Al-Gharafa vs Al-Hilal Prediction and Betting Tips | November 3rd 2025

Al-Gharafa will host Al-Hilal at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Monday in the fourth round of their 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite campaign. The home side have endured a slow start to their continental campaign and have work to do if they are to finish in the top eight and advance to the knockout stages.

They were thrashed 4-0 by a clinical Al-Ahli side in their last Champions League game and could have few complaints about the result after managing just one shot on target throughout the contest.

Al-Hilal, meanwhile, are in brilliant form at the moment, both on the continental and domestic stages as they look to end their four-year wait for a fifth Champions League title. They locked horns with Al-Sadd in their last league phase outing and won 3-1, heading into the break two goals up via efforts from Yusuf Akçiçek and Kalidou Koulibaly before Sergej Milinkovic-Savic sealed the points in the second half.

The visitors sit atop the Western Region with nine points from an obtainable nine and will be looking to continue their perfect start to the tournament next week.

Al-Gharafa vs Al-Hilal Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been eight meetings between the two teams. Al-Gharafa have won just one of those games while Al-Hilal have won six times, with their remaining contest ending in a draw.
• The two teams last faced off in last season's AFC Champions League Elite, with the visitors winning the league-phase clash 3-0 to register a fifth consecutive unbeaten outing in the fixture.
• Al-Gharafa have conceded eight goals in the Champions League Elite this term. Only Al-Sharjah (9) and Nasaf Qarshi (11) have shipped more in the West.
• Al-Hilal have kept clean sheets in all but one of their last five games across all competitions.

Al-Gharafa vs Al-Hilal Prediction

The Cheetahs have lost four of their last six games across all competitions. They are massive underdogs heading into the midweek clash, but will rely on their home advantage to perhaps pull off an upset.

The Boss are on an outstanding eight-game winning streak and are undefeated in competition action all season. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams should see the visitors come out on top here.

Prediction: Al-Gharafa 1-3 Al-Hilal

Al-Gharafa vs Al-Hilal Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Al-Hilal to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES

Edited by Peter P