Ittihad and nassr were always become the main rivals for al hilal. I can hope that if al hilal will keep the current position till the end of season. The club needs also to make sure its opponent will not be lucky enough to win the game and al hilal can take such opportunity to climbing up.
There will some matches to come soon. Al ittihad will be facing al ahli which is becoming the most attractive match for this week. Al naasr and al hilal will be facing some weak teams.
It's unlikely al ittihad will be able to win the game against al ahli easily.
My pick for this week obviously
Al nassr
Al Ittihad
Al hilal.
That is the right bet for Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, but I am quite doubtful about the outcome of the Al-Ittihad vs Al-Ahli match, I feel Al-Ahli can still surprise the final result. Al-Ittihad's only advantage is that they play as hosts, but the quality of squad depth between the two is quite equal. In fact, I think Al-Ahli has a slight squad advantage over Al-Ittihad. Maybe I won't bet on Al-Ittihad and it's better to take the BTTS betting option or over goals because there will definitely be a lot of goals scored in this match later. At least 3 goals are definitely there in my opinion.
I also doubt on Ittihad match which will be against Al Ahli, as you said, these both teams have quite equal in their squad depth. So indeed, Al Ahli might be able to make a surprise in that match. King Abdullah Sports City is Al Ahli home too, the two teams have the same stadium. So there is no advantage here for Ittihad, because their fans are probably not that different, and I think there is a possibility this match will end in a draw result.