Al Shabab vs. Al-Nassr: Preview and Prediction 10/18/24

Al-Nassr will travel to Riyadh to play Al Shabab on Friday. Both sides will meet in this Saudi Pro League fixture. Al-Nassr hopes to continue its unbeaten streak this season. The Najd Kings have won four and drawn two of their matches.

Al Shabab vs. Al-Nassr: Preview

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Al-Nassr opened their campaign with undesired draws, and they soon bounced back to their standards. However, in a league with teams such as Al Hilal, Al Ahli, and Al Ittihad, early points dropped will be detrimental as you compete for the title. Al Nassr took several steps to improve their situation, including sacking manager Luis Castro.

Match Details

Match: Al Nassr @ Al Shabab

Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium (Riyadh)

Date & Time: Oct 18, 2024 at 7 pm UK

Al Shabab vs. Al Nassr: Team News

Al-Nassr's latest result was a 3-0 win over Al Orubah. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fifth league goal with a penalty to open the scoring. This was followed by a brace from Sadio Mane to secure the victory for Stefano Pioli's side.

Pioli, who took over from Castro on September 18, has won all five matches he has managed across all competitions since joining the team, including two which were in the Saudi Pro League. However, Sami Al Najei is out of action until June 2025 as he recovers from a cruciate ligament injury.

Al Shabab

Hoping to add to their win streak, Al Shabab will work hard to defend their form against the Yellow Army and secure another three points. Al Shabab will still be without 30-year-old winger Fahad Al-Muwallad due to injury. Yannick Carrasco, who has only scored once in the league this season, is expected to lead the attack again.

Possible Starting XI

Al Shabab: Kim; Cuellar, Hoedt, Renan; Al-Sibyani, Kanabah, Guanca, Al-Thani; Al-Juwayr, Carrasco, Bonaventura

Al-Nassr: Bento; Al Ghanam, Simakan, Laporte, Boushal; Brozovic, Al-Khaibari; Otavio Talisca, Mane; Ronaldo

Al Shabab vs. Al-Nassr: Prediction

The match is going to be a great watch as both the teams are stacked with high-quality players. Those three points are very important; both teams will do whatever it takes to secure them. Al-Nassr has an edge to win the fixture by a close margin. However, Al Shabab won't stay quiet and will be lethal enough on counter-attacks as they have been in the past few matches.

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Article originally written by Vinay Batra