al-Ahli of Jeddah hosts rival Al-Nasr on Friday in a highly anticipated match that will bring together the parties, at the Radioactive Jewel Stadium, in the context of the 24th round of the Saudi Professional League
Al-Ahli enters the game in third place with 47 points, behind the runner-up al-nasr by 6 points, while Al Hilal is 65 points clear at the top of the Pro League.
The match is of great importance to both sides due to several different motivations, with al-nasr looking to get back on track, while Al-Ahli seeks revenge for his first-round loss and a new step closer to second place.
Revenge
Al-Ahli lost the first round match against Al-Nasr by 3-4 at Al-Awl Park Stadium in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh in the seventh round of the competition.
The Ahlawi team looks forward to exploiting the recent fluctuation of the victory level, in order to achieve victory and snatch the full match points.
Track correction
Al-Nasr has recently suffered a clear poor level, overshadowing the team’s results in all competitions, as he did not taste al-nasr in the last two rounds with a draw with the 4-4 al-hazm and a loss from al-raed 1-3.
He also called the ACL quarter-finals, losing to the eye on penalties 1-3, after the end of the home and away games by 4-4.
Thus, “The World” will enter this match with the sole aim of correcting the course and getting back on track.
Conflict of descriptiveness
al-nasr was far removed from the lead clash with the al-hilal, especially as the “leader” currently excelled by 12 points with 11 rounds to go.
His first goal would therefore be to maintain the second position, but he would face considerable difficulty owing to the continued pressure of the community and the reduction of the current gap to 6 points.
al-nasr will overtake Ahli by 9 points if the al-nasr takes place against Friday. If the opposite happens, Al-Raqi will reduce the gap to 3 points, which will ignite the meeting.
Al-Ahli Contract
Al-Ahli suffers from a clear knot at his stadium in front of al-nasr in the Professional League, where he has not won against “The World” since 2015.
Al-Ahli triumphed 4-2, in the fourth round of the competition, and has since lost in 4 meetings and tied twice, representing a clear knot.
Ronaldo’s desire
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of al-nasr and his first goal, is looking to return to scoring, after missing his mark in the last two rounds.
“Don” missed the tie with the bundles with round 22, due to a suspension against the backdrop of the youth derby events, and then failed to find the leading net last week.
Al-Ahli seeks to find the top scorer in the competition, finishing first with 22 goals ahead of Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic, the al-hilal striker by just two goals.
