In numbers ... Al Hilal deserves to win the Saudi League title at the expense of Al-Nasr
The light of Al Hilal shone in Saudi Arabia after officially winning the league title for the 16th time in its history and the third in the last four seasons, before the conclusion of the tournament with two rounds in an exceptional season that started with being crowned champion of the AFC Champions League and then achieving fourth place in the Club World Cup, becoming the leader of the first team in the history of the Kingdom to win In the league and the Asian champions in one season, he is also looking forward to completing the rare series with a new achievement that adds the King Salman Cup title when it meets in its semi-final round with Abha on October 27th.
The day before yesterday, Al-Hilal secured the title by defeating Al-Hazm 4-1 in the 28th round, to clinch the title from its rivals Al-Nasr, the "title holder", raising its tally to 66 points, six points ahead of Al-Alamy with beating him by a difference in direct confrontations (1- 2 back and forth 4-1), which made his last two matches against Al Wahda and Al Shabab a duty.
Al-Hilal deserved the title after winning 20 games, drawing six and losing two matches, and the best offensive was by scoring 69 goals and the second best line of defense by receiving 24 goals. In contrast, its runner-up won 18 matches, six tied, and lost four confrontations, scoring 56 and with 23 goals.
The technical figures issued by the Saudi Professional League revealed Al-Hilal's preference over victory in precise technical details, as the accuracy of its players' shots reached 53.3% compared to 48.5% for victory, and at the level of goal-making (43 versus 38), and the number of his successful passes reached (13469 against 11458), The relative preference of the leader was in the accuracy of crosses (23.1% versus 22.7%), and the success rate of dribbling (62.8% versus 62.5%).
Al-Hilal owes its title victory to the way in which the Romanian coach Razvan Lucescu plays, which is similar to the performance of Manchester City in intense attack and the speed of eliminating the ball from the opponent and investing the skills of the players in making the difference, and Al Hilal also appears on the tactical touch of Liverpool embodied in launching attacks across the wings, taking advantage of The experience and speed of Yasser Al-Shahrani and Muhammad Al-Brik, as is the case of the "Reds" duo, Arnold and Robertson, who were Klopp's German Corps, in achieving the sweet title after an absence of 30 years.
And the French "Assad" Pavitimbi Gomez contributed to the crowning of Al Hilal after he proved that he is a world-class scorer by scoring 24 goals and ranked as the top scorers behind Najm Al-Nasr, Moroccan Abdel-Razzaq Hamdallah (27 goals), which means that the competition between them will ignite in the next two rounds for the top scorer title.
With the abilities of foreign players, the Saudi star Salem Al-Dossary emerged with exceptional specifications that he translated on the ground by making six goals (599 successful passes in 18 matches, of which 14 were played), and four great goals, the last of which was a pure individual effort with the goal of Al Hazm, through which he raised his goals in the championship to four goals Salem's value appears in the accuracy of his passes at the opponent's court, which was 75% surpassed by Najm al-Nasr, Moroccan Noureddine Murabit 57.4%.
Al-Hilal also owes its credit to the Italian professional Sebastian Giovinco (7 assists and 7 goals), the Brazilian Carlos Eduardo (12 goals and is the second scorer for the team), and Peruvian Andre Carrillo (4 goals), while the leader's offensive strength lies in the model bench. Omar Khribin (6 goals), Saleh Al Shehri (4 goals), Nawaf Al Abed and many others.
Al-Hilal will switch to the AFC Champions League matches to continue its title defense campaign, as it faces Pakhtakor on September 14 in the third round of Group Two, which also includes Shabab Al-Ahly and Shahir Khodro, in which he shares the lead with Pakhtakor with six points.
10 technical points awarded Hilal the third title in the last 4 seasons
1- The leader is the strongest offensive line and the second strongest defense.
2- He surpassed victory in precise technical details.
3- Having world-class fullbacks, Yasser Al-Shahrani and Muhammad Al-Braik.
4- Seize half opportunities through the Lionheart Gomez.
5- His substitutes with the basic value such as Omar Khribin, Saleh Al-Shehri and Nawaf Al-Abed.
6- Exceptional capabilities and high skills of Saudi international star Salem Al-Dossary.
7- Team tactical superiority and individual skill in the return leg in front of victory.
8- Coach Lucescu’s culture in passing speed, ball fouling and intense attack.
9- Strong physical preparation during the period of inactivity due to the Coronavirus.
10- Harmony of foreign and Saudi professionals and steadfast performance.
A numerical comparison between Al Hilal and Al Nasr
Al-Hilal victory : 20
Victory: 18
Goals
Al Hilal: 69
Victory: 56
Al Hilal shot accuracy : 53.3%
Al Nasr: 48.5%
Industry goals
Crescent: 43
Victory: 38
The number of successful passes
Al Hilal: 13469
Al Nasr: 11458
Hilal Passing Accuracy : 86.5%
Al Nasr: 84%
Crescent crosses accuracy : 23.1%
Al Nasr: 22.7%
Success rate of
Al Hilal dribbles : 62.8%
Al Nasr: 62.5%
Saudi League champions record
Al-Hilal: 16
Al-Nassr title : 9 Al-
Ittihad: 8 Al-
Shabab: 6
Al-Ahly: 3 Al-
Ettifaq: 2
Al-Fath: 1