Al Nassr has won 2 out of 3 recent encounters with Al Riyadh. Al Nassr has kept clean sheets in the last 4 home matches in all competitions so they are likely to win this match without conceding a goal.

 

Football website Sports Mole’s analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player statistics, shows that the most likely result of this match is Al Nassr win with a probability of 73.82%. A draw has a probability of 16% and a win for Al Riyadh has a probability of 10.19%.

 

The most likely score for Al-Nassr to win is 2-0 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scores for that result are 3-0 (9.49%) and 1-0 (9.35%). The most likely draw is 1-1 (7.53%), while Al Riyadh’s score is 0-1 (3.05%).

 

Al Nassr is currently ranked 2nd on the rankings and the away team is 11 places behind them. Al Nassr entered this match after a 1-1 draw against Istiklol in the final round of the AFC Champions League group stage in midweek. Because he was sure of being at the top of the table, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was allowed to rest in that match. Al Nassr won the last time they competed against Al Riyadh last season with a score of 2-1.

 

Al Riyadh also just returned to the Saudi Pro League this season, after 15 rounds they have only 16 points and are only 3 points ahead of the relegation group. In the previous round, they won 0-0 with Al Hazm, but their defense has conceded 29 goals this season so it’s easy to win nothing against Al Nassr in this match.