Last year's champions (Al-Ittihad) are leading the points table this time as well. They have won 6 out of the 7 matches played so far (their only loss came against Al Hilal on 1st September). If we look at the top teams, only one team has won the last 5 matches consecutively - Al Nassr. But the same Al Nassr had a horrible start to this season, losing the first two matches. As a result, they are at 5th position in the points table. Al Hilal was moving ahead with good momentum, but the draw against Damac on 21st September (1-1) ruined everything.
Al Nassr stumbled in the first 2 matches, but after that they rose and recorded 5 consecutive wins. They knew they had to bounce back quickly when they lost their first 2 matches, and now their form is improving. Looking at the standings in the SPL, it has become very tight with each club not having much distance between them. Now for the leaders, Ittihad, they must be able to be consistent in every match, because when they lose then from behind there are clubs ready to replace their position in the standings. Interesting to see the competition presented in the SPL.
It's true, the standings in the SPL in the future will definitely be even fiercer. especially for clubs that occupy the top six positions in the current standings. Because if I look, the clubs ranked second to sixth both won five of the seven matches played. So it is very likely that in each match week, the ranking of the clubs in the top six positions will most likely experience a significant shift. The reason is, the difference in points obtained by the six clubs is only 1 to 3 points different. So if, for example, one of the six clubs loses, it is very likely that the ranking will shift. So it's not just Al Ittihad that must remain consistent to continue to win in every match. However, these six clubs, including Al Nassr, must also continue to be consistent to continue to win in every match.
However, even so, the clubs in sixth position do have very good quality players. So the possibility of winning in every match will be very large. Therefore, it is also possible that the following week's standings will remain the same and not experience many changes, especially in the top six positions. So basically the fight for first place in the SPL this season will definitely be exciting. Because we have seen it now, that in the future there will definitely be a very exciting points chase.