The Saudi Pro League is back in action with another round of matches this week as Al Khaleej lock horns with Cristiano Ronaldo and Rudi Garcia's impressive Al Nassr outfit in an important encounter at the King Saud University Stadium on Monday.
Al Nassr vs Al Khaleej Preview
Al Khaleej are currently in 14th place in the Saudi Pro League standings and have not been at their best so far this season. The away side edged Al Ettifaq to an important 2-1 victory last week and will need to work hard to achieve a similar result in this fixture.
Al Nassr, on the other hand, are in second place in the league table at the moment and have not been at their best so far this season. The hosts thrashed Al Raed by a convincing 4-0 margin in their previous game and have a point to prove this week.
Al Nassr vs Al Khaleej Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Al Nassr have an impressive recent record against Al Khaleej and have won seven out of the last 10 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Al Khaleej's two victories.
- Al Nassr are currently three points behind Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League standings but have been the most prolific team in the competition so far with 53 goals to their name.
- Before their 4-0 victory against Al Raed last month, Al Nassr were winless in three consecutive matches in all competitions and had failed to find the back of the net.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 12 goals in his 13 appearances for Al Nassr so far and ended a run of three games without a goal with his strike against Al Raed.
- Al Nassr's Anderson Talisca has scored 16 goals in the Saudi Pro League this season - only Odion Ighalo and Abderrazak Hamdallah have been more prolific in the competition.
- After a winless run of seven matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al Khaleej have managed to win their last two matches in the competition and have scored five goals in the process.
At what time does the match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej kick off?
India: 8th May 2023, at 9:30 PM
USA: 8th May 2023, at 12 PM (Eastern Standard Time), 11 AM (Central Standard Time), 9 AM (Pacific Standard Time)
UK: 8th May 2023, at 7:30 PM
How to watch live streaming of Al Nassr and Al Khaleej?
India: SonyLIV, Shahid-MBC
USA: ESPN+, Shahid-MBC
UK: Shahid-MBC