A-Shabab vs Al-Nasr Prediction: Top table battle will be tough

The game between the league's top team, Al-Nasr, and the team that is currently in second place, Al-Shabab, will take place at King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. A victory for the team playing at home will bring them closer to catching up to Al-Nasr, while a win for the team playing away will put them six points ahead of Al-Shabab.

Al-Shabab - a win is needed to tie points with league leader

In their prior matches, Al Shabab had one victory against Al Ittifaq, three defeats against Sunderland, Al Fateh, and Al Wahda, and one tie against Al Ittihad. Al Ittihad was the only team to defeat Al Shabab. Al Shabab was only able to score four goals while allowing ten. During the current league season, Al Shabab has scored a total of 2.17 goals in a match on average. When it comes to disciplinary actions, the home team has been issued 15 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, and they have committed an average of 12.17 fouls per game.

Al-Nasr - hoping to extend league’s gap

Al Nassr comes into this match having won four of its most recent five matches against Al Feiha, Al Raed, Al Khaleej, and Al Tai, lost none of those matches, and had one match against Al Hilal result in a draw. The club was responsible for allowing two goals while scoring eleven. Away from home, Al Nassr scored 2.25 goals on average per contest while only allowing 0.5 goals against. The squad was given 19 cautions, 18 of which were yellow and 1 of which was red, while the total number of fouls committed was 129. With an overall average of 62.50% in ball possession so far this season, Al Nassr is doing a very good job at controlling the ball.

Expert Betting Tips

In the previous seasons, Al Shabab and Al Nassr have played each other a total of 34 times, with Al Shabab coming out on top 14 times and Al Nassr claiming 10 victories. A total of ten of the games were decided by a draw. In those contests, Al Shabab managed to score 45 goals, whereas Al Nassr only managed to score 36 goals. Despite this, we anticipate a competitive game with goals scored by both sides.