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Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns – CAF Champions League value bet

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Al Hilal will host Mamelodi Sundowns in the return leg of their CAF Champions League encounter on Friday at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali.

The Sudanese team is hosting the game in Rwanda due to civil unrest back home and will be looking to take command of Group C here.

Ten-man Al Hilal did extremely well to get a point in an enthralling 2-2 draw when these two sides met at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium last week.

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Sundowns lead Al Hilal in the Group standings just by goal difference. Both teams have bagged five points in their opening three games.

The South African champions were 3-1 winners over Congolese outfit St. Eloi Lupopo in their opening fixture. Their second match resulted in a barren draw against MC Alger.

Their opponents beat MC Alger 2-1, before settling for a 1-1 draw in Congo. Either side needs all three points to all take charge of the table.

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What time does Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns start?

The match kicks off at 10PM E.A.T

Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns team news

Emmanuel Flomo was sent off 10 minutes after coming on last week and will not feature here. He will be replaced by Nigerian Sunday Odetunji.

Salaheildin Alhassan limped off last week and is being assessed ahead of the match. No other change is expected from the XI that started in Pretoria.

Teboho Mokoena and Arthur Sales were both on target in the 2-2 thriller and will lead the attack here. 

Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso is also expected to name a similar starting XI.

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Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns head-to-head and current form

Nuno Santos and Brayan Leon both scored stoppage time goals to give Sundowns a crucial 2-0 away win at Sekhukhune over the weekend. They are now unbeaten in their last 10 games.

Al Hilal have had more time to rest and have not played since they last met. They are also on an impressive 10-match unbeaten run.

Current form 

Al Hilal – DWWWW

Mamelodi Sundowns – WDWDD

Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns previous games 

  • Sundowns 2-2 Al Hilal (Jan 22, 2026)
  • Al Hilal 1-1 Mamelodi Sundowns (March 18, 2023)
  • Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Al Hilal (February 11, 2023)
  • Al Hilal 2-4 Mamelodi Sundowns (March 19, 2022)
  • Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Al Hilal (February, 11, 2022)

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Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns prediction

Both teams are on brilliant runs of form and they are expected to attack freely throughout the game. With top spot on the line, we predict at least a couple of goals in the match.

Both teams to score also gives a worthy alternative to picking the winner.

Prediction – Over 1.5 goals

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