{"id":1622,"date":"2025-11-26T02:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T02:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2025-11-26T03:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T03:42:46","slug":"kings-cup-preview-can-al-kholoods-fairytale-run-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/kings-cup-preview-can-al-kholoods-fairytale-run-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"King\u2019s Cup Preview: Can Al-Kholood\u2019s fairytale run continue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The King\u2019s Cup quarter-finals take centre stage this week, with Saudi football giants looking to avoid upsets and one unlikely contender chasing a historic breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to expect from all the matches, live on SPOTV NOW.<\/p>\n<h3>Al-Kholood vs Al-Khaleej<\/h3>\n<p><strong>November 28 @ 10:50PM (GMT+8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Al-Kholood are enjoying their best King\u2019s Cup run since the tournament\u2019s format revamp in 2014. On top of being one of the newer clubs competing in the Saudi top flight, their previous four appearances all ended in the first round, making this season\u2019s journey nothing short of remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>They face an Al-Khaleej side led by former Manchester United and Bournemouth forward Joshua King, whose 10 goals in nine matches have transformed the club\u2019s attack. The Norwegian sat out their recent 4-1 defeat to Al-Nassr with a muscle injury, but he could return for this cup match. Containing the in-form striker will be crucial if Al-Kholood hope to keep their fairytale run alive.<\/p>\n<h3>Al-Ahli vs Al-Qadsiah<\/h3>\n<p><strong>November 29 @ 1:30AM (GMT+8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eight-time winners Al-Ahli enter the quarter-finals looking to reassert their traditional King\u2019s Cup pedigree, having last lifted the trophy in 2016. Standing in their way are Al-Qadsiah, a side they just defeated 2-1 in the league last Saturday. That result should give Riyad Mahrez and his team-mates a confidence boost against last year\u2019s runners-up, who themselves have shown steady performances since getting promoted to the Roshn Saudi League.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRVWB6IjpkS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRVWB6IjpkS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by SPOTV Indonesia (@spotv.indonesia)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Al-Hilal vs Al-Fateh<\/h3>\n<p><strong>November 29 @ 10:40PM (GMT+8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victory looks set in stone for Al-Hilal, who have been unbeaten in all competitions, sitting second in the league and topping the AFC Champions League Elite (West) standings. Simone Inzaghi\u2019s side are also fresh from beating Al-Fateh in the league a few days ago, thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Ruben Nevez, giving them added confidence heading into the cup tie.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DF504Uesa_U?si=HyvqjtbBNhCY_XDK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Al-Ittihad vs Al-Shabab<\/h3>\n<p><strong>November 30 @ 1:30AM (GMT+8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Al-Ittihad are enduring a difficult campaign, sitting 13 points off Al-Nassr at the top and coming off Monday\u2019s 4\u20132 loss to Al-Duhail \u2014 their third defeat in five AFC Champions League Elite matches. However, the King\u2019s Cup has offered a rare bright spot for Karim Benzema and company, highlighted by their impressive win over Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s Al-Nassr in the previous round. Playing at home to a struggling Al-Shabab team, they may already have one foot in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/poywLuSQmqQ?si=RrfU8_FNJOcWHRIa\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The King\u2019s Cup quarter-finals take centre stage this week, with Saudi football giants looking to avoid upsets and one unlikely contender chasing a historic breakthrough. Here\u2019s what to expect from all the matches, live on SPOTV NOW. Al-Kholood vs Al-Khaleej November 28 @ 10:50PM (GMT+8) Al-Kholood are enjoying their best King\u2019s Cup run since the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/kings-cup-preview-can-al-kholoods-fairytale-run-continue\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">King\u2019s Cup Preview: Can Al-Kholood\u2019s fairytale run continue?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[328,330,284,127,603],"class_list":["post-1622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories","tag-al-hilal-fc","tag-al-ittihad-fc","tag-al-nassr-fc","tag-football","tag-kings-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1622"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1693,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622\/revisions\/1693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}