Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 83. (Read 127129 times)

Today's matches will see a lot of competition and interest.  If I would support Al Wahda and Al Ittihad more out of the three.  The matches will all be of interest but some more and some less depending on the teams you are talking about.  I have seen Al okhdood's match book and I have not seen any impressive matches and most likely this match will be a draw or Al Ittihad will win this match.  If they also work hard and win more matches well like them, they will also get a position in their ranks.  If talking about Al Ettifaq and Al Raed, I will rely more on Al Ettifaq's win and draw.  Because both teams are equal.  Between these two teams I will prefer Al Wahda because Al Wahda are stronger and play with better effort than them and most of these matches will be a draw now let's see what will be the performance in these three matches.

I had seen some news there where Ney was no longer in the ranks of Al Hilal because Supposedly they had taken this player with his shirts off the market , so I don't know what to think now , of course this is something unofficial , I don't know how Good it is if it is like that or not , but I have seen that Ney is already training , and well that is great news , I hope that when he comes in they are not going to injure him that his ankle has trengthened , what happens is that when you suffer from ankle problems that is something very difficult for them to recover 100%.

Al Rayyan is one of the best clubs in Qatar League but sadly last few seasons are having not good for them, and they are facing troubling time in all competitions, but one thing is sure Qatar soccer league is still one of the best in Gulf Region due to their quality and investment from authorities in Qatar.

We are having too many clubs with unpredictable nature in AFC just because of these things have never been easy to manage but as we are having good development in few countries now we are having improvement in quality which is helping them for having more fans and better conditions for all stakeholders.

Recently we are having good time for Saudi Clubs which are giving their best as they are having much better and good quality players but still winning trophies in AFC is not easy for them as they need to give their best against few top clubs.

To be honest, I myself became more excited to see the Al-Nassr match after Pioli came to this club. Because I feel that Al-Nassr's playing pattern really got better after Stefano Pioli came to take over the coaching bench there. The balance between all lines is also starting to appear in the current Al-Nassr squad. So getting a good start in the elite AFC Champion League is also not surprising given Al-Nassr's current performance. And I hope that in Saturday's match at SPL Al-Nassr we can win again.

Al-Hilal has a tough opponent this week and that could be an opportunity for Al-Nassr to get closer to Al-hilal if Al-hilal fails to get full points. Al-hilal will face Al-Ahli who have a fairly strong level of strength because the Al-Ahli squad also has many European star players.

Today there will be 3 matches taking place in the SPL, these matches include:

Al Ettifaq VS Al Raed
Al Wahda VS Al Feiha
Al Okhdood VS Al Ittihad

Of the three matches, perhaps the match that will definitely be a bit exciting is the Al Okhdood VS Al Ittihad match. Even though basically in this match it is clear that Al Ittihad is far superior in all aspects compared to Al Okhdood, what makes this match interesting is because if Al Ittihad can win this match there is a big possibility that they can again displace Al Hilal from the top of the standings. position in the SPL standings. Therefore, this match will determine Al Ittihad's ranking in the SPL. I personally will bet on Al Ittihad in this match, because I believe Al Okhdood will not be able to match Al Ittihad's game. Even though this match will be played at Al Okhdood's home ground, it is likely that this will not have a big influence on Al Ittihad's performance. That's why I'm sure that in this match Al Ittihad will definitely be able to win the match.

Then for the Al Ettifaq VS Al Raed match, in this match I will just do BTTS. Because I looked at the Head to Head records of the two teams, and the results were balanced, namely 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. So with this, I personally am a little hesitant about choosing one of these teams, which is why I will just do BTTS in this match.

And in the Al Wahda VS Al Feiha match, I will also just do BTTS. Because it's a little difficult for me to judge which team is superior in this match. Because the performance of these two teams can be said to be quite balanced and apart from that, in the SPL, these two teams have the same record so far, namely 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. That's why in this match I will also just do BTTS, because as I said above, in this match it was quite difficult for me to choose from these two teams. How about you all regarding this match.

There will be 3 matches today and here are my predictions.

Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Raed (over 2.5 odds @1.95)
Al Wahda vs Al Feiha (over 2.5 odds @1.80)
Al-Okhdood vs Ittihad (Ittihad win odds @1.61)

I think Al Wahda vs Feiha can give a surprise in the match. Avoiding betting on 1x2 is the best choice.

It's all happened, and it will only be a regret for Al-Hilal who were too hasty in executing the transfer they made. Paying someone who is unemployed with big money, this is a lesson for Al-Hilal for the future. By the way, i heard a rumor that maybe in January 2025 Neymar has the opportunity to return to play at Spotify Camp Nou ^[1]. It will be good news for Barcelona fans, as they will be able to see one of the MSN pieces playing for their beloved club again.

[1] https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/opinion/neymar-jr-bomba-nuevo-spotify-108729262

The clubs playing in the AFC Champions League are representatives of top clubs from their domestic leagues so every match played by Al Nassr in the Champions League cannot be equated with weak clubs in the Saudi Pro League because they have different performances so Al Nassr's victory is a very good result and Stefano Pioli has made a good start for Al Nassr of course making the club even more excited to face the next match and maybe they still have a chance to beat Al Hilal to avenge their defeat last season.

It had a big impact on the Saudi Arabian League after Al-Nassr brought in Cristiano Ronaldo with the highest salary in football history. The SPL is very popular and is not even included in the popular league, but since the arrival of world football stars, the SPL has gained the most interest after the Europa League.
 Al-Nassr is also strengthened by several other stars to determine Ronaldo to win every match, especially after bringing in their new coach who is ready to face all odds in order to win the SPL and beat AL Hilal, one of the strongest teams and let's see the next match thanks to the new coach Pioli Al-Nassr is increasingly becoming a strong team.

There is no doubt that Al Hilal is still the strongest team in the Saudi Pro League, it can be seen from how they can defend the title, even last season they were able to become champions with an unbeaten record, something that is difficult for a team to achieve, in any league, but Al Hilal can do it.
That is inseparable from the solidity they have in various lines, they have a strong defense, a creative midfield and also a productive attack line. That is their capital in building the game so that they are difficult to beat. This season they are also the strongest candidates to become champions, not without reason because we can see from the way they play.

Of course, people are waiting for Neymar to play again because he was already absent for a long time. So far, Neymar mostly spent time for focusing on his injury. He ever played few times for Al Hilal but he got an injury again. It is difficult to expect him playing regularly because he is prone of injury. I think Neymar only wait for the end of his contract, he won't extend his contract with Al Hilal. The best way for his career is to retire because he is no longer having good physical.

These are 3 strongest teams in SPL. Al Ahli is also a strong team but these teams look playing more consistently than Al Ahli. However, Al Hilal is still the strongest team to be the candidate of SPL champion.

It is a fact , of course, I could say that until now Al Hilal has a better lineup in every way, but Al Nassr has to do something, they have changed coaches , they have the "bug", they have to take advantage of everything they have in their favor , if they play a more Aggressive game, that is to say more focused on attacking, Al Hilal will not have time to attack , I don't Know if you remember Ronaldo's Brazil , Roberto Carlos, where the best defensive option for Brazil at that moment was their attack , that is why the narrators Said that Brazil's best defense was their Attack , I think if Al Nassr does that , They will do better, because they have how to do it.

Every team in the SPL currently has several star players that they rely on, if we talk about the squad that Al Hillal has, indeed they have neymar and mitrovic in the squad, but actually the squad owned by Al Nassr is currently much better with the presence of Ronaldo, Mane and Talisca, but indeed we have to admit that the mentality possessed by Al Hillal is clearly still better than Al Nassr and other existing teams in the SPL, the mentality shown by Al Hillal did not even decline when they had to go through the season without Neymar in the team, so indeed the quality of the squad cannot guarantee a team to have a good performance and mentality when they do not have the support of a qualified coach, the arrival of Pioli in my opinion has given a lot of hope for Al Nassr at this time to be able to get better, this season is Pioli first season in al nassr coaching, so maybe we won't see him breaking Al Hillal dominance anytime soon because he's still in transition to build Al Nassr for the better in first season.

It was after the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo that made us even come to see this league and not just Al-nassr. The SPL became very popular thanks to Al-Nassr who succeeded in bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo. And everyone hopes that Cristiano Ronaldo can lift the championship trophy with Al-Nassr, but in the two seasons that have passed, it turns out that this league is not as easy as imagined. Because Al-Nassr can only be ranked second for two consecutive seasons. It's not bad but it's not good enough either. And yes, even though Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, basically to make a team win, it requires better teamwork and a better strategy from a coach. And over the last two seasons we have seen Al-Nassr with a good attack but poor defense. But now that Al-Nassr has brought in a new coach, namely Pioli, we can see that there has been an improvement in Al-Nassr's defense line which is not easy to penetrate. And of course Al-Nassr's attack level also remains very good. So after the arrival of a new coach to Al-Nassr we see that Al-Nassr is undefeated to date thanks to Pioli.

It can be said that this season, it is not only Al Hilal who is a tough opponent for Al Nassr, because Al Ittihad is starting to get back on track after being handled by Lauren Blanc. They are now in 2nd place with a 3-point difference from the top of the standings, now Lauren Blanc only needs to find a formula for his team to defeat Al Hilal. If they are able to do it, then they should be able to handle the other teams in every match they play. Al Shabab, is starting to re-enter the top 4 of the current standings. Although doubts surround this team, because their competitors are strong teams, I am not sure how long they will be able to maintain their position. Even so, at least they are starting to get on the right track. Below Al Shabab is Al Nassr, they are 4 points behind the top of the Saudi Pro League standings. Pioli's task in this competition is not easy, because it is not only Al Hilal who is his toughest opponent. I have mentioned several teams above. In addition, Al-Ahli is also worth considering when meeting Al Nassr. one more thing, the promoted team Al Qadisiyah is not too bad in its first season in the Saudi Pro League. with the depth of the team they have, they can provide a tough fight if the two teams meet in the match later. well, it is clear that Pioli has a challenging task to bring Al Nassr to win the trophy in this competition.

If Neymar can return to playing with Al Hilal soon, this will certainly be good news. The reason is, Al Hilal fans definitely can't wait to see Neymar back in action on the field. However, with Neymar's current injury condition, of course he has to train more to be able to restore his best performance. Because not playing football for a season will certainly cause his abilities to decline drastically. So if, for example, Neymar returns to Al Hilal, I'm sure his performance will not be immediately good. Because of course Neymar has to adapt again. Apart from that, from the news circulating, it is predicted that Neymar will return to playing again on October 31. Hopefully it's true, because several months ago there were many reports that said Neymar would return to playing again, but in fact this news always didn't happen be right. So hopefully this time the news can really come true. Because if for example Neymar can join Al Hilal again, I think Al Hilal will definitely be an even stronger team. Maybe that way Al Hilal can advance further in the Asian Champions League. Because when it comes to SPL, what is clear is that Al Hilal will definitely remain the favorite. Apart from that, if for example Neymar returns to play with Al Hilal, Al Dawsary's position will definitely be replaced on the left wing. And of course it will make Al Hilal's front line even better.

Al-hilal, Ittihad and Al-nassr do have star players, so these three teams will definitely continue to compete because their strengths are very good.

Indeed, it seems that Al-Nassr just don't rely on Cristiano Ronaldo because Al-Nassr's rivals are very tough, such as Ittihad and Al-Hilal. but it is true that the presence of Stefano Pioli has given Al-nassr hope and indeed under Pioli's guidance Al-nassr has been fine and Al-nassr continues to win matches. Yes, it's true, I personally also hope that Pioli can bring Al-Nassr to win a trophy this season and to be honest, I also want to see Cristiano Ronaldo win a trophy with Al-Nassr.

Of course, if you look at the current standings, of course Al-Nassr is in 4th place and of course the difference in points between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal is of course only 4 points, so of course there is still plenty of time and of course Pioli will definitely use all his abilities to make Al-Nassr become champions. .

Al Rayyan is one of the teams that play in the Qatar league and they are one of the strong teams in the league, although indeed their squad does not contain too many European players in their squad but their performance and ability cannot be doubted considering that Al Rayyan was the runner-up of the Qatar league last season, Pioli has started his job quite well at Al Nassr and we can say that so far he has managed to improve their performanc,  Al Nassr fans hope of course they want to see their team can break Al Hillal's dominance so far, if Al Nassr can beat Al Hillal in their match later then I think it will be very fun for them because so far Al Nassr has always lost to Al Hillal.

Yesterday I saw a post on Al Hilal's social media where they posted about Brazilian star Neymar and they posted a picture of Neymar training on the field on their social account. As soon as the picture of Neymar was posted, a large number of people shared the post and reacted to the post. In other words, this proves that millions of football fans were waiting for Neymar to return to the field. After Al Hilal signed a contract with Neymar, it must be because he did not get any service from Neymar at all. Al Hilal is already one of the best clubs in the Saudi League, so if Neymar is fully fit and can play every match from the starting eleven, then every match will be easier for Al Hilal. 

But when talking about the competition of the Saudi League, we must mention the three teams Al Hilal, Al Nassr, and Al Ittihad.

They are three biggest clubs in Saudi Arabia and in this season, they are most competitive clubs to compete for Saudi Professional League title too. I really disagree to say count Neymar in this example for attacking power of three competitors. Neymar only played 5 matches for Al Hilal and he just failed a medical test, and his return time is very unknown now. With his very limited contribution for Al Hilal, I don't count him in this example.

No opponent is easy to beat and if you are not strong enough and don't play carefully, you will lose to your opponent, even they are not too strong or a weak team. Because in football, one mistake can be punished by your opponent with a goal, and it's simple if you can not equalize it, you lose the match.

Pioli with his first matches for Al Nassr helped them to win but his main task will be improvement on Al Nassr's defense system. It needs to be tightened and improved a lot to make Al Nassr more competitive. You can win a match if you don't get any conceded goal and manage to score only one goal, but you can lose a match even you score 3 or 4 goals but you get more conceded goals.