Neftchi v Al-Hilal Saudi FC prediction

AFC Champions League Elite · Mon, 23 Nov 2026 13:45 GMT · Istiqlol Stadium

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 20:34 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Neftchi v Al-Hilal Saudi FC, AFC Champions League Elite on Mon, 23 Nov 2026 13:45 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

Neftchi host Al-Hilal Saudi FC in AFC Champions League Elite on Monday 23 November (kick-off 13:45 UK).

The key numbers

Al-Hilal Saudi FC have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Four of Neftchi’s last 6 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in three of Neftchi’s last 6 results in all competitions (50%). At home, Neftchi have two wins, no draws and one defeat in their last 3 home matches in all competitions — 2.00 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 0.67.

Nine of Al-Hilal Saudi FC’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in six of Al-Hilal Saudi FC’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). Away from home, Al-Hilal Saudi FC have six wins, no draws and one defeat in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 2.57 points per game, scoring 3.14 and conceding 0.86.

Neftchi are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Neftchi (ninth) and Al-Hilal Saudi FC (second) are five points apart, 2026/27 so far.

Team news

Predicted Neftchi XI (4-2-3-1): B. Ergashev, Michel, F. Sayfiev, B. Ciger, K. Kouao, J. Iskanderov, Ratinho, A. Ismailov, A. Odilov, Y. Sasse, M. Forss — derived from the last 6 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, J. Iskanderov (4.0 per match over three appearances, one goal and one assist) and K. Kouao (3.7 per match over three appearances, one assist) have been Neftchi’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Neftchi (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), K. Kouao averages 1.7 tackles per 90 over 270 minutes.

Predicted Al-Hilal Saudi FC XI (4-3-3): Y. Bounou, K. Koulibaly, M. Mahzari, T. Hernández, Y. Akçiçek, S. Milinković-Savić, R. Neves, M. Kanno, O. Watkins, S. Mandash, G. Martinelli — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Rúben Neves (7.4 per match over 13 appearances, seven goals and four assists) and O. Watkins (5.9 per match over 11 appearances, eight goals and five assists) have been Al-Hilal Saudi FC’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Al-Hilal Saudi FC (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Rúben Neves averages 2.7 key passes per 90 over 1526 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. O. Watkins averages 3.3 shots per 90 over 984 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Mon, 23 Nov 2026 13:45 GMT · AFC Champions League Elite · Istiqlol Stadium
Recent form: Neftchi 1W 1D 3L · Al-Hilal Saudi FC 4W 0D 1L

Neftchi v Al-Hilal Saudi FC (AFC Champions League Elite): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 7 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

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Goals

against 1.33 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 6 matches

6.5 / 7.5

Corners

against 4.75 / 3.13 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.75 / 5.63

Shots on target

against 3 / 3.38 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

3 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.25 / 2.63 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 3 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Neftchi for / against	Line	Al-Hilal Saudi FC for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	7.5 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	16.13 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.63 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.25 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.88 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Neftchi

Neftchi Goalkeeper

Neftchi — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Ergashev	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90

Neftchi — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Neftchi before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Ergashev n 4	90	1.5 1/1

Neftchi Defensive

Neftchi — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Farrukh Sayfiev	4	79315 min	72 /90	30.9 /90	00 /90	102.9 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
Bojan Ciger	4	78310 min	20.6 /90	30.9 /90	20.6 /90	113.2 /90	41.2 /90	00 /90
K. Kouao	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	134.3 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
Michel	3	83249 min	10.4 /90	41.4 /90	20.7 /90	72.5 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
A. Gofurov	2	68135 min	10.7 /90	21.3 /90	21.3 /90	42.7 /90	32 /90	10.7 /90
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Neftchi — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Neftchi before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Ergashev n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Farrukh Sayfiev n 4	78.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0	—
Bojan Ciger n 4	77.5	1.2 3/1	0.3 1/0	—
Alisher Odilov n 4	73.3	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0	—
Ratinho n 4	69.3	1.9 3/1	0.3 1/0	—
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Neftchi — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Neftchi before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Farrukh Sayfiev n 4	78.8	2 3/2
Bojan Ciger n 4	77.5	0.6 2/0
Alisher Odilov n 4	73.3	0.3 1/0
Ratinho n 4	69.3	1.9 3/1
Yan Sasse n 4	59	1.5 3/1
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Neftchi Attacking

Neftchi — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Forss	3	65194 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.9 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90
S. Perica	3	45135 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	64 /90	32 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90
Alisher Odilov	4	73293 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	61.8 /90	30.9 /90	30.9 /90	30.9 /90
Ratinho	4	69277 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90
Yan Sasse	4	59236 min	00 /90	00 /90	83.1 /90	20.8 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
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Neftchi — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Neftchi before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Ergashev n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Farrukh Sayfiev n 4	78.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Bojan Ciger n 4	77.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Alisher Odilov n 4	73.3	1.8 4/2	0.9 3/0
Ratinho n 4	69.3	1.3 2/2	0.3 1/0
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Neftchi — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Neftchi before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Ergashev n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Farrukh Sayfiev n 4	78.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Bojan Ciger n 4	77.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Alisher Odilov n 4	73.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Ratinho n 4	69.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Al-Hilal Saudi FC

Al-Hilal Saudi FC Goalkeeper

Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Y. Bounou	13	911182 min	322.4 /90	50.4 /90	10.1 /90
Mohammed Al Owais	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90

Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Hilal Saudi FC before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Y. Bounou n 8	90.8	2.6 7/4
Mohammed Al Owais n 8	90	2.1 6/3

Al-Hilal Saudi FC Defensive

Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
K. Koulibaly	15	841264 min	282 /90	151.1 /90	30.2 /90	503.6 /90	191.4 /90	10.1 /90
Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari	14	861202 min	302.2 /90	110.8 /90	20.1 /90	675 /90	171.3 /90	10.1 /90
Moteb Al Harbi	12	58694 min	111.4 /90	70.9 /90	10.1 /90	314 /90	20.3 /90	00 /90
T. Hernández	10	58577 min	71.1 /90	91.4 /90	00 /90	335.1 /90	40.6 /90	00 /90
Hassan Tambakti	9	67603 min	60.9 /90	131.9 /90	20.3 /90	182.7 /90	60.9 /90	20.3 /90
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Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Hilal Saudi FC before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Koulibaly n 8	83.1	1.8 8/4	0.1 1/0	—
Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari n 8	82.8	1.2 7/2	1.8 7/5	—
Y. Bounou n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
S. Milinković-Savić n 8	90.6	1.2 7/3	0.9 6/1	—
Rúben Neves n 8	88.9	1.5 6/4	0.5 3/1	—
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Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Hilal Saudi FC before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Koulibaly n 8	83.1	2.2 7/5
Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari n 8	82.8	2.4 8/6
S. Milinković-Savić n 8	90.6	1 5/2
Rúben Neves n 8	88.9	2.4 8/7
C. Summerville n 8	82.1	1.1 4/3
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Al-Hilal Saudi FC Attacking

Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Sultan Mandash	12	60714 min	30.4 /90	40.5 /90	192.4 /90	40.5 /90	91.1 /90	121.5 /90
O. Watkins	11	78863 min	80.8 /90	50.5 /90	323.3 /90	171.8 /90	181.9 /90	101 /90
Gabriel Martinelli	8	71568 min	61 /90	00 /90	223.5 /90	121.9 /90	71.1 /90	50.8 /90
M. Meïté	8	44351 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	92.3 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90	41 /90
K. Benzema	2	80160 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	31.7 /90	10.6 /90	52.8 /90	10.6 /90
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Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Hilal Saudi FC before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Koulibaly n 8	83.1	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari n 8	82.8	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0
Y. Bounou n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Milinković-Savić n 8	90.6	1.6 6/5	0.4 3/0
Rúben Neves n 8	88.9	1.4 7/3	0.8 4/2
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Al-Hilal Saudi FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Al-Hilal Saudi FC before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Koulibaly n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari n 8	82.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Y. Bounou n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Milinković-Savić n 8	90.6	0.2 2/0	0.1 1/0
Rúben Neves n 8	88.9	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Neftchi v Al-Hilal Saudi FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NeftchiLWLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Al-Hilal Saudi FCWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Neftchi#9 pos4 pts4 pl-2 GD

Al-Hilal Saudi FC#2 pos9 pts4 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Neftchi scored1.25

Al-Hilal Saudi FC scored1.75

Neftchi conceded1.75

Al-Hilal Saudi FC conceded1

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