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| Date | 18 August 2018 | ||||||
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| Venue | Loftus Road,London,England[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 16,300 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy 20 °C (68 °F) 74%humidity | ||||||
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The2018 Saudi Super Cup was the fifth edition of theSaudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season'sSaudi Pro League andKing Cup.
The match was played on 18 August 2018 betweenAl-Hilal, the winners of the2017–18 Saudi Pro League, andAl-Ittihad, the winners of the2018 King Cup.[3]
It was held atLoftus Road inLondon,England, marking the second time the stadium hosted the Saudi Super Cup, and the third consecutive edition of the competition to be played in England.[4]
Al-Hilal won the match 2–1, securing their second Saudi Super Cup title.[5]
Loftus Road was announced as the venue of the final on 27 July 2018.[6] This was the second time Loftus Road hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted inLondon.
Loftus Road was built in 1904 and has been used as the home stadium ofQueens Park Rangers since 1917. Its current capacity is 18,439, and the record attendance was 35,353 in 1974.
This was Al-Hilal's third appearance in the competition. Al-Hilal won the2015 edition and finished as runners-up in2016. This was Al-Ittihad's second appearance in the competition. They finished as runners-up in the2013 after losing toAl-Fateh.[7]
The 2017 edition, which was supposed to be contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad, was canceled. The decision came at the request of then-Saudi national team managerEdgardo Bauza, who sought to adjust the domestic calendar to set up an ideal preparation program for the2018 FIFA World Cup.[8]
Al-Hilal qualified by winning the2017–18 Saudi Pro League on the final matchday with a 4–1 victory overAl-Fateh.[9] Al-Ittihad qualified by winning their ninthKing Cup title, defeatingAl-Faisaly 3–1 in the final.[10]
This was the 141st meeting between the two sides in all competitions. Al-Hilal had won 56 times, while Al-Ittihad had won 42 times, with 42 draws between them.[11] It was also the tenth final between them, with Al-Ittihad winning five times and Al-Hilal winning four times.[12]
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| Statistic | Al-Hilal | Al-Ittihad |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 19 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Saves | 3 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 47% | 53% |
| Corner kicks | 9 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 20 | 16 |
| Offsides | 0 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
