Al Nasr vs Al-Raed Club Prediction & Betting Tips - Saudi Pro League

Prediction published on 05/03/2024, 12:00  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 07/03/2024 at 04:00 in Saudi Pro League Prediction

Al Nassr will seek to lessen the gap at the top when they host Al Raed in the Saudi League. The hosts go into this game placed second, a massive 13 places ahead of Al Raed who are battling on a different front. After 22 matches, Al Nassr enter this game on 53 points, which is nine less than league leaders Al Hilal’s tally. It hasn’t been great for Al Nassr in recent times. They come into this game straight from a 1-0 loss to Al Ain in the Asian Champions League. Their talisman Cristoiano Ronaldo returned in that game after serving a domestic ban. Directing obscene gestures at fans in a previous game saw the Portuguese star handed a one-match suspension. He will be available for Al Raed’s visit as well, with his team eyeing a first win in three games. Al Nassr are however undefeated in their last seven league matches. Here they will want to improve on the performance in their last league game, which ended 4-4 against Al Hazm. That, and a loss to Al Hilal are the only times they dropped points in the last 13 league matches.

Al Raed are just two points above the relegation zone and will do with a win here in their quest for survival. This is however not the kind of opposition they’d have wished for at this point in time. The visitors have no win over Al Nassr in their last 16 meetings. They lost each of their last four meetings, and come to this one on a weak run. Al Raed have failed to win in their last three matches, losing two. Defensively, they’ve also been poor, conceding at least twice in three of their last four matches. In their most recent game, Al Raed had Mathias Normann sent off as they went on to lose 2-1 at home. They also had a man sent off as they suffered a 3-1 loss to Al Nassr in the reverse fixture. The visitor will come here hoping for a better showing. The fact that Al Nassr have struggled defensively as well should give Al Raed a reason to be positive. Al Raed scored in each of their last five matches, and only failed in two of the last 10 games.