Abha stubborn opponents but Al Nassr expect victory

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Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Competition: Fri 06.Oct
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: King Saud University Stadium (25000 seats)

Al Nassr anticipate the arrival of Abha with expectations of securing all three points. Will they? Open our match guide!

Insights:
  • Al Nassr have the most scored goals (26) in Pro League
  • Abha have yet to win a game away.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Abha, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Al Nassr form and stats

Al Nassr have played 4 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The home regulars saw a 2-2 draw versus Abha last time out and are looking for a victory here. A disappointing finish for Al Nassr in their match versus Abha as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Conceição, having found the net in four consecutive games.

A win at home before that, as expected. The team were big favourites against Istiqlol Dushanbe and won 3-1. Nassr are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave King Saud University Stadium with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 5 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Al Nassr has won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 1. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Al Nassr has won by at least two goals 3 times when in this position.

Goals from both teams! That has occurred in 5 league games in a row for this club. Will it happen again?

Goals decide football matches and Al Nassr are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Abha form and stats

Playing away, Abha have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.

Abha has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Nassr for a 2-2 draw. Abha's last match (vs Al Nassr) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Ekambi.

A loss against Al Riyadh was the result prior to that, in a home game.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Abha's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches.

Head 2 Head

Al Nassr have put together a streak of 7 consecutive games without defeat (5-2-0) when facing Abha.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Al Nassr - Abha 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

NassrC. Ronaldo
C. Ronaldo
10 goals
Al NassrS. Mané
S. Mané
6 goals
Al NassrA. Souza Conceição
A. Souza Conceição
5 goals

Al Nassr missing players

Abha missing players

Al Nassr Abha
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 4 9
6 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost L 1 3 6
26 10 0 Scored S 0 2 7
12 7 0 Conceded C 1 8 16
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 56%
89% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
67% 75% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 44%
33% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 44%
22% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
11% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 75% 44%
 
5.8 6.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.2 2.9
2.9 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7 7.1
1.8 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18.6 19.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.2 10.9
6.8 7.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.5 3.2
43% 34% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 24%
 
8.9 9.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 19 20.8 17.3
4.2 5.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.5 5.1
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Abha have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Abha have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Abha have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Abha have yet to win a game away.
  • Abha haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Nassr have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Nassr have scored more than double the goals of Abha.
  • Al Nassr have the most scored goals (26) in Pro League
  • Al Nassr have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Pro League
  • Al Nassr haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Al Nassr's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Taawon 9 7 1 1 19 7 4 4 0 0 10 2 5 3 1 1 9 5 12 22
2 Al Hilal 8 6 2 0 23 7 4 3 1 0 11 2 4 3 1 0 12 5 16 20
3 Al Nassr 9 6 1 2 26 12 4 2 1 1 10 7 5 4 0 1 16 5 14 19
4 Al Ittihad 8 6 1 1 18 5 3 2 0 1 7 5 5 4 1 0 11 0 13 19
5 Al Fateh 9 5 2 2 22 15 4 2 1 1 11 8 5 3 1 1 11 7 7 17
6 Al Ittifaq 9 5 2 2 16 11 5 3 1 1 11 8 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 17
7 Al Ahli Jeddah 8 5 1 2 16 13 5 4 1 0 9 3 3 1 0 2 7 10 3 16
8 Al Wahda 8 4 0 4 16 16 4 3 0 1 11 6 4 1 0 3 5 10 0 12
9 Al Feiha 8 2 4 2 8 6 5 1 3 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 10
10 Dhamk 9 2 4 3 15 15 4 1 3 0 9 6 5 1 1 3 6 9 0 10
11 Al Shabab 9 2 3 4 11 17 4 1 2 1 7 6 5 1 1 3 4 11 -6 9
12 Al Khaleej 8 2 2 4 9 14 4 0 1 3 3 9 4 2 1 1 6 5 -5 8
13 Al Riyadh 9 2 2 5 8 21 5 1 1 3 4 10 4 1 1 2 4 11 -13 8
14 Al Akhdoud 8 2 1 5 5 9 4 0 0 4 1 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 -4 7
15 Abha 9 2 1 6 7 16 5 2 0 3 5 8 4 0 1 3 2 8 -9 7
16 Al Ta'ee 9 2 1 6 7 17 4 2 0 2 3 5 5 0 1 4 4 12 -10 7
17 Al Raed 8 1 1 6 6 15 5 1 0 4 5 12 3 0 1 2 1 3 -9 4
18 Al Hazm 9 0 3 6 7 23 4 0 1 3 3 11 5 0 2 3 4 12 -16 3