results have stalled.

The visitors arrive as leaders of the Saudi Professional League, having collected 27 points from their opening 10 games. Al Shamal SC, by contrast, sit 6th in the Qatar Stars League, so the gap between the two sides on current standing is clear.

According to NextGOAL's figures, the hosts are without a win in their last four matches, a run that includes a goalless draw away to Tractor S.C. in this competition. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-3 home defeat by Qatar SC in the Qatar Stars League.

Al Hilal have won their last five matches, among them a 2-0 victory away to Al-Sadd in the AFC Champions League Elite. They most recently edged Al Qadsiah 3-2 away in the Saudi Professional League.

NextGOAL's power score (pPS) rates the visitors at 64.7, against 29.3 for Al Shamal SC. Al Hilal are also higher on all seven axes of NextGOAL's radar.

The match kicks off at 01:15 Thai time on Wednesday 28 October, the night of Tuesday into Wednesday for viewers in Thailand.