Al Nassr vs Al Okhdood: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Published at :November 22, 2023 at 1:42 PM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 1:13 AM

The visitors looking to resurge under Martin Ševela

Al Nassr are scoring for fun at the moment. They have been the best-scoring side this Saudi Pro League season. Before heading into the November international break, the Knights of Najd won 3-1 on the road to Al Wehda. Now they will host the promoted outfit Al Okhdood for the very first time in history.

The visitors were on a run of four back-to-back defeats under Jorge Alberto Lobo Mendonça. This led to the dismissal of Mendonça and the appointment of Martin Ševela. The response of Al Okhdood players under Ševela has been good in the first game. They won 2-1 at home against Al Hazem FC even with Hamed Al Mansour receiving a red card by the hour mark.

Kick-Off:

Friday, 24 November 2023 at 11:30 PM IST (6:00 PM UK)

Location: AL-AWWAL PARK Stadium

Form

Al Nassr (in all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

Al Okhdood (in all competitions): W-L-L-L-L

Players to Watch

Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)

The 38-year-old shows no signs of stopping. Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in the November international break with his nation Portugal. The forward even scored against Liechtenstein national football team. Even though many superstars were brought in by different teams across the league this summer, Ronaldo still is unstoppable. He has 13 goals and 7 assists in 12 league games.

Leandre Tawamba Kana (Al Okhdood)

The former Cameroon international moved from Al Taawoun to join the newly promoted club Al Okhdood this summer. Leandre Tawamba Kana leads the club’s top scorer chart for the Saudi Pro League season. Tawamba Kana has so far scored 4 goals. The player also has an assist to his name.

Match Facts

Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo tops both the Saudi Pro League top scorer and assists charts
Both sides are on the opposite ends of the scoring spectrum across the Saudi league. Al Nassr has scored the highest number of goals (36 goals scored) while Al Okhdood have had a poor time finding the back of the net (10 goals scored)
The visitors have lost four of their last five league games

Injury & Team News

The close-knit performing pack of Al Nassr players could see key centre-back Aymeric Laporte rejoining them after he was seen in training. The former Man City defender was absent from the last game against Al Wehda. Right-back Nawaf Al-Boushail and centre-back Abdulelah Al Amri remain doubtful.

The visitors for the scheduled 24 November clash happen to be injury-free at the moment. This means still a freshly appointed manager Martin Ševela will have every player at his disposal to face Cristiano Ronaldo and Co while they look to add another positive result.

Head to Head

This will be the first head-to-head meeting between these sides. Al Okhdood were one of the teams that got promoted to the Saudi Pro League from Division 1 after last season’s performance.

Predicted Lineup

Al Nassr predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Alaqidi (GK); Al Ghanam, Alamri, Laporte, Telles; Brozovic, Fofana; Mane, Otavio, Ghareeb; Ronaldo

Al Okhdood predicted lineup (5-4-1):

Vitor (GK); Al Zabdani, Alyami, Kvirkvelia, Burca, Al Mansour; Collado, Pedroza, Tanase, Godwin; Tawamba

Match Prediction for Al Nassr vs Al Okhdood

If we solely look at the goalscoring exploits of both sides this season, Al Nassr tops the league while Al Okhdood are finding life hard in the Saudi Pro League. Even though the away side’s new manager Martin Ševela found victory in his first task, he surely will be troubled by the calibre of players in the closet of Luís Castro.

Prediction: Al Nassr 3-1 Al Okhdood

Telecast for Al Nassr vs Al Okhdood

India – Sony Sports Network

UK – DAZN, Sky Sports

US – ESPN

Nigeria – Sporty TV

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