Saudi Pro League: Abha vs Al Nassr: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Published at :March 31, 2024 at 6:25 PM

Modified at :March 31, 2024 at 6:25 PM

The reverse fixture saw Abha come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2

Abha are currently in the relegation zone of the Saudi Pro League. Out of the 18 teams contesting they sit 17th in the league standings. Their last game ended as a 1-1 draw to Al-Riyadh. This took their points tally to 22 after 25 league games.

On the other end of the spectrum, we have Al Nassr. An 11-point lead over Al Ahli keeps them comfortably in one of the two AFC Champions League group stage qualification spots. However, they are 12 points behind current league leaders Al Hilal. In the last game, the Knights of Najd pulled off an emphatic 5-1 win over Al Tai.

Kick-Off:

Tuesday, 2 April 2024 at 8:00 PM UK

Wednesday, 3 April 2024 at 12:30 AM IST

Location: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Form

Abha (in all competitions): D-W-L-W-L

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

Players to Watch

François Kamano (Abha)

François Kamano had scored the solo goal for his team in the 1-1 draw with Al-Riyadh. That also happened to be his first goal of the league season. Undoubtedly the player is very important without scoring a plethora of goals.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)

The Portuguese legend is still going strong while proving his 39 age is just a number. In the 5-1 win last match, Cristiano Ronaldo took home the match ball for scoring 3 goals past a helpless Al Tai. This has taken the league’s top scorer’s tally to 26 goals for the season.

Match Facts

Abha are second from bottom in the league having made just 22 points after 25 games
Al Nassr won their last match by 5-1 and are second placed in the division with 59 points
The visiting side has the current Saudi Pro League top scorer Ronaldo who has 26 goals so far

Injury & Team News

The hosts have striker Luka Djordjevic out and sidelined. His involvement is a doubt and can change before the kickoff.

Luis Castro surely will be happy with his side’s display last game and will want the same here as well. In the visiting camp, right back Sultan Al Ghanam and Talisca have muscle injuries. The latter had scored 16 league goals. Doubts for the game are – Abdulelah Al Amri, Abdullah Alkhaibari and goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 10

Abha wins – 1

Al Nassr wins – 7

Draws – 2

Predicted Lineup

Abha predicted lineup (4-4-1-1):

Tătăruşanu (GK); Al-Jumayah, Noguera, Tisserand, Al-Zubaidi; Kamano, Al-Sahafi, Saad Al Qahtani, Al-Shammeri; Krychowiak; Abdu Jaber

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

Ospina (GK); Yahya, Alawjami, Al-Fatil, Telles; Otavio, Brozovic; Mane, Al-Najei, Ghareeb; Ronaldo

Match Prediction for Abha vs Al Nassr

The last meeting in the reverse fixture Abha had a strong showing. They came from 2-0 behind to draw the game 2-2. Although that was back in October and the early phase of the competition, Al Nassr are quite back in their grove. The visiting team are capable enough to win on this trip.

Prediction: Abha 0-2 Al Nassr

Telecast for Abha vs Al Nassr

India – Sony Sports Network

UK – DAZN, Sky Sports

US – ESPN

Nigeria – Sporty TV

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