Overview
- Al-Nassr, which beat Al-Shabab 4-2 on Thursday, moved to 82 points from 32 matches to lead Al-Hilal by five.
- Cristiano Ronaldo finished a Sadio Mané cross in the 75th minute to reach 100 Saudi Pro League goals and 26 this season.
- João Félix struck in the 3rd and 10th minutes and completed his hat-trick with a stoppage-time penalty to seal the points.
- Al-Hilal holds a game in hand and meets Al-Nassr next in the Riyadh derby, a head-to-head many view as decisive for the title race.
- After scoring for Al-Shabab, loanee Ali Al-Bulayhi displayed an Al-Hilal crest and, per reports relayed by World Soccer Talk, was removed from the squad pending internal action.