Al-Nassr can lengthen their good begin to the Saudi Professional League season to eight matches when the title hopefuls go to top-flight newcomers NEOM on Saturday.
Jorge Jesus will hope his gamers prevail in much less nerve-jangling trend than they did on their final league outing, edging to a 2-1 dwelling victory over Al-Fayha courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo’s 104th-minute penalty for the five-time Champions League winner’s second aim of the sport.
A extra snug dwelling win adopted in opposition to Goa within the AFC Champions League on Wednesday, successful 4-0 to remain good after 4 matches on this season’s competitors.
Ahead Mohammed Maran and Saudi Professional League prime scorer Joao Felix got here off the bench to attain after Abdulrahman Ghareeb netted twice in a single sport for the primary time within the winger’s profession.
Promoted as champions for a second successive season in 2024/25, NEOM have made a promising begin beneath former Paris Saint-Germain supervisor Christophe Gaultier, who took over in July.
A 3-2 win at Al-Kholood on October 30 was the Tabuk-based membership’s fourth league victory this season, lifting them to seventh initially of the weekend.
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Galtier’s new gamers embrace former Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure and ex-Lyon, West Ham and Brentford wideman Stated Benrahma.
Lyon legend Alexandre Lacazette, who was Arsenal’s participant of the season in 2018/19, has contributed 5 targets and three assists in eight appearances in all competitions since ending his second spell on the Ligue 1 membership to hitch NEOM.
The 34-year-old former France ahead has immediately contributed to 6 targets in his final 5 video games.
NEOM vs Al Nassr crew information
Goalkeeper Marcin Bulka and midfielder Salman Al-Faraj are out for NEOM with long-term knee accidents.
Centre-back Ahmed Hegazy may return from a hamstring problem, whereas Benrahma will probably be focusing on extra targets after the Algeria worldwide scored his first two of the season in opposition to Al-Kholood.
Al-Nassr are prone to be much-changed after resting a number of gamers in opposition to Goa, with 20-year-old Brazilian ahead Wesley the one overseas participant of their beginning line-up on that event.
Ronaldo was rested totally and is about to return alongside the likes of defender Inigo Martinez, midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, winger Kingsley Coman and forwards Joao Felix and Sadio Mane, however centre-back Mohamed Simakan is an damage doubt.
NEOM vs Al Nassr anticipated line-ups
NEOM: Luis Maximiano, Abdulmalik Al Oyayari, Khalifah Al Dawsari, Nathan Zeze, Fares Abdi, Amadou Kone, Abbas Al Hassan, Saimon Bouabre, Stated Benrahma, Luciano Rodriguez, Alexandre Lacazette
Al-Nassr: Raghed Al Najjar, Ayman Yahya, Inigo Martinez, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Nawaf Boushal, Marcelo Brozovic, Angelo Gabriel, Joao Felix, Sadio Mane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kingsley Coman
watch NEOM vs Al Nassr
The match kicks off at 13:50 GMT on Saturday (08:50 ET / 05:50 PT). Within the UK, the Saudi top-flight broadcast channel is the Saudi Pro League YouTube channel.
Within the US, FOX Sports activities are the Saudi Professional League stay broadcasters.
NEOM vs Al Nassr stats
- Solely Al-Hazem (22), Al-Okhdood (21) and Al-Khaleej (20) have extra yellow playing cards on this season’s Saudi Professional League than NEOM (20)
- NEOM have scored in every of their final seven matches
- Joao Felix, Ronaldo and Coman are three of the 5 gamers to have bettered Lacazette’s whole of seven mixed targets and assists within the league this season, alongside Al-Khaleej’s Kostas Fortounis and Josh King
- Lacazette has gone two matches with out scoring for the primary time this season, though he has arrange a aim in every of these video games
- NEOM haven’t saved a clear sheet for 4 matches, conceding eight instances alongside the best way
- Joao Felix and King (9) are the one gamers to have scored extra targets than Ronaldo (8) on this season’s division
- Al-Nassr have received 13 and misplaced two of their matches in all competitions this season
- Ronaldo has seven targets and an help throughout his final 5 league appearances, scoring in every of them
- Joao Felix has a complete of 13 targets and two assists in 15 matches in all competitions in 2025/26
- The Portugal worldwide, who has two hat-tricks within the league, is aiming to keep away from failing to web in successive league video games for the primary time since becoming a member of Al-Nassr in July
NEOM vs Al Nassr prediction
Al-Nassr would have one win of their final three matches in all competitions however for Ronaldo’s last-gasp spot kick in opposition to Al-Fayha, however it might be a substantial upset if NEOM, who’ve misplaced their final two dwelling video games, had been to safe a optimistic outcome.
The guests have conceded in three of their final 4 home matches, so an 3-1 Al-Nassr win appears possible.
