Al-Nassr vs Al-Ettifaq Prediction: This will be a close match

In this round of 14 fixtures in the Saudi Professional League, the league-leading Al-Nassr will play host to Al-Ettifaq at MRSOOL Park. The home team enters this match having played their most recent match on the road against Al-Shabab, where they were held to a scoreless draw. On the other side, the Al-Ettifaq team that traveled to play Al-Fateh was defeated by them. In this game, Cristiano Ronaldo, who signed with the Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr in the latter half of December 2022, is expected to make his professional debut in the Saudi Arabia Professional League. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner left Manchester United and joined the home team following his contract termination.

Al-Nassr - bookies’ favorite to win

In their previous matches, Al Nassr had a winning record of three games against Al Raed, Al Khaleej, and Al Tai, with two games against Al Hilal and Al Shabab ending in ties. Al Nassr was able to score seven goals while also allowing two goals to be scored against them. During the current league season, Al Nassr has scored a total of 2.08 goals on average per match. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was given 20 yellow cards and one red card, totaling 10.85 fouls over the course of all of the matches that they have participated in.

Al-Ettifaq - we can't overwrite the visitors

Al Ettifaq comes into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against Al Khaleej and Abha, lost two of those matches against Al Shabab and Al Fateh, and drawn one of those matches against Dhamk. The team only managed to score one goal, giving up eleven goals. Away from home, Al Ettifaq scored an average of 0.92 goals per game while also allowing an average of 0.92 goals against. There were 16 yellow cards and 2 red cards handed out to the team, and a total of 116 fouls were committed by the away team.

Expert Betting Tips

During the past seasons, Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq have played each other a total of 30 times, with Al Nassr coming out on top 13 times and Al Ettifaq taking home 9 victories. A total of eight of the games played ended in ties. During those contests, Al Nassr was able to score 45 goals, whereas Al Ettifaq was only able to score 42. Even though Al-Etifaq has historically been a difficult opponent for Al Nassr, we anticipate that this match will go in a different direction due to the fact that the home club is now performing much better than the visitors.