Second-placed Al-Nassr will look to bolster their hopes of closing the gap to leaders Al-Hilal when they host eighth-placed Al-Ettifaq on Friday, with kickoff slated for 15:00 GMT.
Key Highlights
Al-Nassr’s winning run was ended by leaders Al-Hilal when they defeated them 3-0 in the Saudi Pro League. Al-Nassr bounced back from this defeat with a convincing 4-1 home win against Al-Riyadh, highlighting their character and defiant mood as they look to chase down Al-Hilal in the run-in.
With four wins and one defeat in their last five matches, Al-Nassr is in the middle of the second-best run of form in the Sadi Pro League, with Al-Hilal the only side with a better run of form.
Having scored 43 goals in 16 matches, Al-Nassr will look to continue their good run in front of goal as they bid to continue their overall good form and get the three points they will need to take advantage of any slipups by Al-Hilal.
Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq are winless in their last five matches as their terrible run of form in the Saudi Pro League shows no signs of stopping.
With three draws and two losses, Al-Ettifaq needs to turn their form around quickly to stand a chance of climbing the table and arrest their fall into the bottom half of the table.
Injury Report
Neither side has reported fresh injury worries ahead of the one-on-one clash on Friday.
Team News
Al-Nassr will keep faith in their lethal front three, including Mane, Ronaldo, and Otavio, for the clash against Al-Ettifaq.
Al-Ettifaq’s Steven Gerrard will retain his faith in Moussa Dembele to lead the line against Al-Nassr in the hope that he will find his shooting boots.
Prediction
Al-Nassr will have too much for the out-of-form Al-Ettifaq. The home team will win the match and apply pressure on leader Al-Hilal.
