Al-Hilal 1-0 Al-Shabab: Leonardo strike enough despite Koulibaly redShareDespite a slightly shaky ending to the match, Al-Hilal held out for their fifth win of the Saudi Pro League campaign against Al-Shabab.Marcos Leonardo's first-half strike secured Al-Hilal a narrow 1-0 victory over Al-Shabab, moving them up to second in the Saudi Pro League.Despite having Kalidou Koulibaly sent off late in the second half, Al-Hilal were comfortable as Al-Shabab lacked a spark in front of goal.Al-Hilal started brightly, with Ruben Neves flashing a shot wide in the opening three minutes then curling a free-kick from a tight angle on the left wing onto the roof of the net.And Leonardo made the breakthrough in the 36th minute as he finished off a lovely team move by drilling into the bottom-left corner of the net.After the break, Moteb Al-Harbi curled a long-range effort over the crossbar, but both sides struggled to create any real chances of note before the red card.Koulibaly lost control of the ball and caught Marcelo Grohe with his studs in an attempt to keep it and was initially booked, but a VAR review saw his punishment upgraded to red, leaving the hosts to play the final 12 minutes with 10 men.Carlos Junior headed a tame effort at Yassine Bounou, who then had to be at his best in stoppage time to parry Wesley Hoedt's pacey long-range strike, protecting his clean sheet.Data Debrief: Lack of quality does not stop Al-HilalIt was a game of very few clear-cut chances, with only five shots on target throughout, with three of those falling to Al-Shabab, albeit with the majority in second-half stoppage time.The hosts mustered just 0.65 expected goals from their nine attempts overall (two on target), with Al-Shabab accumulating 0.5 from their nine shots.Al-Hilal held out, though, and they have now won each of their last 10 Saudi Pro League matches in October, keeping clean sheets in each of the last five.Al-Hilal 1-0 Al-Shabab: Leonardo strike enough despite Koulibaly redDespite a slightly shaky ending to the match, Al-Hilal held out for their fifth win of the Saudi Pro League campaign against Al-Shabab.Marcos Leonardo's first-half strike secured Al-Hilal a narrow 1-0 victory over Al-Shabab, moving them up to second in the Saudi Pro League.Despite having Kalidou Koulibaly sent off late in the second half, Al-Hilal were comfortable as Al-Shabab lacked a spark in front of goal.Al-Hilal started brightly, with Ruben Neves flashing a shot wide in the opening three minutes then curling a free-kick from a tight angle on the left wing onto the roof of the net.And Leonardo made the breakthrough in the 36th minute as he finished off a lovely team move by drilling into the bottom-left corner of the net.After the break, Moteb Al-Harbi curled a long-range effort over the crossbar, but both sides struggled to create any real chances of note before the red card.Koulibaly lost control of the ball and caught Marcelo Grohe with his studs in an attempt to keep it and was initially booked, but a VAR review saw his punishment upgraded to red, leaving the hosts to play the final 12 minutes with 10 men.Carlos Junior headed a tame effort at Yassine Bounou, who then had to be at his best in stoppage time to parry Wesley Hoedt's pacey long-range strike, protecting his clean sheet.Data Debrief: Lack of quality does not stop Al-HilalIt was a game of very few clear-cut chances, with only five shots on target throughout, with three of those falling to Al-Shabab, albeit with the majority in second-half stoppage time.The hosts mustered just 0.65 expected goals from their nine attempts overall (two on target), with Al-Shabab accumulating 0.5 from their nine shots.Al-Hilal held out, though, and they have now won each of their last 10 Saudi Pro League matches in October, keeping clean sheets in each of the last five.