In the 30th match of the Saudi Professional League "Al-Hilal" defeated "Al-Raed" with a score of 5:3, increasing their score to 65 points and maintaining second place in the league table. On the other hand, "Al-Raed" officially found themselves at the bottom of the league table with 21 points, facing relegation from the league.
This match was the first for the blue-storied brothers under the guidance of the current coach Makhmmed Ash-Shalaykh, who replaced Jorge Jesus after the team's loss in the playoffs of the AFC Champions League. Mitarovich from Serbia opened the scoring in the 31st minute for "Al-Hilal," while Dossari doubled the lead ten minutes later. Then, the marking Khalil narrowed the deficit, and Salem Ad-Dossari missed a historic hat-trick, raising his goal count in this season to 13 goals and providing 12 assists.
