Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 519. (Read 119171 times)

Current performance from Al Hilal success comeback and winning over Al Ittihad 3-4 last match seems not doubt for over @3.5 against Al Riyadh up coming match. Most excited with Neymar likely will make debut after returning from national teams and he doesn't get injury, last match before international break out, Al Hilal winning over Al Ittihad with scored 4 goals and I think easily against 15th standings team Al Riyadh for Neymar scoring first goal in his debut match.

Depend with Al Hilal manager, will give debut for Neymar and save him for playing in AFC Champion League because three days later playing in domestic league will against Navbahor in Champion League.

Yep, I check Neymar is no longer injured, he should be play in this match even though Al Riyadh is really weak in SPL. Neymar can humiliating Al Riyadh, just like how he humiliated Bolivia for scoring 2 goals and 1 assist.

Not a bad bet, over 3.5 goals is still realistic, you can look in the previous week there are many teams scored higher than 3 goals.

I'm ready to stream this game online, getting acquainted with the Saudi football competition. SPL becoming more interesting, especially this season when there's arrival of new European players that are capable of handling their perspective team's performance. Al Akhdoud are average club, there standings on the league table said it all. Al Akhdoud are not even up to the game standard with Al Ittihad this season. Mere looking at them, we can easily predict the winner. Al Ittihad have an outstanding performance in league games, they are probably in the competitive race for SPL title this season.

The Al Hilal vs Al Riyadh match is scheduled to take place at the Prince Faisal bin Fadh station, Al Riyadh headquarters. This match will also most likely be Neymar's first debut to play in the Saudi pro league. However, it is very likely that Neymar will start on the bench. So far, Jorge Jesus still has a deadly trio on the front lines, namely Malcom, Aleksander Mitrovic and Salem Al Dawsari. these three players can really be relied on, when playing against teams that are below their level.
considering that Al Hilal only has a narrow margin from the teams below them, like it or not they have to win with a landslide score. Below Al Hilal's ranking, there is the Taawoun team squad and the Al Ittihad team squad which are only one point apart. These two teams are ready to shift the ranking occupied by Al Hilal.

While the home team is ranked 15th in the standings. So, these two teams have a fairly obvious gap. Of the 5 matches played by Al Riyadh, they were only able to win once in the first match, after that, they played a draw, the rest with 3 defeats. In fact, Al Riyadh has conceded 10 goals in its 5 matches. So the question is, will Al Hilal defeat the home team with a landslide score?  if so, then we can choose other options in this bet. I think the Under/Over option is the most ideal. over 3.5 goals with odds @1.85 is quite worth the risk. My estimate is that this match will end with a score of 1-3, a victory for Al Hilal. Well, now it all comes back to our betting choices.

So true. In fact, it was because of CR7 that I started watching SPL. And I think all of us here feel the same way. Namely, we are more interested in following every match in the SPL after CR7 came to the Arab League. And well this is a blessing for everyone. Because I think we have a different color in the world of football.

Even if we can see a much higher level in the performance of Arab clubs in matches. Last season I still saw some boring things in the Arab league. But this season I think everything is changing quickly with the arrival of more top European players to the Arab League. Competition has become fiercer. and the excitement of the match even matches the level of excitement of European club matches. The point is that Al-Nassr and CR7 have triggered all of this. So CR7 will enter the historical records of the world of Asian and European football at the same time. He is a legend who is more prominent than other football legends today. Especially for the Arab League.

Well I think CR7 chose the right words that would please his fans, because we all know how his agent was negotiating with different top clubs that could offer him a champions league but since it didn't work out, we all saw how he switched to the Saudi Pro League for a record breaking off being the highest earning player, and with other benefits involved, anyways it might be true he wanted a new challenge but I think the money was what triggered him to go have the new challenge in the Saudi Pro League however the league has also benefitted from his arrival so it's a win win for all parties involved.
 And also I think this arrival is a blessing to the league because it's attracted more viewers and new players across Europe to the league making it more interesting than before, and over there the love from the country and club is too much making it more conducive to continue creating more goal record.

When I look at how Al Akhdoud and Al-Ittihad are playing, its hard for me to find a good reason to bet against Al-Ittihad. The fact that they are third in the league says a lot about how they are doing right now. Now, if Im being completely honest, Al Akhdoud seems to be overwhelmed here, given that they're 13th and only beat Al Riyadh once (which, lets be real, isnt the best measure). Putting money on Al Akhdoud is a scary thought. I would be very careful if I were you. The odds look good for Al-Ittihad, but football is always hard to predict. There are always things that arent known, and Al Akhdoud could do something unexpected. But if you look at the numbers, its hard to see anything other than an Al-Ittihad win.

If we talk about honesty from the hearts of the top players who join the Arab Club, maybe everyone will answer about money. But I have also heard that CR7 said in an interview that he joined the Arab club because he wanted a new challenge. Yes, but apart from all that, it is of course money that brings them to Arab clubs. But their goal could be something other than money, it could also be because they want a new challenge. Having two or more goals is common. But I personally also feel sure that if an Arab club doesn't offer a lot of money then they won't be interested in coming to an Arab club. But this also applies in European leagues and also in other leagues. In essence, everything is always related to money. But regarding CR7 it seems like going to the Arab League is the best way. Because in the Arab League he is highly respected and can still be given a lot of playing time by the club. we remember when CR7 was at Man United. He mostly sits on the bench. And of course CR7 doesn't want to end up sitting on the bench at the end of his career. So his decision to go to the Arab League was the best. And now his steps have been followed by more European star players.

Yes all the top players join in this league just for big money, I don't believe they are go to Saudi just for a new challenge. But if Ronaldo still play at Manchester United, surely he will not be tempted by the Saudi offer, although the money they are offering is large. Ronaldo go to Saudi because he have a problems with the Red Devils club, but if Ronaldo doesn't go to this league then Neymar Benzema or the others not want to go to Saudi, because this league is also not very popular.

Somewhat it is challenge, new challenge when he has to live in a new nation, with a religion he is not familiar with, Muslim. It is a challenge to play in a new league even it is at lower level. Generally, it is a challenge.

I think it is a challenge but to say Ronaldo joined Saudi Professional League because he needed a new challenge, I did not believe it. If I was him and I am at 37 years old, I would have not hesitate to join it to get money. 2 years or 2 years and a half, I can earn a lot of money, so why not?

Lol, it was about the money all the time. This is the first time that I read from someone that Ronaldo did not do it for the money, but was looking "for a new challenge in Saudi Arabia. Ibrahimovic went back from the MLS to AC Milan and he was much older than Ronaldo in the end when he was still playing for Milan.

Ronaldo knew that he could earn in 2.5 years in Saudi Arabia what he has earned in 20 years before playing for top European clubs. I am sure that the engagement doesn't end there after 2.5 years either. He will probably get some job as an ambassador. This was all for the money and nothing else.

Do you believe that Neymar and Benzema also wanted "a new challenge"?

Saudi Pro League have enter the limelight of elite football leagues in the world, it's just a matter of time for been popular and competitive with European football which is their ultimate targets to reach. SPL made the good run in signing prominent big names from Europe, first it was Cristiano Ronaldo and they also aimed at Leo Messi, he actually turned down the offer and move to another league. SPL clubs keep pressuring and making crucial signings this summer, we just hoped they don't end up like China Football which actually offered gigantic salaries for players and at the end of the day, they couldn't meetup the quality standard of football which is required.

Arab clubs have rich people who can get European players to come. This is not just a business thing to do. but I'm sure there are good intentions to foster competition which ultimately improves the quality of local Saudi players.
Some people think that players will be disadvantaged by the large number of European players who dominate each club. Yes, maybe that happens. in the current generation. but we will see in the next few generations where maybe Saudi will have young players who will be able to compete with top European players. this is a long-term investment to build Saudi football for the better.

Al Ittihad has only lost once against Al Hilal. it also shows a very extraordinary match. and today they will face Al Akhdoud, who I am sure Benzema and the team will win this match. maybe there will be more than 2 goals in this match for Al Ittihad. However, they also don't want to be far behind Al Hilal in fighting for the SPL trophy this season.

discussing Ittihad match against Al Akhdoud, the guarantee of victory is in sight and we know how Ittihad is currently performing and when compared to Al Akhdoud the difference is very large and there is no doubt that betting on a handicap -2 with odds @1.87 is better than odds @ 1.17.
looking at the history of the match between these two teams, it is very clear that this match seems unfair when Al Akhdoud is a small team that has to compete with a big team like Ittihad, but nevertheless this is a challenge to see how the top teams play so that Al Akhdoud can imitate the style. play Ittihad players to improve their performance and lets take part in the profits from this match, don't miss it.

That's absolutely true. The Saudi Professional League continues to draw in prominent stars and is now gaining the attention of the world. So, I'm quite optimistic and confident that positive changes are on the horizon for the Saudi Professional League. We should believe in its potential.
The Saudi league is strong and competitive, featuring good teams and talented players. Even though the Chinese once tried something similar but didn't succeed, I don't think the same happening with the Saudi Arabian league.

Betting on the BTTS option is quite risky because even if Al-Ittihad has full control of the match, it will be very difficult for the hosts to score goals. I think the over 2.5 goals option is the best at the moment with odds @1.51 and you are right in saying that scoring 3 goals every match is not difficult for Al-Ittihad.

Apart from that, Benzema will definitely continue to score goals in this match because he is quite behind his teammate, namely Abderazak Hamdallah, who has already scored 5 goals for Al-Ittihad. Other options such as handicap betting (-1.5) with odds @1.52 are also quite good because after all Al-Ittihad will not be satisfied with just a narrow win.

Judging from the odds, this will only be a one-sided match where Al Ittihad will continue to control the ball and attack while their opponents will try to continue to defend and doing counter-attack to try to score a goal but they must have a good counter-attack scheme to be able to penetrate the defense of Al Ittihad.
Al Ittihad's odds are @1.18 and Al [email protected], it's not worth betting on Al Ittihad on the money line at all, it's more worth betting on the over or BTTS with better odds, and also Al Ittihad is very productive they have scored 15 goals from 3 matches that have been held.
Al Ittihad will try to get 3 points to take over the standings from Al Hilal again, even if only temporarily, and also to maintain their chances of fighting for the title.

This is not an apple to apple comparison. And we have already discussed this topic a couple of times. Chinese Super League never got the sort of players who are participating in the Saudi Professional League right now. Also, the intent was not to increase the global viewership or to make China a global football hub, as the Saudis are planning with their league. Also, the expectations were too high and support from the government lasted for only a short period of time. I am more optimistic about the Saudi Professional League, and I believe that things will turn out different from what happened with China.

They are not stupid enough to don't know about importance of youth players for their clubs, league and national team. Buying star players from other nations, Europe and bringing old star players to Saudi Professional League should be considered as very first bricks for their plan. More than that, they must aim at younger players from Europe and especially grow up local youth players. It will be important to maintain their league strength, quality and improve their national team.

They have good financial budget and their four biggest clubs are receiving good support from Saudi Arabian government through PIF. However, to go far and reach their ambitious targets, they must do their transfers and execute their plans differently than Chinese Super League a few years ago. If they go to the same way of Chinese Super League, they will fail similarly like that one.

It's interesting to follow because several well-known players in Europe have joined the Saudi Arabian league team this season, so the fans certainly don't want to miss watching every match played by their idols. Indeed, this season the Saudi Arabian league is interesting to watch, especially since many European stars have joined the Saudi Arabian team.

This week Al Nassr will visit Al Raed headquarters.  where in this match Al Nassr is very much the favorite to win this match because Al Nassr managed to progress well in the last 3 matches by winning. However, their home side is currently unstable in their performance. So Ronaldo and Mane seem to be able to continue their positive trend this week.

In another match, Al Ahli will face Al Taawon this week. Can Firmino et al succeed in getting full points in this match and at the same time stop the bad trend in the previous match?  I'm sure they will work hard to get back to winning ways.