“Al-Hilal” – “Navbahor”. Malcolm and Neymar: the Brazilian team in action!
Mikhail Korobov September 17, 2023, 18:30 Moscow time
For the “leaders” overwhelming and effective victories were no longer enough. They have become big!
On September 18, the matchday 1 of the group stage of the AFC Al-Hilal – Navbahor Champions League will be played. The game starts at 21:00 Moscow time. The bookmakers have already made a prediction, they consider the hosts as favorites: you can bet on Al-Hilal’s victory with odds of 1.25. Experts rate the success of “Navbakhor” at 11.5. Tie bets are accepted at 6:00 am.
Bookmaker’s odds for the Champions League match AFC Al-Hilal – Navbahor on September 18, 2023
Bookmakers are confident that the match between Al-Hilal and Navbahor will be productive: a total of more than 2.5 goals is equal to 1.62, and a total of less than 2.5 goals is equal to 2.32. You can bet on “both will score” for 2.16. If one of the teams does not score, they will play 1.66.
Analysis and forecast for the match of the 1st round of the group stage of the Champions League AFC Al-Hilal – Navbahor (09/18/2023)
The increasingly popular Pro League season continues to gain momentum. The group stage of the AFC Champions League also begins. On September 18, six matches in the 1st round of the tournament will be played. In one of them, in the city of Riyadh, the local Al-Hilal will host Navbahor. The starting whistle will sound at 21:00 Moscow time.
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Al-Hilal is the club with the most AFC Champions League titles. He won this tournament four times. Last season, the “leaders” could have won their fifth championship. However, in the final match they disappointingly lost to Urawa Red Diamonds (1:1 and 0:1).
In the summer the Riyadh team was greatly strengthened. His head coach was the experienced Jorge Jesús. Seven top-level footballers joined the Al-Hilal squad: Malcom, Alexander Mitrovic, Yassine Bono, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Sergei Milinkovic-Savic and Neymar.
In six matches of the Saudi Arabian championship, the transformed “leaders” did not suffer a single defeat. They only tied with Al Feiha (1-1). Jesus’ team defeated “Abhu” (3:1), “Al-Raed” (4:0), “Al-Ittifaq” (2:0), “Al-Ittihad” (4:3) and “Riyadh ” (6:1). Thus, they topped the championship standings.
The last two meetings are the most interesting. The fact is that Neymar did not participate in the match against the current champion of Saudi Arabia. He was recovering from an injury he suffered last season. Despite the absence of the Brazilian and the fact that the match was played in Jeddah, the “leaders” won. Mitrovic became the main hero of the match. He scored a hat-trick.
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The match against Riyadh was Neymar’s first for Al-Hilal. The debut was productive. The forward helped his team achieve a great victory. He scored an assist that Malcolm converted into a goal. For the former Zenit striker, the goal scored was the seventh in nine games in all tournaments as part of the “leaders”. He also has three assists. So everyone saw the Brazilian team in action.
Al-Hilal’s powerful attack destroys rival defenses. Excellent support for the trio formed by Malcom, Neymar and Mitrovic is Salem Al-Dawsari. In his last four games in the Pro League he scored even more than the Serbian national team’s top scorer: six goals.
Will “Navbakhor” be able to at least impose the fight on the “leaders” who have tasted great victories? In the Uzbekistan championship he is doing relatively well. The club is in second place in the standings. True, the difference with the leader Pakhtakor is quite big – seven points.
In 18 matches, Samvel Babayan’s team won 10 times and drew four times. But they got most of the points at home. The Hawks are less dangerous on the road. In nine away games they only won three times and drew the same number of times. He scored 13 goals and conceded nine.
In the final of the Champions League qualification, AFC Navbahor beat Al-Wakra away with great difficulty (1-0 DV). He was very lucky. In the 80th minute, the Qataris were still in the minority. Without this dismissal, the meeting could well have ended differently.
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Al-Hilal will most likely win a landslide victory in the next match. With each new encounter, the power of his attack becomes greater. The teamwork between Malcolm and Mitrovic is improving and now the Brazilian pair can play too.
You can bet that the “leaders” will win and the total will be more than 2.5 goals at bookmakers with odds of 1.79. “Navbakhor” does not approach the match in the best tone. In the last four rounds of the Uzbekistan championship they did not achieve any victory. I tied with Metallurg (1-1) and AGMK (0-0). Lost to Pakhtakor (1-2) and Sogdiana (1-2).
Prediction and bet for the match of the 1st round of the group stage of the Champions League AFC Al-Hilal – Navbahor September 18, 2023
Al-Hilal can easily be considered the main favorite of the tournament. The appointment of Jesús and the signing of many prolific forwards have led him to beat everyone indiscriminately and also score many goals. And this is just the beginning of the season. Neymar only played one game. He will be even better later. Navbakhor has fewer resources. He has problems with traveling. Furthermore, the “hawks” are showing a decline in the latter part of the season.
Tender: Victory for Al-Hilal and the total was more than 2.5 goals in 1.79.
