Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 533. (Read 127888 times)

Al Nassr has won 6 matches in a row, still the team is placed fourth in the points table . They are playing very well.  But going to the top of the table is very difficult for the team.
Ittihad failed to score 3 points in today's match. And so the team lost the top spot in the points table after a long time.  The second place in the table is now ittihad. They even have the possibility of losing the second place.
Today's
Neymar's Al hilal won one of the most important matches of the day.  And the team topped the points table for the first time . But neymar missed the penalty in this match. Al Hilal's two star players Mitrovic and Koulibaly scored in this match. Neymar managed to make an assist.
This year's Saudi League has become very competitive. Al Hilal, ittihad, AL Nassr, Ettifaq and Al Ahli are all performing well. And each has a squad worthy of winning the title. Saudi League is slowly becoming very crowded.

After losing first two games of the new season now Al Nassr having six games winning streak and this was one of the toughest win for them from these six wins because Al Taee done good job in second half and not allowed visitors to have anything good but Penalty which bring match winner for the Al Nassr give important win to them and now Ronaldo is also leading the league scorer table with 10 goals which is expected but with this win now things are going to be more interesting because in another game we have Al Ittihad lost two point due to draw, and now they will be lost their spot, and we will have new league leaders in few hours if Al Hilal able to won their game at home against Al Shabab.

It would be natural for Al Hilal to be able to defeat the opposing team in this match, and it would be a shame if Neymar failed to take the penalty kick. fortunately, he provided an assist in exchange for failing to score. Starting from a corner kick, Koulibaly was able to take advantage of a pass from Neymar which made Al Hilal's first goal.
Based on statistics, the Al Shabab team put up quite a fight but they didn't have many chances. Of the 9 attempted shots, only 1 was on target. in fact, they don't have much of a chance.

In contrast to Al Hilal, they have 23 per shot attempt, 8 on target, 6 big chances. Koulibaly scored a goal in the 66th minute, while Mitrovic in the 76th minute. It's a shame Neymar hasn't managed to score a goal while he was defending Al Hilal. As for his penalty shot, it was saved by the Al Shabab goalkeeper. However, Nyemar's performance was quite impressive, he made 69 touches in 90 minutes. one assist, 38 accurate passes, 6 chances, and so on.With this result, Al Hilal is again at the top of the Saudi Pro League standings. only 1 point adrift of Al Ittihad and Al Taawoun and 2 points adrift of Al Nassr who are in 4th place.
Well, this league is getting more exciting in its competition. Every week, changes to the top of the standings can occur. and yep, quite interesting.

Ronaldo scored and assisted but missed so many chances in the match and that was a crazy number just. He scored from a penalty but Al Nassr in the end barely saved themselfs. Al Nassr continue with their form but arent playing that good but they won and thats what matters

Ronaldo was again the key to victory for Al-Nassr with 1 assist and 1 goal. Once again we have witnessed that age is just a number for one of these GOATs and this result makes Al-Nassr get full points again this week. Actually, Al-Tai is able to match Al-Nassr in terms of ball possession, but Al-Nassr can still excel because they have much better squad depth. The match almost ended in a draw but Ronaldo was lucky to score the winning goal for Al-Nassr. However, this result is quite good and it remains to be seen how Al-Nassr will be able to maintain it in the following week.

They definitely started very well and there is nothing wrong with that, but that doesn't mean that they are going to keep trying more and more. I feel like there is going to be some sort of issues on the long run and should not be something that would matter on the long run. I believe that we are going to end up with something much bigger and that could result with these big clubs to have even bigger players in the future.

So, they need to get that win this year, this year could be the last "easy" year for now. It's not easy, all teams got great players that is true, and they all spent a lot of money that is true as well, but we should relate to the point where next years could be even bigger names and transfers.

Al Hilal which is currently at the top of the league table after having goal from the Koulibaly in second half, and we have still 20 minutes left in this game which is surely very interesting because Al Shabab is trying their best for equalizer as both teams are having good history of draw matches but now can Al Hilal end with the win because this win is going to give them top spot for few weeks with Al Ittihad having draw match which bring them down from top to second spot.

Al Nassr is also having good time with four matches winning streak which bring them to the fourth spot, and now we are going to have tough fight for the title between these top clubs which spend huge funds for the top players.

Once again Ronaldo has lead his team to victory and they have finally secured  the top four  to put them infront as one of the strongest contenders of the league though they're still in 3rd position and 1 point below the league leaders, the gap is not very big and any error from the league leaders would put Al-Nassr in the 1st position which is their target this season, Ronaldo is currently leading as the highest goal scorer in the league and if he continues to score in every match it would be hard for other competitors to catch up with him, even with his age he still find a way to put the ball in the net.

 Al-Nassr next match would be against Istiklol which is their 2nd game I'm the AFC Champions league group stage, they're currently the leaders of the Group E which comprises of Istiklol, Al-Duhail and Persepolis and I expect Al-Nassr to win the match before playing Abha who ate currently in 13th position at home, if you check the past 5 matchdays of the league you'll see that Al-Nassr are the most outstanding and have won all their past 5 league matches.

Al Hilal which is having services of few top quality players are having good chance for the jumping at the top spot into Saudi League, but sadly we have early missed penalty by their star player Neymar Jr and now after end of the first half score is 0 - 0 which is not suitable for the home-side even we still have a half for the Al Hilal to do some action and take top rank but with this way of play things are looking not good for them.

Al Hilal is one of the best team in Saudi League with too many stars and good performance but in recent time they are having not good time against Al Shabad as they never lost in league matches against Al Hilal which is interesting, but now we have to wait for the rest of the match with can they win this match and take top rank or things are still going to favour Al Ittihad for staying at the top.

Al-Nasr won with goals from Ronaldo and Talisca. It was not an easy match. Although Ronaldo is 38 years old, there is no doubt that he continues his football career with the same seriousness in a disciplined manner, he is still in good shape and is still the savior of matches. Talisca continued where he left off from last week, scoring with a beautiful finish following a stylish assist from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo could have scored more, even he was surprised by the goals he missed, and as a result, he won the match.

Al Hilal Riyadh vs AL Shabab Riyadh

Al Hilal Riyadh is now playing against AL Shabab Riyadh. This match is very important for Al Hilal. If Al Hilal can get 3 points in today's match then Al Hilal will be able to occupy the top spot in the table. If AL Hilal win this match they will have 20 points in 8 matches.

Al Shabab is not a powerful group. Al Hilal has more chances to get 3 points. But so far we are not seeing much good performance from Al Hilal. Neymar missed the opportunity to score from the penalty in the 37th minute. Such a performance is not expected from an experienced player like Neymar. AL Hilal have star players like Neymar, Mitrovic and Koulibaly in their squad. Hopefully the team will be able to get 3 points in the end.

Al Nassr won a crucial three points. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a golden goal. Al Nassr wants the championship and they are working hard for it. Al Taee is a lower ranked team. If they had lost points to them they would have been in big trouble. Currently, the strengths of most teams are equal to each other. Saudi Arabia Pro League has turned into a great league.

This is big below for the defending champions and league leaders because now they can lose their spot with after few minutes we are going to have another big match Al Hilal going to host Al Shabad in case of win Al Hilal can take the top spot and things could be very interested in coming weeks because fight for the title is going to be more entertaining and Al Nassr is also increasing pressure on the top teams for having top spot right now they are at third spot with 18 points and tomorrow we will have another big game with Al Ahli going to host Al Ettifaq, so top teams are going to have narrow points difference and with this now in coming matches every point is going to be worthy for them, and they have to keep things on top level if they want to stay at the top ranks until end of this season which is surely not easy for them.

I tried to look at Al Ittihad's statistics, there was something strange in my opinion in some of their matches. and apparently, I didn't know the news that Karim Benzema was absent from several of his matches with Al Ittihad. Benzema, has missed two matches in the Saudi Pro League, he is also absent from the AFC Champions League and the King's Cup competition. apparently, it looks like Benzema is injured. In this competition, we had difficulty finding the latest information.

Talking about Al Fayha's match against Al Ittihad, Al Ittihad should be able to win the match. Thus, Al Ittihad will continue to maintain a points distance from its rivals. Maybe it could be, because Benzema was absent in several matches. However, referring to the home team, they played quite well and matched Al Ittihad's game. with this result, Al Ittihad has the same 19 points as Al Taawoun. one point adrift of Al Nassr, who is in third position.
In a few minutes, Al Hilal will host Al Shabab. If Al Hilal is able to get full points in this match, they will once again be at the top of the standings in this competition.

Yes and also, basically Ronaldo still has great ambitions in his football career, despite his old age but clearly Ronaldo can still make Al Nassr win the title in the Saudi Pro League this season. It is not easy indeed, but because Al Nassr has Ronaldo then of course it will make all the players in the Al Nassr squad always have great motivation to be able to win in every match. Because anyway, if they still have such great morale, then it is very possible that their hard work really gives good results for them and also to the team of course.

In the end, ittihad jeddah could not win the match. The team shared the points in the match. With such a strong squad, it's unfortunate not to score any goals. I am not satisfied with Ittihad's performance in the match. They failed to perform well. The team has 66% ball possession in this match. But they made only 11 shots in 90 minutes. However, despite not winning this match, the team is at the top of the points table. But if Al Hilal or AL Ettifaq can win their next match, we won't see Ittihad Club at the top of the table. AL Hilal and Ettifaq have a chance to take the top spot in the table for the first time this season. Looking forward to see how these two teams perform in the next match.

Position of this top club will change again this weekend and it all depends on the club's performance in this match because it is easier for Al-Nasr to get opponents who are not too strong, in contrast to Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal who get opponents who are not too strong but For me, the opponents these two clubs have little chance of surprising me, so I predict that it looks like Al-Nasr will return to their position in the points table.
Currently, what Al-Nasr needs is to be consistent and be able to maintain a stronger defense always securing wins consistently, of course they can get to the top of the standings, but everything still depends on the squad like Ronaldo and Sadio Mane because these two players play an important role for Al-Nasr and I hope that today's match Al-Nasr can win.

They almost ended the match with a draw after AL Taee pulled a goal back in the 79th minute. But they were awarded a penalty, and Cistiano Ronaldo did well to take the spot-kick, putting them back in front.
They created many chances in this match, but they also failed to convert them into goals. However, it is worth noting that they were also often exposed by Al Taee's attacks. This is a note that they must quickly fix, because if they don't fix it, it will backfire when they face a stronger club.
They have recorded 6 consecutive wins.

In Ittihad match the score is still 0-0, they are got difficulty to win. This is a bad if they can only get one point, because the gap with their competitors will be closer. But there is still time for them to win, even though there are only a few minutes left. The match Al Nassr seems to be over, Ronaldo save the team.

This is first season with too many European and other big players and things are looking much improved and quality is also developing and organizers are still working of many aspects which will increase the quality of Saudi Pro League in future which is their initial target currently they are at 65th rank in top leagues and if they are able to keep things on this level then surely we will have good jump for them in coming years, and they could be able to have spot into top 25 even this is not easy but with the available sources and influence which is they having they can manage things on their own target.

Ligue 1 is surely currently much better, but they are having decrease in quality which is not good and as we have few things in Saudi Pro League we can expect they could be able to compete with the few European Leagues in near future because they have enough funds to spend for this all change.