Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[imamusma]

Al Nassr loss three points against after being draw from Al Ahly on Saudi Pro League games week 3, its not good result for Al Nassr get in the tittle race after two being draw of three matches and have 5 points currently.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed continues keep scoring goals and his record stopped on three matches for Al Nassr after success scoring goals on the first and second matches.
Al Nassr performing not really bad after success dominance in ball possession and made 19 shots although only four on target, but the being draw matches make Al Nassr have left many points recently if the rival team Al Hilal success securing three points today against Al Riyadh.

Al Nassr is depending on Ronaldo too much therefore they deserve anytime he doesn't deliver for them. That's a 39 years old that they're depending on to score for them in every match and they're not managing him very well. The transfer window is there for Al nassr to get in new players but they're not doing so. Others need to step up when Ronaldo isn't scoring to score too. The man has scored 900 goals and counting, they shouldn't expect him to score in  every match. The game wasn't a bad one for Al Nassr as they played well but the only thing lacking was the goal. The title is still there for Al nassr to compete for but they need to be doing better to not lose points.

Previously, I believed that Al Nassr management and officials would make a breakthrough in this transfer window, apparently that did not happen, so it is not surprising that Al Nassr failed to win a trophy again this season. Ronaldo can score goals in every match, but at the same time, Al Nassr defense line must be able to maintain their advantage. Three matches have been played, Al Nassr has only been able to win one, and now they are 4 points behind Al Hilal as the leader of the standings. It would be an exaggeration to say that Al Nassr is a title contender team, because they have not been able to perform consistently in every match. It seems that we will see Al Ettifaq competing with Al Hilal this season at the top of the standings, Al Nassr cannot be fully relied on. Not to underestimate Ronaldo and his colleagues, but in reality they have not shown a more serious ambition to build squad depth.

[Obari]

Al Nassr is depending on Ronaldo too much therefore they deserve anytime he doesn't deliver for them. That's a 39 years old that they're depending on to score for them in every match and they're not managing him very well. The transfer window is there for Al nassr to get in new players but they're not doing so. Others need to step up when Ronaldo isn't scoring to score too. The man has scored 900 goals and counting, they shouldn't expect him to score in  every match. The game wasn't a bad one for Al Nassr as they played well but the only thing lacking was the goal. The title is still there for Al nassr to compete for but they need to be doing better to not lose points.

Al Nassr are making paths to meet up with Al Hilal this season, it's not all about winning league games but ensuring to win them in cup finals. Contrary, Without Ronaldo, Al Nassr are probably nothing because they've been struggling to win games. Al Nassr depend on Cristiano Ronaldo who's 39 years old for goal scoring, he's a goal machine for the club and taken his team's burden very seriously especially when it comes to winning important games. Al Nassr are weigh below the standards of Al Hilal because they lack the good chemistry between themselves. To win the major titles, there ought to be presence of consistency for accumulate three points.

Competency is highly expected from Al Nassr this season and the remaining games of the season is predicted to be up and running. With Ronaldo, I'm quite confident of Al Nassr hitting up top spots this season.

[hyudien]

Al Nassr were fortunate to avoid defeat as an Al Ahli player scored an own goal at the end of the match, just before the end of the match. Al Nassr seem to have failed to live up to expectations with their performance as it is. They played well, but it was not enough for them to be the best team in the Saudi Pro League. Their competitors have performed better than them, especially Al Hilal who are still undefeated.
I actually predicted this result, because even though they were playing as hosts, Al Ahli are not a team to be underestimated. A draw would have been a fair result for both teams in my opinion, although Al Nassr were also very fortunate to escape an embarrassing result in the

It was truly a lucky day for Al-Nassr they were saved by that goal, I can't imagine if Al-Nassr were defeated at home of course it's very embarrassing. I wonder what happened to Al-Nassr and why their game is not aggressive? they dominated the game but always struggled to score goals of 19 shots only 4 on target it means the accuracy is very weak even though we know they are playing the main squad which has more experience, or can we say that the current coach is not using the right strategy?

If they continue to play like this then there is no way for Al-Nassr to compete with Al-Hilal instead of trying to win the title even for the top 3 is doubtful, I hope Al-Nassr can improve their performance so we can see a fierce competition in the standings, of course it would be very boring to see the league dominated by just one club. Al-Hilal will play their 3rd match today against Al-Riyadh there should be no problem for Al-Hilal even though they are away they can get 3 points.

They are not playing effectively, that is their problem, it is made worse by the weakness of the back line that they still have, that is what makes them look like they will not be able to compete again this season. I will not close their chances, but if we look at it realistically then we will definitely agree that they will fail again this season, unless they can improve quickly. The coach will definitely be the first person to get the spotlight, but we can't blame the coach entirely, the players and also the management must take part in making this team even better. The selection of players is still not effective in my opinion, that is what ultimately makes their game not able to be formed optimally. There is still time, they must make the most of the time available.

[mammusu]

Al Nassr loss three points against after being draw from Al Ahly on Saudi Pro League games week 3, its not good result for Al Nassr get in the tittle race after two being draw of three matches and have 5 points currently.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed continues keep scoring goals and his record stopped on three matches for Al Nassr after success scoring goals on the first and second matches.
Al Nassr performing not really bad after success dominance in ball possession and made 19 shots although only four on target, but the being draw matches make Al Nassr have left many points recently if the rival team Al Hilal success securing three points today against Al Riyadh.

Al Nassr is depending on Ronaldo too much therefore they deserve anytime he doesn't deliver for them. That's a 39 years old that they're depending on to score for them in every match and they're not managing him very well. The transfer window is there for Al nassr to get in new players but they're not doing so. Others need to step up when Ronaldo isn't scoring to score too. The man has scored 900 goals and counting, they shouldn't expect him to score in  every match. The game wasn't a bad one for Al Nassr as they played well but the only thing lacking was the goal. The title is still there for Al nassr to compete for but they need to be doing better to not lose points.

After previously Al Nassr failed to get full points at the beginning of the season when facing Al Raed, but in the next match Al Nassr was able to rise and they managed to get 3 points when they destroyed Al Fayha with a score of 4-1, when fans began to hope that Al Nassr had returned to a positive path, but precisely what happened in the match against Al Ahli made fans begin to doubt Al Nassr capacity this season to be able to compete for the championship trophy, Last season Al Nassr failed to stop Al Hillal from winning the title but looking at the current performance of the two teams, it seems that Al Hillal will again beat Al Nassr in the title race, although Ronaldo is still a player who can be relied on by Al Nassr on scoring goals, but it should not be for Al Nassr to continue to burden the team burden on his shoulders alone without any good performance from other players,  Ronaldo is still a great player, but without the support of other players, of course, Ronaldo will not be able to bring Al Nassr to the championship.

[len01]

I don't play multiple games, this would have been an interesting accumulation game to try out, but however the game between AI Riyadh vs AI Hilal @1.55 points is quite an interesting point to go for. Al Hilal will comfortably win their game with huge goal margin.

Yesterday's match results.

Al Fateh vs Al-Ettifaq (BTTS Yes @1.66) Win
Al Feiha vs Al-Raed (Al-Raed win @2.80) Win
Al Riyadh vs Al Hilal (Al Hilal -1.5 @1.55) Win

It was quite easy to predict the results of the 3 matches because it was already visible before the match started. But unfortunately I did not use parlay bets which could provide greater profits.

Then for rest of of other two games I don't actually have confidence about  Al-Raed winning their game on a visit to Al Feiha.

Although Al Feiha will be the host, but from previous appearances it has been seen that Al Feiha defense is weaker than Al-Raed who has a better defense and also has a stronger attack line. See the results Al-Raed managed to get a big score in the match embarrassing Al Feiha with a score of 0-5.

[Leviathan.007]

There is interesting news about Neymar in Al Hilal and it seems they are disappointed about this player. Neymar was a good player before he joined PSG in the last years but recently his performance has been disappointing and even when he joined Al Hilal he was injured. It seems even after he is back in the field he won't be able to perform well like the other players.
Now since Al Hilal's list is full they won't take a risk and it seems Al Hilal decided to remove the name of Neymar from the list of the Saudi League games, so they will just use this player in the AFC Champions League during this season.
 

[Gallar]

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Today Al Qadisiyah will compete against Al Shabab. With the squad that Al Qadisiyah currently has, I think Al Qadisiyah will definitely win. The reason is that in the 2 matches that Al Qadisiyah has played in the Saudi Arabian league, the result was that Al Qadisiyah won easily. So even in this match, I'm sure Al Qadisiyah will definitely bring home the full 3 points again. Considering that Al Shabab currently has a poor performance in the Saudi Arabian league, this further strengthens that Al Qadisiyah will definitely win this match. Apart from that, if you look at the head to head record between Al Qadisiyah and Al Shabab, the results are indeed a draw, namely both of them got 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. But if you look at the last 5 matches played by Al Qadisiyah and Al Shabab, the results are that Al Qadisiyah is far superior to Al Shabab. Because Al Qadisiyah has never been defeated in the last 5 matches, while Al Shabab has experienced defeats 3 times from the last 5 matches. So with these things in place, betting on Al Qadisiyah in this match will definitely be very promising.

[dezoel]

He hasn't been a good player for a while now, not just last season when he joined Al Hilal, he was bad on last seasons of PSG times as well and he looks like he doesn't care about playing at all anymore, he just doesn't care about professionalism.

In fact, I have a bet with a friend that I think Neymar will retire from active football before Cristiano Ronaldo, even though Neymar is about 7 years younger, I think he will retire quicker. We can see Neymar trying maybe one or two more seasons at the very most cases, and Ronaldo seems like he will see the world cup 2026 before he retires probably and still playing decently. If Ronaldo retires after Neymar I wouldn't be shocked about that at all.

Neymar didn't use the god given talents he has, if he was a hard worker like he should be, he would have been at one of the top teams right now winning something but he just gave up after getting some money and that's the saddest part, we will never know what would have happened if he did.

[rahmad2nd]

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Al-Nassr here got lucky because the claim was an own goal made by Bassam in the final minutes of the second half, indirectly Al-Nassr was saved in this match, but it is true that this match was quite fierce with both of them having quite strong defenses and Al-Ahli got unlucky. It's quite difficult to catch up with AL-Hilal today, they have a perfect match and continue to win every match, AL-Nassr is not ready to compete at the top of the current season, two draws and 1 win is not bad capital, but this will be difficult if it continues like this for AL-Nassr.

I think Luis Castro has quite a lot of homework, because his team has not been able to display impressive results. In the three matches they played, two of them only produced minor points. Now, Al Nassr is in 7th place in the standings. As for Al Hilal, they showed good performance in their three matches and they were also productive in terms of scoring goals. On the other hand, Al Ittihad showed progress in their performance in their three matches. Under Laurent Blanc's guidance, Al Ittihad's performance has improved much, as has Karim Benzema's performance. In addition, the presence of Moussa Diaby provides a new color and contributes to his team. Currently, Al Ittihad is playing against Al Wehda, Al Ittihad is leading 5-1 from their opponent and the match is not over yet. It seems that under Laurent Blanc's guidance, Al Ittihad has the potential to be a tough competitor for Al Hilal.

[Renampun]

He hasn't been a good player for a while now, not just last season when he joined Al Hilal, he was bad on last seasons of PSG times as well and he looks like he doesn't care about playing at all anymore, he just doesn't care about professionalism.

In fact, I have a bet with a friend that I think Neymar will retire from active football before Cristiano Ronaldo, even though Neymar is about 7 years younger, I think he will retire quicker. We can see Neymar trying maybe one or two more seasons at the very most cases, and Ronaldo seems like he will see the world cup 2026 before he retires probably and still playing decently. If Ronaldo retires after Neymar I wouldn't be shocked about that at all.

Neymar didn't use the god given talents he has, if he was a hard worker like he should be, he would have been at one of the top teams right now winning something but he just gave up after getting some money and that's the saddest part, we will never know what would have happened if he did.

neymar is the worst investment al hilal has made they must realize that but the contract has been formed and the only wise steps that al hilal can take is to play it safe to avoid violating the contract.

regarding whether neymar will retire earlier than cristiano ronaldo! i think so too, i see neymar increasingly showing things that are not of good quality, starting from his lifestyle to his appearance on the field, there are many cases where talented brazilian football players end up retiring earlier.

[imamusma]

neymar is the worst investment al hilal has made they must realize that but the contract has been formed and the only wise steps that al hilal can take is to play it safe to avoid violating the contract.

regarding whether neymar will retire earlier than cristiano ronaldo! i think so too, i see neymar increasingly showing things that are not of good quality, starting from his lifestyle to his appearance on the field, there are many cases where talented brazilian football players end up retiring earlier.

Regarding bad behavior off the field, there are many players from Brazil that we can mention, Adriano is one very relevant example, he illustrates how short his football career was because of it. As for talent, I think all tongues will admit how great the players who come from Latin America are. Neymar seems to be following in the footsteps of one of the Brazilian legends, injury problems are another factor that makes him potentially retire earlier than everyone expected. Meanwhile, I am quite sure Al Hilal will not regret recruiting Neymar, they certainly already know that Neymar is very often injured, what is needed from Neymar is his big name to boost the prestige of the Saudi pro League in the eyes of the world. Reportedly, Neymar still needs two more months to be able to play again, most likely until the end of December, because his injury has not fully recovered. Source: https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/bola-dunia/d-7531347/lututnya-belum-pulih-comeback-neymar-molor-2-bulan

[Slow death]

I think Luis Castro has quite a lot of homework, because his team has not been able to display impressive results. In the three matches they played, two of them only produced minor points. Now, Al Nassr is in 7th place in the standings.

In my opinion, the Al Nassr board should have realized last season that Luis Castro was not able to bring good results, but the club's board kept the same coach. It seems to me that the goal of the Al Nassr board is to somehow make a profit from Ronaldo's image and not win titles. Because it is not normal that they do not think about hiring a good coach to win titles and this season the situation will be much worse because they have more than one strong team, unlike last season when they only had Al Hilal. Looking at the table for example:



There are two teams that currently have good coaches: Laurent Blanc, coach of Al-Ittihad, was previously coach of PSG and Jorge Jesus, coach of Al Hilal, was previously coach of Benfica of Portugal and Flamengo, having won titles with both teams. And these two teams have a strong squad. So I see only these two teams fighting for the title.

[TelolettOm]

neymar is the worst investment al hilal has made they must realize that but the contract has been formed and the only wise steps that al hilal can take is to play it safe to avoid violating the contract.

Buying Neymar isn't like an investment for Al Hilal because he is an old player and often gets injured. If Al Hilal wants to invest in a potential player, they must buy young players. And they must buy young players with no issue of severe injuries. Al Hilal must know the risk by signing Neymar, they may only waste money.

regarding whether neymar will retire earlier than cristiano ronaldo! i think so too, i see neymar increasingly showing things that are not of good quality, starting from his lifestyle to his appearance on the field, there are many cases where talented brazilian football players end up retiring earlier.

Ronaldo's condition is different. He has no problem with his body, he has no severe injuries. That's makes Ronaldo can play until above 40 years old. Meanwhile Neymar, he often gets injury, it is difficult for him to play with his best anymore. Moreover, Neymar can't live with a healthy way, this juts makes a smaller chance to play a longer time.

In my opinion, the Al Nassr board should have realized last season that Luis Castro was not able to bring good results, but the club's board kept the same coach. It seems to me that the goal of the Al Nassr board is to somehow make a profit from Ronaldo's image and not win titles. Because it is not normal that they do not think about hiring a good coach to win titles and this season the situation will be much worse because they have more than one strong team, unlike last season when they only had Al Hilal. Looking at the table for example:

Since Luis Castro failed to improve Al Nassr performance, I agree that there should be a new coach. If Al Nassr never fired the coach, there will be no change in Al Nassr team. Al Nassr needs a coach that can have better approach in playing. He also must know well how to optimize the ability of each player in the squad.

[mv1986]

I think Luis Castro has quite a lot of homework, because his team has not been able to display impressive results. In the three matches they played, two of them only produced minor points. Now, Al Nassr is in 7th place in the standings.

In my opinion, the Al Nassr board should have realized last season that Luis Castro was not able to bring good results, but the club's board kept the same coach. It seems to me that the goal of the Al Nassr board is to somehow make a profit from Ronaldo's image and not win titles. Because it is not normal that they do not think about hiring a good coach to win titles and this season the situation will be much worse because they have more than one strong team, unlike last season when they only had Al Hilal. Looking at the table for example:



There are two teams that currently have good coaches: Laurent Blanc, coach of Al-Ittihad, was previously coach of PSG and Jorge Jesus, coach of Al Hilal, was previously coach of Benfica of Portugal and Flamengo, having won titles with both teams. And these two teams have a strong squad. So I see only these two teams fighting for the title.

I don't know if it is all about the coach, but you are probably right that it counts a lot. Though everyone would probably think that Al Nassr should have a realistic chance to win the title, too. But it seems that the big names on paper only count so much, and when it comes to putting the squad together and making every player to give their best, then Al Ittihad and Al Hilal have an edge as they also have better head coaches. Too many people thought that signing Ronaldo would be enough to win the title automatically. But as you could see in the game when they played against Al Hilal, he wasn't able to do anything.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

In my opinion, the Al Nassr board should have realized last season that Luis Castro was not able to bring good results, but the club's board kept the same coach. It seems to me that the goal of the Al Nassr board is to somehow make a profit from Ronaldo's image and not win titles. Because it is not normal that they do not think about hiring a good coach to win titles and this season the situation will be much worse because they have more than one strong team, unlike last season when they only had Al Hilal. Looking at the table for example:

Yeah it has to be admitted that Al Nassr is still off the track they have only collected 5 points from 3 matches while their main competitors such as Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad have already collected 9 points also some other teams are in a better position well, this should be the question why Al-Nassr always fails in competition, is it because of the players or because of the coach? I agree with you that management should pay attention to the coach until mid-season and if there is no improvement then Al-Nassr deserves a new coach.

For now Al-Ittihad attracts our attention somehow they played impressively in the last 3 matches but their abilities will soon be tested by Al-Hilal because in the next match both teams will fight each other on september 22 Al-Hilal as the home team is of course the favorite but this season Al-Ittihad is different from last season with high confidence and this match should be an advantage for Al-Nassr as one of them will be hampered in the standings. This match will also be a test for Aleksandar Mitrovic and Karim Benzema to be the best.

[yudi09]

There are two teams that currently have good coaches: Laurent Blanc, coach of Al-Ittihad, was previously coach of PSG and Jorge Jesus, coach of Al Hilal, was previously coach of Benfica of Portugal and Flamengo, having won titles with both teams. And these two teams have a strong squad. So I see only these two teams fighting for the title.

In the 2024/2025 season, Al-Ittihad's seriousness in competing for the title has been seen with three consecutive wins and from the names of the players who were included in the starting line-up for three matches.
Laurent Blanc became the coach of Al-Ittihad who proved his ability to formulate strategies with the experience he had gained while coaching top teams in major European leagues.
The Saudi Pro League is still a long way to go, but Al-Ittihad's good start in three matches this season deserves praise.

[Mashufad]

"Al Nassr's struggles under Luis Castro are alarming, especially considering the investment in Cristiano Ronaldo. The board's priorities seem misplaced, focusing on branding over trophies. With powerhouses Al-Ittihad and Al Hilal boasting experienced coaches like Laurent Blanc and Jorge Jesus, Al Nassr risks falling further behind. To compete, they need a coach who can match the tactical prowess of Blanc and Jesus. Until then, Ronaldo's presence alone won't secure titles."

[GigaBit]

neymar is the worst investment al hilal has made they must realize that but the contract has been formed and the only wise steps that al hilal can take is to play it safe to avoid violating the contract.

Buying Neymar isn't like an investment for Al Hilal because he is an old player and often gets injured. If Al Hilal wants to invest in a potential player, they must buy young players. And they must buy young players with no issue of severe injuries. Al Hilal must know the risk by signing Neymar, they may only waste money.

Young players must be given priority to get better performance. Without young players nothing good can be expected from the team. But the question is why Al Hilal spent so much money on Neymar? To get this answer what I understand is that his popularity had more to do with his performances. The fans will support the club where Neymar will paly. Probably this issue was given more priority when he was signed to Al Hilal.

Ronaldo's condition is different. He has no problem with his body, he has no severe injuries. That's makes Ronaldo can play until above 40 years old. Meanwhile Neymar, he often gets injury, it is difficult for him to play with his best anymore. Moreover, Neymar can't live with a healthy way, this juts makes a smaller chance to play a longer time.

Yes, a player can play as long as he can prove himself fit. Ronaldo's case is completely different. He is still fully fit himself. Neymar faces a high number of injuries and his injuries are so dangerous that may create problem for future career. Ronaldo cannot be compared to him at this point.

[Solokan]

Source: https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/bola-dunia/d-7540109/al-nassr-vs-al-ahli-tuntas-1-1-ronaldo-cs-diselamatkan-gol-di-injury-time/amp

we won't know whether Al-nassr will be champions or not in the SPL this season because in this season I see Al-nassr's strength, it seems like there are no surprising changes and it is proven that they have competed 3 times, only winning 1 match, namely against Al-Feiha. now Al-nassr only sits in 7th place in the temporary standings and of course hard work is needed to be able to compete with Al-hilal because Al-hilal is now in 1st place in the temporary standings and of course mentally it will definitely make Al-hilal enthusiastic to maintain its position. is ranked 1st.

Al-Nassr's last match against Al-Ahli, I thought Al-Ahli would be defeated by Al-Nassr, but in reality it was a shame that the match ended in a 1-1 draw and of course Al-Nassr couldn't get many points and to be honest, this will definitely happen. making some people disappointed with the draw result of the match.

I saw that Al-Nassr's defense in that match was still not good and I also saw that the opportunities that existed could not be exploited optimally by Al-Nassr's attackers, but of course Al-Nassr still had luck because if, for example, Al-nassr had not scored a goal, it would have resulted in Al-Nassr supporters were embarrassed because Al-Nassr would definitely lose but fortunately Luis Castro's troops were still lucky. In my opinion, Luis Castro must really train his men to be even better because of course if they lose again in the next match, it looks like Al-Nassr will find it even more difficult to win the title. In my opinion, Al-Nassr will win in the next match, what do you think? and honestly I hope Cristiano Ronaldo can win a trophy this season.

[Akbarkoe]

Al-Nassr here got lucky because the claim was an own goal made by Bassam in the final minutes of the second half, indirectly Al-Nassr was saved in this match, but it is true that this match was quite fierce with both of them having quite strong defenses and Al-Ahli got unlucky. It's quite difficult to catch up with AL-Hilal today, they have a perfect match and continue to win every match, AL-Nassr is not ready to compete at the top of the current season, two draws and 1 win is not bad capital, but this will be difficult if it continues like this for AL-Nassr.

I think Luis Castro has quite a lot of homework, because his team has not been able to display impressive results. In the three matches they played, two of them only produced minor points. Now, Al Nassr is in 7th place in the standings. As for Al Hilal, they showed good performance in their three matches and they were also productive in terms of scoring goals. On the other hand, Al Ittihad showed progress in their performance in their three matches. Under Laurent Blanc's guidance, Al Ittihad's performance has improved much, as has Karim Benzema's performance. In addition, the presence of Moussa Diaby provides a new color and contributes to his team. Currently, Al Ittihad is playing against Al Wehda, Al Ittihad is leading 5-1 from their opponent and the match is not over yet. It seems that under Laurent Blanc's guidance, Al Ittihad has the potential to be a tough competitor for Al Hilal.

Luis Castro does have a lot of work, his players have so far been lacking in making an attack and Ronaldo seems to have started to decline again if you look at his contribution even though he can stab but there are some movements that make him no longer a lion, only occasionally, his stamina has decreased greatly to be a hero, and look again how the midfield always does not make them have a clear pass, and sometimes miscommunication.

Al-Ittihad is indeed very good, they made the right transfer and built the team very well, the match against AL-Wahdi ended with a score of 7-1, they continue to collect goal wins and victories, now they are at the top of the standings because they have the most goals, while AL-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq are in second and third place with the same points only they have a few goals.