Savic Strikes Again: Hilal’s Bite against Al Khaleej Sets the Saudi Pro League Pace
8 January 2026
Milinković-Savić nets third goal of the season for Al Hilal
Al Hilal opened the scoring against Al Khaleej on Thursday night at Kingdom Arena in Round 14 of the Saudi Pro League.
Assistance and record
Serge Milinković-Savić scored in the 29th minute, with Ruben Neves providing the assist.
Opta notes this is his third league goal of the season.
First-half dominance and top form
Al Hilal has scored 18 goals in the first half of the season across 13 matches, the most in the league this season.
Opta also says the team has seven wins and one draw when scoring the first goal this season, with no defeats.
Neves recorded his first assist of the season in the league.
Al Hilal sits top of the table with 32 points and remains unbeaten.
Punchline 1: If precision were a weapon, Milinković-Savić forgot to miss. Target locked, goal scored.
Punchline 2: Neves’s pass had GPS—great positioning somehow found its way straight to a teammate’s foot. Comedy of football errors? Not tonight.
