⁠Al-Nassr vs Al-Rayyan Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Knight of Najd are cooking under Stefano Pioli’s leadership.

Al-Nassr are starting to look like a well-drilled side ever since Stefano Pioli took charge of the team. Knight of Najd’s are currently placed third in the league and are just a point behind league leaders Al-Ittihad. They have secured three consecutive wins on the road. This match against the Qatari side in the AFC Champions League is a wonderful opportunity to rest some players and give the others some much-needed game time. Hopefully, they can secure their first win in the competition in this game. 

Al-Rayyan haven’t been at their best form this season as they find themselves in the ninth spot in the Qatar Stars League. The team have managed to win just once in the last six matches highlighting their inconsistency. Nicolas Cordova’s side has also lost their first match against Al-Nassr’s rivals in the league Al Hilal and now faces another difficult challenge.

Kick-Off:

Monday, 30 September 2024 at 7:00 PM UK, 11:30 PM IST

Location: Al Awal Park

Form

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

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

Players to Watch

Sadio Mane (⁠Al-Nassr)

Sadio Mane was once considered among the best players in the world during his time at Liverpool. However, with Al-Nassr things have not gone his way with the versatile attacker failing to establish himself as one of the main men on the team. This season, he has appeared nine times for them but has just managed to score once but he does have five assists to his name. These are not impressive numbers for someone with his qualities and he will be hoping to add more goals to his game.

Roger Guedes (Al-Rayyan)

Roger Guedes has been in fine form for the Qatari outfit this campaign scoring four goals from the opening seven matches. Guedes has also opened his account in the competition with a well-taken goal against Al Hilal in the last match. His versatility makes him a real asset for Al-Rayyan who will be hoping he inspires them to a win against Al-Nassr. 

Match Facts

• Al-Nassr are unbeaten in seven games
• Al-Rayyan have lost three consecutive matches in a row
• This will be the first time, these two sides face each other

⁠Al-Nassr vs Al-Rayyan: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Sadio Mane to score a goal anytime
• Tip 2: Al-Nassr to win this game 
• Tip 3: Match to end with goals under 3.5

Injury & Team News

Al-Nassr have three injury concerns in their squad. Aymeric Laporte is a doubt for this match after suffering a knock while Marcelo Brozovic and Sami Al-Najei are sidelined for this match due to muscle and knee injuries respectively. 

The visitors Al-Rayyan have a fully fit squad to choose from. 

Head to Head

This will be the first time these two sides face each other.

Predicted Lineup

⁠Al-Nassr predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Krepski (GK); Al Ghanam, Lajami, Simakan, Al Najdi; Ali, Otavio; Angelo, Wesley, Ghareeb; Mane

Al-Rayyan predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Victor (GK); Brenet, Amaro, Garcia, Shehata; Pereira, Hatem, De Sart, Trezeguet; Guedes, Bencharki

Match Prediction

Al-Nassr are starting to perform consistently under Stefano Pioli and will be clear favourites against Qatari outfit Al-Rayyan who have lost three consecutive matches in a row. 

Prediction: ⁠Al-Nassr 2-1 Al-Rayyan

Telecast Details

India – FanCode

UK – TBD

US –  Paramount+

Saudi Arabia – bein SPORTS CONNECT, TOD

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