Al Nassr needs to score in their 3-6 matches consistently to catch up with Al Hilal whereas Al Hilal will need to equally lose in some of their subsequent matches to allow Al Nassr pass them by which is pretty much difficult to do. Al Nassr has missed that opportunity to have lost in their two matches.
I enjoyed today's win which was 2-0 over Khaleej. Cristiano Ronaldo's goal was a great opening for the success of Al Nassr today. It is fantastic to have scored over 460 goals before the age of 30 and another 400 goals after the age of 30. I am so excited to see a young man with such great success.
In other words, Al Nassr hopes that Al Hilal will experience defeat when they play some of their matches. for me, that doesn't match the depth of Al Nassr's squad. In fact, Al Nassr has a squad that is much more competitive than any squad competing in this league. Al Nassr should be able to perform consistently with the depth they have. This squad has Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Talisca, and several other names. they just need to maintain their consistency, in order to maintain the distance between Al Hilal's points.
In today's match, Al Nassr was able to win the match over Al Khaleej. Statistically, the opposing team put up quite a fight even though Al Nassr basically controlled 72% of ball possession. however Al Khaleej had 11 total shots, 2 on target, 3 big chances. while Al Nasr, only had 8 total shots, 4 on target, 1 big chance. However, they were able to convert 2 of them into goals. With this result, Al Nassr remains 4 points adrift of the top of the standings.
Well, these two teams have not yet faced each other in the Saudi Pro League competition. Al Nassr can overtake Al Hilal's ranking if Al Nassr wins the two meetings. Thus, the top of the standings can be occupied by the team you hope for. but in reality, in football, goes ups and downs can happen to these two teams. Al Hilal could lose points in their matches, the opposite is true with Al Nassr. Well, now, Mitrovic has a collection of 9 goals and is only 3 goals behind Ronaldo. If Al Hilal can win matches with big scores, the temporary top scorer could change position. Interesting isn't it, so let's just follow every development.