{"id":2824,"date":"2025-12-26T00:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=2824"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:30:33","slug":"al-hilal-aim-to-keep-pressure-on-al-nassr-in-crucial-saudi-pro-league-clash-against-al-khaleej-live-on-spotv-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/al-hilal-aim-to-keep-pressure-on-al-nassr-in-crucial-saudi-pro-league-clash-against-al-khaleej-live-on-spotv-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Hilal Aim to Keep Pressure on Al Nassr in Crucial Saudi Pro League Clash Against Al Khaleej, Live on SPOTV NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id=\"matchdetails\"><strong>Match Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fixture:<\/strong> Al Hilal vs Al Khaleej<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Friday, 26 December 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kick-off:<\/strong> 20:30 AST<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch Live:<\/strong> SPOTV NOW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Al Hilal return to domestic action on Friday as they host Al Khaleej at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, knowing there is no margin for error in the Saudi Pro League title race. League leaders Al Nassr have been relentless, winning all nine of their matches so far, and currently sit four points clear at the top.<\/p>\n<p>For Al Hilal, the mission is simple: keep winning. Simone Inzaghi\u2019s side are in scintillating form, riding a 14-match winning streak across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The last time they dropped points was back in September, in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Al Ahli. Their most recent defeat dates even further back\u2014to July\u2014when they fell 1-2 to Fluminense at the FIFA Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BylxQI8sh5o?si=YhzV0bHijvOG_3v2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inzaghistacticalfocus\"><strong>Inzaghi\u2019s Tactical Focus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since arriving just before the Club World Cup, Inzaghi has wasted no time stamping his authority on the squad. Speaking at Thursday\u2019s pre-match press conference, the Italian emphasized preparation and adaptability:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe prepared well for the match against Al Khaleej, starting from the camp during the break and through the Sharjah game, which we won. A complex match awaits us, and we\u2019ve worked hard to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inzaghi acknowledged the intensity of the title race and the importance of the upcoming months:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know the difficulty of the Saudi Roshn League, especially in January and February. That\u2019s why we aimed to secure top spot in the AFC Champions League Elite\u2014to focus fully on the league.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last touches before resuming the league \u26bd\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCa0QhoDgK\">pic.twitter.com\/oCa0QhoDgK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alhilal_EN\/status\/2004272258865631516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Al Hilal\u2019s confidence is buoyed by their flawless run in Asia. They edged Sharjah 1-0 on Tuesday, making it six wins from six in the AFC Champions League Elite. However, that victory came without two defensive pillars\u2014goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and center-back Kalidou Koulibaly\u2014both away on Africa Cup of Nations duty.<\/p>\n<p>Their absence could be significant against an Al Khaleej side boasting Kostas Fortounis, the league\u2019s assist leader with nine. For context, Kingsley Coman sits second with five.<\/p>\n<p>Inzaghi, though, remains unfazed:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst Sharjah, we played with an advanced defensive line and worked to raise our defensive level during this period without Bounou and Koulibaly. We have options to replace them and planned for this scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Match Details Fixture: Al Hilal vs Al Khaleej Date: Friday, 26 December 2025 Kick-off: 20:30 AST Venue: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Watch Live: SPOTV NOW Al Hilal return to domestic action on Friday as they host Al Khaleej at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, knowing there is no margin for error in the Saudi Pro &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/al-hilal-aim-to-keep-pressure-on-al-nassr-in-crucial-saudi-pro-league-clash-against-al-khaleej-live-on-spotv-now\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Al Hilal Aim to Keep Pressure on Al Nassr in Crucial Saudi Pro League Clash Against Al Khaleej, Live on SPOTV NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,5],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-2824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-top-stories","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824","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=2824"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2829,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions\/2829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}