Estrela vs Al Nassr Preview - prediction, team news, lineups | Pre-Season Friendly

The Portuguese side will present their 2026-27 squad against the Saudi Pro League champions.

Estrela da Amadora will host Al Nassr at the Estádio José Gomes on Saturday, August 1, as both clubs continue their preparations for the 2026-27 campaign. The fixture will mark the first edition of the Troféu Cidade da Amadora. It will also serve as Estrela’s official presentation match ahead of the new season.

The Portuguese club are preparing for their opening Primeira Liga fixture against Sporting CP on August 8. Pepa took charge of Estrela ahead of the new campaign. He has been overseeing their pre-season preparations.

Al Nassr are conducting part of their pre-season programme in Portugal. Their scheduled friendlies include games against Benfica B, AD Mérida, Estrela da Amadora and Almería. They suffered a 2-1 defeat against Benfica B on July 22, with the game played behind closed doors at Benfica Campus.

Kickoff

• Competition: Club Friendly
• Date: August 01, 2026
• Time: 6:00 PM WEST / 10:30 PM IST
• Venue: Estádio José Gomes, Amadora, Portugal
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: Not in use

Form

Estrela da Amadora: W-L-W-D-W

Al Nassr: W-W-L-L-W

Players to Watch

Sydney van Hooijdonk (Estrela)

Sydney van Hooijdonk is the most suitable Estrela player to watch from their latest XI. The Dutch centre-forward operates as the focal point of the attack. He started through the middle in Estrela’s latest match, with Ianis Stoica and Abraham Marcus positioned alongside him in the front three.

He is also listed as part of Estrela’s 2026-27 first-team squad.

João Félix ( Al Nassr)

João Félix will be one of Al Nassr’s main attacking options against Estrela da Amadora. The Portuguese forward can operate behind the striker or from wider attacking positions. He provides creativity in the final third.

With Cristiano Ronaldo unavailable for the friendly, Félix could have a more prominent role in Al Nassr’s attack.

Match Facts

• The match will mark the first edition of the Troféu Cidade da Amadora.
• Estrela will use the fixture as their official team presentation for the 2026-27 season.
• Estrela and Al Nassr also met in a behind-closed-doors friendly in August 2025, with the Portuguese side winning 1-0.
• Al Nassr lost 2-1 to Benfica B in their opening confirmed pre-season friendly on July 22.

Betting tips & odds

• Tip 1: Al Nassr to win the match
• Tip 2: Both teams to score
• Tip 3: Goals scored over 2.5

Injury & team news

Estrela da Amadora have two reported injury concerns ahead of the friendly. R. Oliveira Botelho is listed with an unspecified injury. Meanwhile, D. Fernandes Fonseca is sidelined with a tibia and fibula fracture.

Apart from these reported absences, Estrela could retain much of the side used in their latest outing against Braga.

Al Nassr have a longer list of reported fitness concerns. Sami Al-Najei is listed as having a fitness issue, while Mohamed Simakan has been dealing with a leg problem.

Sultan Al-Ghannam, Mubarak Al-Buainain and goalkeeper Raghed Al-Najjar are listed with cruciate ligament injuries.

Cristiano Ronaldo is also not expected to play against Estrela. His absence should be treated separately from the injury list rather than described as an injury.

Head-to-head stats

• Matches played: 1
• Al Nassr (wins): 0
• Estrela (wins): 1

Predicted line-ups

Estrela da Amadora (3-4-3): Renan Ribeiro; Otávio, Stefan Leković, Luan Patrick; Bruno Langa, Paulo Moreira, Eddy Doué, Jefferson Encada; Ianis Stoica, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Abraham Marcus.

Al Nassr (4-4-1-1): Bento; Mohammed Simakan, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Nawaf Al-Boushail, Salem Al-Najdi; Kingsley Coman, Ayman Yahya, Abdullah Al-Amri, Sadio Mané; João Félix; Camara.

Match prediction

While Estrela da Amadora enjoy the home advantage in this match-up, they face an uphill battle against an Al Nassr attacking line including João Félix, Sadio Mané and Kingsley Coman. Although Cristiano Ronaldo will not be present and Al Nassr have some injury concerns, the visiting side still have enough quality to come through with a close win.

Prediction: Estrela 1-3 Al Nassr

Telecast details

The Estrela da Amadora vs Al Nassr pre-season friendly will kick off at 6:00 PM WEST / 10:30 PM IST.

Internationally, the fixture is expected to be available through regional streaming platforms such as DAZN and STC TV in select territories, subject to regional availability.

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