Pro League match preview: Al Nassr versus Al Hilal

Competition: Saudi Arabia Pro League
Date: Fri 29.March
Match begins: 17:40 (UTC)
Venue: King Fahd International Stadium

A key match in Pro League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 2nd position and the visitors placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Al Nassr form and stats

Al Nassr has performed well at King Fahd International Stadium so far this season with 9 wins from 11 matches. Points have also been lost, 0 after draws and 2 from defeats.

Al Nassr are returning here after visiting Al Wahda in a Pro League game and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Zob Ahan with the scoreline 2-3.

The Kings Cup match against Al Jeel is next on the list for Al Nassr, coming up only three days after this. It is played on a neutral arena.

Goals decide football matches and Al Nassr are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 11 matches. Al Nassr have only conceded 9 in these games.

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Al Hilal form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Al Hilal so far, with 9-2-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Things are running smoothly for Al Hilal who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 19 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Hazm. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Raed game have they lost an away game, meaning Al Hilal has taken points from 16 away matches in a row.

Al Hilal delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Ohod (placed 16th) in their previous match; a Pro League game. Before that, Al Hilal secured a home win against Al Ahli with the score 1-0.

Al Hilal are in action again only two days after this game, playing their Kings Cup at a neutral venue versus Al Ittifaq.

With an average of more than two away goals per game, Al Hilal are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

Al Hilal - Al Nassr 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Nassr won 1, Al Hilal won 5 and 4 draws.

Top Goalscorers

A. Hamdallah
21 goals / 6 assists
B. Gomis
17 goals / 4 assists
Carlos Eduardo
9 goals / 1 assists

Al Nassr missing players

Al Hilal missing players

Al Nassr Al Hilal
Total Home Statistic Away Total
24 11 Played 13 24
96% 100% Over 0.5 92% 96%
79% 73% Over 1.5 85% 83%
67% 64% Over 2.5 69% 62%
38% 45% Over 3.5 54% 50%
8% 18% Over 4.5 31% 29%
54% 45% Both teams to score 85% 71%
42% 45% Clean Sheet 15% 29%
8% 9% Failed To Score 8% 4%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Al Hilal 24 17 6 1 56 24 13 8 4 1 30 15 11 9 2 0 26 9 32 57
2 Al Nassr 24 17 4 3 49 21 11 9 0 2 25 9 13 8 4 1 24 12 28 55
3 Al Shabab 24 12 8 4 31 16 12 7 3 2 19 9 12 5 5 2 12 7 15 44
4 Al Taawon 24 12 7 5 53 28 12 7 4 1 33 16 12 5 3 4 20 12 25 43
5 Al Ahli 23 12 4 7 46 32 11 5 3 3 20 10 12 7 1 4 26 22 14 40
6 Al Wahda 24 10 6 8 29 29 12 6 1 5 15 16 12 4 5 3 14 13 0 36
7 Al Faisaly 24 9 6 9 39 34 12 6 4 2 23 12 12 3 2 7 16 22 5 33
8 Al Fateh 24 8 9 7 29 28 14 6 4 4 18 13 10 2 5 3 11 15 1 33
9 Al Ittifaq 24 7 8 9 36 42 12 6 3 3 24 17 12 1 5 6 12 25 -6 29
10 Al Raed 24 7 7 10 24 37 12 3 4 5 9 17 12 4 3 5 15 20 -13 28
11 Al Quadisiya 24 7 3 14 26 36 12 4 2 6 12 13 12 3 1 8 14 23 -10 24
12 Al Hazm 24 5 9 10 27 40 11 3 4 4 12 17 13 2 5 6 15 23 -13 24
13 Al Ittihad 24 5 7 12 27 36 12 1 5 6 11 19 12 4 2 6 16 17 -9 22
14 Al Batin 24 6 4 14 23 42 13 4 3 6 14 21 11 2 1 8 9 21 -19 22
15 Al Feiha 23 5 4 14 21 41 10 3 3 4 15 19 13 2 1 10 6 22 -20 19
16 Ohod 24 3 6 15 18 48 12 3 2 7 13 18 12 0 4 8 5 30 -30 15

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