The delayed 2022 AFC Champions League final pits defending champions Al Hilal up against 2017 winners Urawa Red Diamonds.
Al Hilal have seen their domestic Saudi Pro League title defence slip in recent weeks, with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr battling it out with Al Ittihad, during the campaign run-in.
However, their attention now turns to a huge continental showdown against J League side Urawa Red Diamonds, as they push for a record-extending fifth AFC Champions League title.
Here's all the key information on the match, including kickoff time, live stream and TV channels, lineups, and betting odds.
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Where to watch Al Hilal vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Local broadcasters in selected countries have acquired the rights to televise or stream the AFC Champions League, while fans in other countries can subscribe to One Football to stream the match live.
According to LiveSoccerTV, the following networks are carrying this match:
TV channel | Streaming | |
---|---|---|
Australia | — | Paramount+ |
Canada | — | OneFootball |
Hong Kong | — | M Plus Live |
India | — | OneFootball |
Malaysia | — | OneFootball |
New Zealand | — | OneFootball |
Singapore | — | OneFootball |
UK | — | OneFootball |
USA | — | Paramount+ |
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What time Al Hilal vs Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off in AFC Champions League
This AFC Champions League first-leg clash between Al HIlal and Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off at 8:30 p.m. local time at the King Fahd Stadium, on Saturday, April 29.
Date | Kickoff time | |
Australia | Sun, Apr. 30 | 03:30 AEST |
Canada | Sat, Apr. 29 | 13:30 EDT |
Hong Kong | Sun, Apr. 30 | 01:30 HKT |
India | Sat, Apr. 29 | 23:00 IST |
Malaysia | Sun, Apr. 30 | 01:30 MYT |
New Zealand | Sun, Apr. 30 | 05:30 NZST |
Singapore | Sun, Apr. 30 | 01:30 SGT |
UK | Sat, Apr. 29 | 18:30 GMT |
USA | Sat, Apr. 29 | 13:30 EDT |
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Al Hilal vs Urawa Red Diamonds lineups, team news
On the back of their King Cup semifinal win over Al Ittihad, Al Hilal head coach Ramon Diaz is unlikely to make too many changes, with Luciano Vietto and Mohammed Kanno in line to return.
Al Hilal starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK) — 66. Saud Abdulhamid, 20. Jang Hyun-soo, 70. Mohammed Jahfali, 12. Yasser Alshahrani — 28. Mohamed Kanno, 6. Gustavo Cuéllar, 7. Salman Al-Faraj — 17. Moussa Marega, 9. Odion Ighalo, 10. Luciano Vietto
Urawa Reds head coach Maciej Skorża has no fresh injury concerns to deal with ahead of the trip to Riyadh with key defender Hiroki Sakai passed fit to travel.
Urawa Red Diamonds starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Shusaku Nishikawa (GK) — 15. Takahiro Akimoto, 2. Hiroki Sakai, 5. Marius Høibråten, 26. Takuya Ogiwara — 3. Atsuki Ito, 8. Yoshio Koizumi, 19. Ken Iwao — 21. Tomoaki Okubo, 30. Shinzo Koroki, 14. Takahiro Sekine
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Al Nassr vs Al Raed betting odds
Al Hilal win | Draw | Urawa Reds win | Both teams to score Y / N | Over / Under 2.5 goals | |
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SkyBet (UK) | 10/11 | 9/4 | 11/4 | 4/5, 10/11 | 1/1, 8/11 |
Neds (Australia) | 1.91 | 3.10 | 3.70 | 1.83 / 1.87 | 2.05 / 1.70 |
Dafabet (India) | 1.93 | 3.37 | 3.70 | 1.86 / 1.88 | 2.02 / 1.74 |