Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[laurenB7742]

AL Hilala Riyad moved to the top of the points table with a 2-0 win over Al Shabab. Although Neymar missed the penalty, Al Hilal's players played brilliantly in the second half. Even after missing the penalty, there is no way to say that Neymar's performance was poor. He played well enough. Al Hilal management have added star players like Mitrovic, Neymar and Koulibaly to the squad by spending a lot of money. They are able to perform quite well. We haven't seen many good performances from AL Hilal in the last season. They were 13 points behind the champion team Ittihad. This season, the difference in points may not be so big. And Al Hilal has the potential to become the champion if they maintain such consistency.

Al Hilal returned to the top of the Saudi Pro League standings in the eighth week, because Al Ittihad drew against Al Feiha. Even though they were almost equal in terms of ball possession, statistically Al Hilal dominated with 23 shots on goal, 8 of which were on target. Yes, even though he failed to execute the penalty, Neymar played quite well and had the highest rating. It is true that if they consistently get points, Al Hilal will be one of the clubs with the greatest chance of winning a trophy at the end of the season.

On the other hand, Al Ittihad draw against Al Feiha was quite surprising. I think the depth of the squad that Al Ittihad has is capable of being matched by Al Feiha. Even though they dominated the game, without Benzema on the front line Al Ittihad couldn't do much to score goals.

you are right, Neymar missed the penalty Neymar performed well in the whole match. And I'd say if Mitrovic and Neymar don't suffer injuries, Al Hilal's performance will continue, and the team will continue to fight for the title until the end of the season. However, if Neymar or Mitrovic suffer an injury, Al Hilal's performance is likely to be erratic.

Ittiha team will lose points against Al Feiha this result was unexpected. Ittihad could not score any goals in this match. The match was a goalless draw. And because of the loss of points in this match, the second team in the table is now ittihad.

I am looking forward to the match between AL Ahli and Ettifaq. Al Ahli, however, are sixth in the table. Still they have a strong squad. Al Ahli have a number of talented players in their squad like RIyad Mahrez, Firmino and Kessie.

[Blitzboy]

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.

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.

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.

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.

Isnt it odd that Al Nassr is fourth despite winning six straight? They seem to be in sports limbo! Their game is on point, and Ronaldo's penalty was crucial. Al-Ittihad worries me. Who would have guessed Al-Feiha would sketch them? Good news: Al-Taawoun is the underdog team that keeps giving. I secretly hope they finish first or second this season. They have spirit and consistency. We're waiting for those goals, Neymar. Maybe it's a phase, but the Saudi League is keeping us on our toes this year, right?

[shogun47]

you are right, Neymar missed the penalty Neymar performed well in the whole match. And I'd say if Mitrovic and Neymar don't suffer injuries, Al Hilal's performance will continue, and the team will continue to fight for the title until the end of the season. However, if Neymar or Mitrovic suffer an injury, Al Hilal's performance is likely to be erratic.

Ittiha team will lose points against Al Feiha this result was unexpected. Ittihad could not score any goals in this match. The match was a goalless draw. And because of the loss of points in this match, the second team in the table is now ittihad.

I am looking forward to the match between AL Ahli and Ettifaq. Al Ahli, however, are sixth in the table. Still they have a strong squad. Al Ahli have a number of talented players in their squad like RIyad Mahrez, Firmino and Kessie.

I am not the biggest fan of the league, but the truth is that the quality has increased quite a bit and that is why Al-Nasr isn't leading the table by 8 points already. The table is still very close and I think it does the SPL some good. Otherwise it would be this boring situation like in some other leagues when it is always the same team that wins the title. It shows that the Saudi officials do have a plan here and instead of building one team with half the team being former superstars, they probably communicate with each other and spread them out to avoid something like in Ligue 1. There is nothing more boring than a team leading by 15 points at halftime of the season.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Absolutely! Even though Neymar missed a penalty, his contribution was crucial with two assists. These assists were instrumental in Al Hilal's victory, therefore they reaches top with 20 points after eight matches. It's important for Al Hilal to maintain this level of consistency throughout the season if they for winning a trophy at the end of the season.

A penalty miss is nothing to blame. It is considered an undesirable event. Neymar did not get a chance to take a penalty in the debut match in Al Helal's jersey. On that day, the teammate Salem Al Dawsari took a penalty and from there Salem Al Dawsari scored a goal. On that day, Salem Al Dawsari scored from a penalty, but the team won, but he was criticized and discussed by the audience due to the penalty. Because the spectators wanted Brazilian star Neymar to take the penalty shot. However, to fulfill the hope of the speakers, Neymar missed the penalty even though he took a penalty shot. But Neymar missed the penalty but the team was not defeated as his two assists helped Al Helal win 2-0.

[rahmad2nd]

The most eagerly awaited match this week is the Al-Ahli match against Al-Ettifaq. These two clubs actually always take turns winning.

But in the last meeting Al-ettifaq managed to beat Al-Ahli, namely in the previous season. At that time Al-Ahli was in poor performance and was even relegated from the Saudi Pro League.

But this season looks like it will be different. Al-Ahli is ready with the many European star players they have managed to bring in in the summer transfer window that has just ended. It's just that Al-Ettifaq currently also has no less European star players. So this time the match will definitely be very fierce.

But I would probably favorite Al-Ettifaq. Because I like their style of play after being coached by Steven Gerrard.

Al-Ahli is actually a promoted team this season, in the 2022/2023 season they play in division 1. Now, this team has been acquired by PIF. and become one of the elite clubs in this competition. Al-Ettifaq is a middle-class team, but they prioritize players from their academy. In this match, the home team is superior to Al-Ettifaq. It's natural, Al-Ahli is one of the clubs that has several former top European star players.

Meanwhile for Al-Ettifaq, they don't really prioritize bringing in famous stars. Maybe of the existing foreign players, only Jordan Herdeson has a big name. As for Moussa Dembelle, he didn't really shine in the European league. What concerns this team is that it is managed by Steven Gerrard. In this match, both teams will likely play with an offensive system, both targeting full points. However, because Al-Ahli is more favorite. Plus, this match is being held at their headquarters, it is very natural that the bookie will favor it.

But my prediction is that this match will be quite tough. even though it looks like Al Ahli will dominate the match. Unfortunately, it won't be easy to overthrow Al-Ettifaq, they have only lost once in their 7 matches. that too, against Al Hilal. There is a big possibility that this match will end in a draw.
BTW, this fight also brings together former players from Liverpool. In the next few minutes, the match will be held so enjoy watching it.

[tusandii]

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.

Competition for positions 1 to 3 on the points table is still ongoing competitively and today there will be a match
Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ahli and if today's match one of these clubs can win the match and get 3 points Al-Nasr looks like it will be shifted again from its position.
If Al-Ettifaq can win this match, the total points will definitely be 19 for Al-Ettifaq and shift Al-Nasr, but if Al-Ahli can win this match there will be no change in Al-Nasr's position.

I am becoming more interested in continuing to bet and watch matches in the Saudi Pro Liga because this competitive competition is what makes me interested and for me betting on the Saudi Pro League is a little easier to predict, of course by choosing the strongest club it will be better.

[KTChampions]

the league is getting much more competitive this season, looking at the table:



looking at the small difference in points between the big teams, it shows that the team that loses points in games against small teams, will then lose the chance to become champion this season, Al - Nassr has an easy game against Abha which is a team that in the last 5 games has not managed to achieve good results, and in 5 games they have only managed to win 1 game and will come to the game against Al - Nassr coming from 3 consecutive defeats, so I see Al - Nassr winning this game with some ease . but before that game Al - Nassr will have a game in the AFC champions league, so if they have an important player getting injured then it could affect a lot in the next game in the Saudi Arabian league

AI - Hilal will also have a very easy game, they will play against an opponent that in the last 5 games they have only won once and will also come into this game with 2 consecutive defeats and so I also hope to see Al - Hilal coming out with an easy victory in this game. now Al - ltthad's situation will be different from the other 2 big teams, because they will play against an opponent who has had an acceptable performance, and in the last 5 games they have only lost in 2 games and can achieve at least a draw in the game against Al - ltthad. In my opinion, I see the game being very difficult to predict the result and a defeat for Al - ltthad in this game could open up space for Al - Nassr to stay in second place. I highly doubt that Al - Hilal will lose the first position anytime soon

But Al-Hilal has one problem - Neymar   It seems that now it is the club that is dragging the player up and not vice versa as planned. Neymar missed the penalty and I think his extremely sensitive nature is becoming increasingly stressed. I think if future opponents are cynical enough, they can easily provoke him into receiving a yellow card and then a red card. I'm sure someone in the Premier League would have done this already.

[hahay]

Well in football you should expect the unexpected because anything is possible, but to be honest they're no class for Al-Nassr especially with the presence of C Ronaldo in the team, the Ronaldo effect has really helped Al-Nassr this season and though they're not currently the league leaders but they're very strong contenders of the league and o believe they'll do everything possible to win the league this season, they've already won a trophy and more are yet to come.

Don't really think about it, Al Nassr is definitely will win this league because Saudi Pro League is rigged. The reason why Al Nassr currently in 4th position is they want to make people excited and wondering which team will win.

As you said it's Ronaldo's effect, everyone are willing to sacrifice their positions and their points to make Ronaldo win.

By the way, how can you be so sure that the Saudi Pro League is rigged? Is there a clear source stating that, or is it just your suspicion?
Anyway, I think it's normal that Al Nassr is not at the top of the table at the moment because after all, the reality is that it's not only Al Nassr that has a star squad, because there are still other teams that also have players with luxurious quality. So yes, I feel it's just a normal competition because after all, if the Saudi Pro League is proven to be rigged, then of course the Saudi Pro League will be investigated and also get punished of course.

[Volgastallion]

Im not gonna say its rigged to one team, but we can really think some teams are gonna be very favoured because they have strong laces with the power of Saudi Arabia, i think for that they start to put referees from outside in the games, to show more " clarity".

[beerlover]

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.

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.

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.

The top teams are playing at near close levels so far as expected, Al-Nassr started terribly but gained momentum and got close again, I bet that if they can continue this, they will be fine. Penalty position was a bit controversial, but at the end of the day they played better anyway.

I think it is going to be quite important to realize that you are going to end up with something that should be important one way or another, and that will not be all that confusing for so many people to see a league ending that would be pretty close to each other as well. I hope that we could get to a level where we could end up with a ton of situations that would be harder to handle, and the end result should not be too far off from each other.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

By the way, how can you be so sure that the Saudi Pro League is rigged? Is there a clear source stating that, or is it just your suspicion?
Anyway, I think it's normal that Al Nassr is not at the top of the table at the moment because after all, the reality is that it's not only Al Nassr that has a star squad, because there are still other teams that also have players with luxurious quality. So yes, I feel it's just a normal competition because after all, if the Saudi Pro League is proven to be rigged, then of course the Saudi Pro League will be investigated and also get punished of course.

I think it's just a personal opinion and we can't prove it unless we see how the match in this league runs until the end of the season then we can suspect whether the winner of the league has been determined or indeed through normal competition. To be honest, sometimes I also think the same thing is that some of the matches have been arranged, for example when the strongest team against a weak team but a strong team lost but because it cannot be proven, we consider it a normal match.

[Josefjix]

But Al-Hilal has one problem - Neymar   It seems that now it is the club that is dragging the player up and not vice versa as planned. Neymar missed the penalty and I think his extremely sensitive nature is becoming increasingly stressed. I think if future opponents are cynical enough, they can easily provoke him into receiving a yellow card and then a red card. I'm sure someone in the Premier League would have done this already.

Al Hilal won their game despite Neymar Jr missed penalty in the first half. Al Hilal is a good team that deserves the best results because they've worked so hard for it. Alot of things won't fall in shape because they have big name in their midst. Neymar Jr have an outstanding performance in every piece of game he featured in but he keeps wasting crucial goal scoring chances that would have boosted his performance, instead he settled for providing assists which are not even up to the basis of his standard. Secondly, he's aggressive and popularly recognized with using the wrong language against his opponents and the referee on the pitch, which often triggered his yellow cards in his new team.

[Leviathan.007]

In the last weeks, we heard some news about a Saudi team trying to hire Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona, however, this palyer is very effective in Barcelona but I think he is getting old and Barcelona is also interested in earning some money and helping their financial situation. He rejected the offers from the Saudi League in the summer but I think these offers are still there for the next transfer window when Saudis will have more chance.



https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-superstar-likely-to-reject-saudi-arabia-approaches-next-summer-as-well-report/

[BitcoinHunt3r]

In the last weeks, we heard some news about a Saudi team trying to hire Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona, however, this palyer is very effective in Barcelona but I think he is getting old and Barcelona is also interested in earning some money and helping their financial situation. He rejected the offers from the Saudi League in the summer but I think these offers are still there for the next transfer window when Saudis will have more chance.

https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-superstar-likely-to-reject-saudi-arabia-approaches-next-summer-as-well-report/

Actually it's a good idea to release Lewandowski but not for this season because Barcelona still needs this player in attack and we also understand that Barcelona will not hold Lewandowski for the long term it's just that we don't know whether Lewandowski is interested in moving to the Saudi Pro League in the next 2 seasons. Lewandowski's market value continues to decline in every season we can check it on transfermarkt.com and Barcelona certainly does not want to lose the potential of profits when releasing it
.

[baeva]

In the last weeks, we heard some news about a Saudi team trying to hire Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona, however, this palyer is very effective in Barcelona but I think he is getting old and Barcelona is also interested in earning some money and helping their financial situation. He rejected the offers from the Saudi League in the summer but I think these offers are still there for the next transfer window when Saudis will have more chance.



https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-superstar-likely-to-reject-saudi-arabia-approaches-next-summer-as-well-report/

Lewandowski despite his age is still very good as a player, so I think he could easily be offered a contract by some European team. If money is not the most important thing for him, then it is unlikely that he will agree to move to Saudi Arabia. By the way it may not come to next summer, if fraud charges are brought against former Barcelona directors, the team could go bankrupt and disappear, so the players will be disbanded

[KTChampions]

In the last weeks, we heard some news about a Saudi team trying to hire Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona, however, this palyer is very effective in Barcelona but I think he is getting old and Barcelona is also interested in earning some money and helping their financial situation. He rejected the offers from the Saudi League in the summer but I think these offers are still there for the next transfer window when Saudis will have more chance.



https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-superstar-likely-to-reject-saudi-arabia-approaches-next-summer-as-well-report/

I think that firstly, Lewandowski continues to show modest performance for a top team striker in La Liga. Secondly, the likelihood that Barcelona will fall under the destructive consequences of a trial related to the bribery of judges is already high enough to take this into account. Accordingly, in Lewandowski’s place, moving to a tournament with fewer requirements and fewer risks would be quite reasonable.

[rahmad2nd]

Al-Ahli vs Al-Ettifaq.

This match, according to what I predicted in the previous post. even though Al-Ahli is superior in this match, both in terms of player depth, being the home team and at the same time based on the odds held by the home team. Unfortunately, the home team was unable to win this match. One of the main factors for me is that Firmino seems to be having problems scoring goals in match after match. After making his debut, he looked very convincing by scoring a hat-trick. but after that, Firmino seemed to lose his sharpness. Even though he didn't play badly in this match, the fact is that he was unable to give his squad a win.
I think Mattihias Jaissle has to find a way to break his team's deadlock. if necessary, he can change the system. or, rotate some of the players to find the ideal formula. If it continues like this, Al-Ahli will have difficulty entering the top 4 of the Saudi Pro League standings.

Meanwhile, Al-Ettifaq provided fairly balanced resistance. Even though they only had a total of 4 shots, they had 3 big chances. It's only natural that Steven Gerrard's squad has difficulty penetrating their opponent's defense line. because in terms of players, the two teams have quite a gap. As for Moussa Dembele, he underperformed. As a result, the match ended 0-0, and both teams had to be willing to share the points.

[Docnaster]

In the last weeks, we heard some news about a Saudi team trying to hire Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona, however, this palyer is very effective in Barcelona but I think he is getting old and Barcelona is also interested in earning some money and helping their financial situation. He rejected the offers from the Saudi League in the summer but I think these offers are still there for the next transfer window when Saudis will have more chance.



https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-superstar-likely-to-reject-saudi-arabia-approaches-next-summer-as-well-report/

Robert Lewandowski without doubt has been very instrumental at Barcelona since he arrived the club from Bayern Munich in the summer of the summer of 2022 and even helped the club to win the Spanish La Liga in his first season with the Catalan club.
That being said, I think at his current age, Lewandowski will likely be moving to the Saudi Arabian League if he gets a good offer from a Saudi club. Not many players at his age rejects offers from Saudi clubs knowing fully well that the Saudi clubs are very good with their inviting financial packages.

[Google+]

In the last weeks, we heard some news about a Saudi team trying to hire Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona, however, this palyer is very effective in Barcelona but I think he is getting old and Barcelona is also interested in earning some money and helping their financial situation. He rejected the offers from the Saudi League in the summer but I think these offers are still there for the next transfer window when Saudis will have more chance.



https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-superstar-likely-to-reject-saudi-arabia-approaches-next-summer-as-well-report/

In my opinion, the Saudi Arabian team is very interested in recruiting Lewandowksi, because even at his old age he is still quite productive in scoring goals. Even a big name can make a team more famous if the Saudi Arabian team can really recruit Lewandowksi in the winter transfer window. Currently, Lewandowksi is still quite comfortable with Barcelona, ​​even Xavi always gives a lot of praise for his impressive performance.

By looking at Lewandowksi's big role with Barcelona, ​​I am sure Barcelona will not let go of their best star in the winter transfer window. But seeing as Barcelona's financial side has not improved, of course something could happen in the future, I mean if the offer on the table is big enough, Barcelona will probably accept it. But if Barcelona releases Lewandokwsi I think it will be difficult for them to find a sticker who is truly productive in scoring goals.

[BRINIRHA]

In the last weeks, we heard some news about a Saudi team trying to hire Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona, however, this palyer is very effective in Barcelona but I think he is getting old and Barcelona is also interested in earning some money and helping their financial situation. He rejected the offers from the Saudi League in the summer but I think these offers are still there for the next transfer window when Saudis will have more chance.



https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-superstar-likely-to-reject-saudi-arabia-approaches-next-summer-as-well-report/

Maybe Barcelona will really need money but if Lewandowski is still effective in attack then I think Barceloja will even extend his contract at Barcelona. But all that will depend on his performance this season. And so far Lewandowski is still very good. Especially after the arrival of the Joao duo, Lewandowski received support to become more productive in the attack line.

In the transfer market yesterday, Lewandowski said that he was comfortable at Barcelona. And not thinking about moving to the SPL or MLS. But I think several other top players who are now in the Arab league have also said similar things to Lewandowski but in the end they moved to the Arab league. So it is possible that Lewandowski will also follow the top European players to the Arab league. Whether it's next season or the season after that.

But until now I haven't seen who can replace Lewandowski at Barcelona. So Barcelona must first prepare if Lewandowski suddenly leaves. But to be honest, I think the Arab League will be even more lively and interesting if Lewandowski also goes there.