Al Nassr vs Al Khaleej Predicted lineup, injury news, H2H, telecast

Published at :April 29, 2024 at 7:07 PM

Modified at :April 29, 2024 at 7:07 PM

Freshly after meeting in the league, we see them clash once again

Al Nassr currently occupy the second position in the 2023-24 Saudi Pro League. They have managed to tally 71 points on the table. But with 9 points below Al Hilal before anyone starts thinking of challenging for the title. The King Cup of Champions presents the Knights of Najd with a chance to win silverware as they face Al Khaleej in the semi-finals.

Al Khaleej will be going into this action after having freshly faced the might of Al Nassr in the league. In that game, a goal by centre-back Aymeric Laporte helped Luis Castro’s men win 1-0. The winner of this semi-final will reach the finals to either face Al Ittihad or Al Hilal.

Kick-Off:

Wednesday, 1 May 2024 at 7:00 PM UK (11:30 PM IST)

Location: Al-Awwal Stadium

Form

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

Al Khaleej (in all competitions): L-D-L-W-W

Players to Watch

Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)

Whenever he is playing, all eyes are expected to be on him. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 29 goals so far in SPL and is leading the goal-scoring charts. Ronaldo loves winning titles. He will do everything with his experience and prowess to get the job done and reach the finals.

Fábio Martins (Al Khaleej)

The visiting team also has a good player in their ranks. Fábio Martins is a citizen of Portugal like Ronaldo but has played only till the U21 level for the national football team. The 30-year-old winger has 7 goals and 6 assists in the SPL and has so far featured from the start in every King Cup of Champions fixture for his side.

Match Facts

The winner will face either Al Ittihad or Al Hilal in the finals
If we look at the numbers in the league, Al Nassr have scored 84 league goals so far while Al Khaleej have just 32
In the last two meetings, Al Nassr have won both while keeping clean sheets in each

Injury & team news

Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem will be assessed before the game. He had a muscle injury. Same for Ali Lajami. Sami Al-Najei, Anderson Talisca and goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah won’t be featured in this one due to injuries.

The travelling team has no reported injuries or suspensions.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 10

Al Nassr wins – 6

Al Khaleej wins – 1

Draws – 3

Predicted Lineup

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

Ospina (GK); Al-Fatil, Laporte, Alamri; Al Ghanam, Al Khaibari, Brozovic, Telles; Otavio, Ghareeb; Ronaldo

Al Khaleej predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Sehic (GK); Al Hamsal, Al Khabrani, Lopez, Rebocho; Hamzi, Masoud, Rodrigues; Narey, Sherif, Martins

Match Prediction for Al Nassr vs Al Khaleej

The last two meetings between these teams happened in the Saudi Pro League. Both of those games were won by Al Nassr with clean sheets. This semi-final presents an opportunity to take a step closer to winning a silverware this term which Al Nassr can deliver seemingly.

Prediction: Al Nassr 3-1 Al Khaleej

Telecast for Al Nassr vs Al Khaleej

India – SonyLiv

UK – N/A

USA – Paramount +

Nigeria – N/A

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