Al Nasr vs Al Ahly: Will Ronaldo keep scoring?
On Friday, September 13, the third round match of the Saudi Arabian Championship between Al-Nasr and Al-Ahli will take place at the Al-Awal Stadium in Riyadh.
Luis Castro's men have not had an ideal start to the new season. The 4-1 defeat of Al-Faiha away in the last round, played at the end of August before the break for the national team matches, was preceded by a home loss of points to modest Al-Raed (1-1). And this misfire now prevents Al-Nasr from keeping up with their main opponent and competitor in the Saudi League - the current champion Al-Hilal, who took 100% of the points at the start.
The good news for Al-Nasr fans is that their team has become even stronger in late summer and early autumn. At least, “on paper”. The club from Riyadh has signed two famous newcomers. And if the Brazilian Wesley from Corinthians is still just a young hope of world football, then the French defender Mohamed Simakan is already a full-fledged and established star. Al-Nasr won the fight for this centerback against the giants of the European top leagues, and given that Aymeric Laporte is still with the club, fans have every reason to expect that the team’s defense will become stronger and more reliable than last season. Well, Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to be responsible for the attack, having gained amazing momentum at the very start of the season - not a single Al-Nasr match goes by without his goals.
Al Ahly
The team of German Matthias Jaissle, who somehow managed to keep their jobs after the last, to put it mildly, unconvincing season, began the 2024/25 campaign with new disappointments. And how else to call the defeat to Al-Fateh (0:1) in the last round? When Al-Ahli's roster is more than 10 times more expensive than the opponent's, such an opponent must be beaten. However, Jaissle's charges were unable to do so.
Before that, Al-Ahly won at home against the elite division newcomer Al-Oruba (2:0). But for now, this set of results after two rounds – a win and a loss in matches with far from the strongest participants of the campaign, allows the team to be located in the middle of the tournament table.
And the Al-Ahli management is showing incredible patience for Saudi football bigwigs. Not only is Matthias Jaissle not losing his job, but the German is also being “brought in” new stars. The main deal of the summer for Al-Ahli was the signing of Ivan Toney from English Brentford for 42 million euros. Now the player, who recently played for the England national team, will try to improve the attacking efficiency of one of the richest clubs in Saudi Arabia.
In addition, we recommend paying attention to the option of betting on a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo at any time of the match. Here, bookmakers offer odds in the region of 1.85, and this is quite good for a player who has not yet left the new season without a scoring strike.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al Nasr vs Al Ahly
Al NasrLuis Castro's men have not had an ideal start to the new season. The 4-1 defeat of Al-Faiha away in the last round, played at the end of August before the break for the national team matches, was preceded by a home loss of points to modest Al-Raed (1-1). And this misfire now prevents Al-Nasr from keeping up with their main opponent and competitor in the Saudi League - the current champion Al-Hilal, who took 100% of the points at the start.
The good news for Al-Nasr fans is that their team has become even stronger in late summer and early autumn. At least, “on paper”. The club from Riyadh has signed two famous newcomers. And if the Brazilian Wesley from Corinthians is still just a young hope of world football, then the French defender Mohamed Simakan is already a full-fledged and established star. Al-Nasr won the fight for this centerback against the giants of the European top leagues, and given that Aymeric Laporte is still with the club, fans have every reason to expect that the team’s defense will become stronger and more reliable than last season. Well, Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to be responsible for the attack, having gained amazing momentum at the very start of the season - not a single Al-Nasr match goes by without his goals.
Al Ahly
The team of German Matthias Jaissle, who somehow managed to keep their jobs after the last, to put it mildly, unconvincing season, began the 2024/25 campaign with new disappointments. And how else to call the defeat to Al-Fateh (0:1) in the last round? When Al-Ahli's roster is more than 10 times more expensive than the opponent's, such an opponent must be beaten. However, Jaissle's charges were unable to do so.
Before that, Al-Ahly won at home against the elite division newcomer Al-Oruba (2:0). But for now, this set of results after two rounds – a win and a loss in matches with far from the strongest participants of the campaign, allows the team to be located in the middle of the tournament table.
And the Al-Ahli management is showing incredible patience for Saudi football bigwigs. Not only is Matthias Jaissle not losing his job, but the German is also being “brought in” new stars. The main deal of the summer for Al-Ahli was the signing of Ivan Toney from English Brentford for 42 million euros. Now the player, who recently played for the England national team, will try to improve the attacking efficiency of one of the richest clubs in Saudi Arabia.
Al Nasr vs Al Ahly facts
- Al-Nasr have not lost in 13 consecutive matches in the Saudi Arabian championship (10 wins, 3 draws)
- Al Ahly have won just one of their last six away matches in the Saudi Arabian League (3 draws and 2 losses)
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in 4 consecutive official matches for Al Nasr
Odds from download 1xbet
In the bookmaker 1xbet, the favorite of this match is the Al-Nasr team, on whose victory you can bet with a coefficient of 1.94. The coefficient for a draw here is 3.77, and on the victory of the guests from Al-Ahli, you can bet with a coefficient of 3.47. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!Game Totals Prediction
Considering Al-Ahli's unconvincing away form and the team's overall tendency to lose points "out of the blue", we consider the odds for Al-Nasr to win (1.94) to be quite tempting, so that the bet on three points for the home team should be considered as the main one for this match.In addition, we recommend paying attention to the option of betting on a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo at any time of the match. Here, bookmakers offer odds in the region of 1.85, and this is quite good for a player who has not yet left the new season without a scoring strike.
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