Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Alpha Marine]

Today, Al Hilal will play against Al Fahya. I think the Blues will win this match. They will be the champions of the Saudi Arabian league this year.

Al Hilal will win the league. The mistake Al Nassr made was allowing Al Hilal to top them by about seven points. They should have done everything in their power to remain on top, but they blew it. Now, they will not get back on top again. Al Hilal will definitely win today to extend the lead back to seven points

I would love for Cristiano to win this trophy, but it seems he won't achieve what he wants in the Saudi Arabian league. His only motivation in the Saudi Arabian league is probably reaching his 1000th career goal. I would say that right now he is more focused on his own career success than on team success.

Ronaldo in the team makes it difficult for the club to strengthen all areas of the team because Ronaldo takes up a lot of wages. He is not a player who generates a lot of football; he is just a player who scores goals, so even if he is scoring, the team still struggles. With him in the team, it will be very difficult for them to win the league. People would always argue that he does his job, which is score goals, but football doesn't work like that. The whole team needs to be in sync for it to be successful.

[snipie]

I don't think Ronaldo cares much whether Al Nassr wins the championship or not. He's making huge sums of money anyway. Even when he scores a goal, he earns more than many people can imagine. His goal, as you mentioned, is to reach his 1000th goal. I think he'll retire from football when he reaches that goal.

I don't agree with this statement. Cristiano Ronaldo has double objectives. The first one is to unlock the 1000 goals record for sure. The second objective is to win another new title which is Saudi Pro League one.

Its a team work, Ronaldo has so many qualities in front of goal, he can score with any opportunity unlike Joao Felix, but he's trying to contribute to the team, and that's all that matters most here. The aim is to win the league or Ronaldo achieve his 1000 goals this season, he's just 40 goals behind to reach the goal.

Both players are doing their best for their team and eventually for the World Cup. From a game to another, we might see some changes in performance, yet both teams are interesting to have and to keep.

[BRINIRHA]

Yesterday Ronaldo scored a goal. What's striking here is that Joao Felix has been silent for 5 matches. He assisted Ronaldo's goal yesterday, but he hasn't scored in 5 matches. He's reached 19 goals this year, but he's been quiet lately.

Its a team work, Ronaldo has so many qualities in front of goal, he can score with any opportunity unlike Joao Felix, but he's trying to contribute to the team, and that's all that matters most here. The aim is to win the league or Ronaldo achieve his 1000 goals this season, he's just 40 goals behind to reach the goal.

Joao Felix I very important in the team, I believe he will score in the next match, they're past five games has been very difficult for the team, now that they have gain confidence, he will do better in their next goal, he needs to keep fit for the world cup.

Regarding Felix, he has actually become less productive in scoring goals since Mane's absence, as Mane is currently playing for his national team. This is because it is usually Mane's assists that have consistently provided Joao Felix with opportunities. therefore, I was initially quite surprised by Felix's decline in goal productivity. However, after reviewing the situation, it appears that this is one of the effects of Mane's absence.

For Cristiano Ronaldo, he always manages to position himself well to receive passes. Felix needs to learn this as well. However, in terms of quality, we know Felix hasn't declined at all. He just seems a bit unlucky in front of the opponent's goal. and he doesn't yet have a player who can provide the kind of passes that make him look good, like the ones from Mane.

[dezoel]

it's true that Al Nassr can do their best right now, and they must not give up halfway through. There are still many matches to be played, and there could be times when Al Hilal will draw or lose. Now, we'll see whether Al Nassr can win or not in the upcoming matches. However, I think if Al Nassr loses or draws again, it will definitely make it difficult for Al Nassr to win the trophy.

Al Nassr's next match will be against Al Taawon. I think it won't be easy because Al Taawon is arguably stronger than Damac. Al Taawon is currently ranked 4th, which is certainly stronger than Damac. When betting on this match, I'm very confused because there's a possibility that Al Nassr will lose or win. However, it seems we can make a good prediction about the Al Nassr vs. Al Taawon match after the Al Taawon vs. Al Hazm match is over.

While it is good to see them finally start winning games again, it is not really that easy to comeback from the terrible streak they had and win the league. Al Hilal will not let this one go that easily, they are ahead and they will stay ahead, they barely lose any games to begin with, and that means they are not going to lose that many times. Even when Al Hilal ends up playing Al Nassr they end up getting a win, so that is not going to be easy for Ronaldo to get a title here before he leaves.

[$weetne$$]

Ronaldo in the team makes it difficult for the club to strengthen all areas of the team because Ronaldo takes up a lot of wages. He is not a player who generates a lot of football; he is just a player who scores goals, so even if he is scoring, the team still struggles. With him in the team, it will be very difficult for them to win the league. People would always argue that he does his job, which is score goals, but football doesn't work like that. The whole team needs to be in sync for it to be successful.

You have a very strong point that should be considered on a serious note, it is very true that resources that should be channelled into getting other areas in the shape that could  benefit  the team so well will be channeled into his wages and truly even if he is scoring a lot of gaols as expected of him, they keep getting cancelled by the goals rhe opponents gets to respond with because of an average defence so that makes the goals almost very much invalidated, so yes you are correct.

[Hypnotizer]

So in today's matches in the Saudi pro league, Al Qadisiya played against Al Ittihad and they were able to win and secure all three points at home, Al Qadisiya played really well today and to equalize the penalty goal scored by Benzema and pull a comeback. So right now Al Ittihad haven’t won any of their last three games, draw against Damac and losing two in a row.

Al Hilal also played against Al Fayha and won making them ahead of Al Nassr with seven points in the league. They were able to dominate and win the game against Al Fayha even though Al Fahya scored the first goal of the game.

[FanEagle]

Expecting Al Hilal to drop points seems impossible at least for now as we know Al Hilal always plays well with an unbeaten record, what Al Nassr needs to do is continue to focus on collecting points and wait for a miracle to come before the season ends. Al Nassr defense has been very poor lately and they have conceded at least  in their last 6 matches well this should be their main focus if they really want to stay competitive and on the race track. Currently Al Nassr is 4 points behind but if Al Hilal wins today's match then the points difference will be 7 so, in conclusion, Al Nassr hopes that Al Hilal will lose 2 times + draw 2 times or lose 3 times on condition that Al Nassr wins all remaining matches.

It is true, Al Hilal rarely ever loses a game, for the past three years they lost only a couple games, and to expected them to lose a couple games for the rest of just this season, as much as they did for the past 2.5 years, is not something to easily expect and probably won't happen. I get that it is not an easy thing to ask from Ronnaldo and his teammates neither, because even if Al Hilal somehow loses games, that means Al Nassr needs to just keep on winning every single game, which we all know won't happen.

So even if Al Hilal gets lets say 3 losses and 3 draws for the rest of the season, that still doesn't guarantee Al Nassr to win the title. And considering Al Hilal won't lose that much, it means they will win the title.

[Mabebe]

It is true, Al Hilal rarely ever loses a game, for the past three years they lost only a couple games, and to expected them to lose a couple games for the rest of just this season, as much as they did for the past 2.5 years, is not something to easily expect and probably won't happen. I get that it is not an easy thing to ask from Ronnaldo and his teammates neither, because even if Al Hilal somehow loses games, that means Al Nassr needs to just keep on winning every single game, which we all know won't happen.

So even if Al Hilal gets lets say 3 losses and 3 draws for the rest of the season, that still doesn't guarantee Al Nassr to win the title. And considering Al Hilal won't lose that much, it means they will win the title.

Couple of games lost by Al hilal in the past three seasons, that's not totally true na. If it's true how come they didn't win the league last season if they only lost a couple of games in the past three years. I agree that they will not loss much even if they lose, Al nassr too will still lose this season, Al nassr put themselves in the position that they are now, for a team that was leading all of a sudden they found themselves seven points behind the team they were leading, that's absurd.

[Pandorak]

Ronaldo in the team makes it difficult for the club to strengthen all areas of the team because Ronaldo takes up a lot of wages. He is not a player who generates a lot of football; he is just a player who scores goals, so even if he is scoring, the team still struggles. With him in the team, it will be very difficult for them to win the league. People would always argue that he does his job, which is score goals, but football doesn't work like that. The whole team needs to be in sync for it to be successful.

What you say is true. Indeed if we look deeper, it cannot be denied that Cristiano Ronaldo salary is very high, which certainly has significant financial consequences. So when most of the club's budget is allocated to one player, it is certain that the club will find it difficult to strengthen the team, especially the defense which needs stronger defensive players.

There is no doubt about Cristiano Ronaldo quality. At his age, he can still score spectacular goals that are very difficult for players his age to achieve, and he continues to provide assists or goals to this day. However, that alone is not enough. Compared to individuals, the overall team structure is no less important, this is what will ultimately maintain the team's performance so that they can play to their full potential.

[DeeppRockk]

Ronaldo in the team makes it difficult for the club to strengthen all areas of the team because Ronaldo takes up a lot of wages. He is not a player who generates a lot of football; he is just a player who scores goals, so even if he is scoring, the team still struggles. With him in the team, it will be very difficult for them to win the league. People would always argue that he does his job, which is score goals, but football doesn't work like that. The whole team needs to be in sync for it to be successful.

What you say is true. Indeed if we look deeper, it cannot be denied that Cristiano Ronaldo salary is very high, which certainly has significant financial consequences. So when most of the club's budget is allocated to one player, it is certain that the club will find it difficult to strengthen the team, especially the defense which needs stronger defensive players.

There is no doubt about Cristiano Ronaldo quality. At his age, he can still score spectacular goals that are very difficult for players his age to achieve, and he continues to provide assists or goals to this day. However, that alone is not enough. Compared to individuals, the overall team structure is no less important, this is what will ultimately maintain the team's performance so that they can play to their full potential.

Look, it’s not just Ronaldo’s salary - I’ve seen this play out too many times. Clubs get dazzled by a big name, blow their budget on one guy, and then scramble to patch holes everywhere else. Al Nassr’s no exception, and their defense is crumbling because of it.

Can they hold it together long enough to challenge Al Hilal? I’m not betting on it.

[rojan]

Ronaldo in the team makes it difficult for the club to strengthen all areas of the team because Ronaldo takes up a lot of wages. He is not a player who generates a lot of football; he is just a player who scores goals, so even if he is scoring, the team still struggles. With him in the team, it will be very difficult for them to win the league. People would always argue that he does his job, which is score goals, but football doesn't work like that. The whole team needs to be in sync for it to be successful.

What you say is true. Indeed if we look deeper, it cannot be denied that Cristiano Ronaldo salary is very high, which certainly has significant financial consequences. So when most of the club's budget is allocated to one player, it is certain that the club will find it difficult to strengthen the team, especially the defense which needs stronger defensive players.

There is no doubt about Cristiano Ronaldo quality. At his age, he can still score spectacular goals that are very difficult for players his age to achieve, and he continues to provide assists or goals to this day. However, that alone is not enough. Compared to individuals, the overall team structure is no less important, this is what will ultimately maintain the team's performance so that they can play to their full potential.

There is no doubt about the quality of Ronaldo, who continues to contribute to the team and score spectacular goals. However, football is a team game, and when the majority of the budget is allocated to a single player, it does not allow empowering other segments of the squad such as defense and midfields. Good team organization is more important than genius. Ronaldo can only win matches, and it is a balanced and all-round squad that wins leagues.

[Gallar]

Actually we might see a one-sided match between Al Hilal and Al Feiha, and I'm sure that Al Hilal will secure their 14th win through this match. Al Hilal is a very dominant team as we can see that they are now at the top of the standings after falling behind, moreover there are many differences in statistics between these two groups and their positions differ because because I have observed it deeply that, Al Hilal is the table topper but Al Feiha is in 13th place. The most surprising thing is that this team has won only three matches so in this case, it seems that this average team may not be able to give a tough time to the best team in the Saudi Pro League.

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Exactly as you said,, my friend, because in this match Al Hilal was able to defeat Al Feiha with a very convincing score of 4-1. So with this, it is clear that Al Hilal is truly a great team that does not need to be doubted anymore at this time. However, in this match, Al Hilal fell behind first to Al Feiha, because in the 14th minute Al Feiha players managed to score. But fortunately after that,, Al Hilal returned to improve their defense and sharpened their attacks, and the results turned out to be really good. Because after that, Al Hilal was really able to turn things around very well. So with this victory, Al Hilal is now even more firmly at the top of the standings in the Saudi Arabian League. Because the point difference between Al Hilal and Al Nasr is now back to seven points,, so that is why Al Hilal is now sure to be calm again.

[Sithara007]

Exactly as you said,, my friend, because in this match Al Hilal was able to defeat Al Feiha with a very convincing score of 4-1. So with this, it is clear that Al Hilal is truly a great team that does not need to be doubted anymore at this time. However, in this match, Al Hilal fell behind first to Al Feiha, because in the 14th minute Al Feiha players managed to score. But fortunately after that,, Al Hilal returned to improve their defense and sharpened their attacks, and the results turned out to be really good. Because after that, Al Hilal was really able to turn things around very well. So with this victory, Al Hilal is now even more firmly at the top of the standings in the Saudi Arabian League. Because the point difference between Al Hilal and Al Nasr is now back to seven points,, so that is why Al Hilal is now sure to be calm again.

Difficult to digest how the situation changed all of a sudden. Look at the points table now (at the end of 16th round), and compare with the one we had at the end of 10th round. Al Hilal managed to maintain their momentum, while Al Nassr faced a sudden loss of form. To be fair to Al Nassr, they won the last two matches and gained full points from them. But both these matches were very close (and that too against weak teams). They won against Damac by 2-1, and before that they defeated Al Shabab by 3-2. On the other hand, Al Hilal is winning their matches by massive margins.

[HajiBagi]

Actually we might see a one-sided match between Al Hilal and Al Feiha, and I'm sure that Al Hilal will secure their 14th win through this match. Al Hilal is a very dominant team as we can see that they are now at the top of the standings after falling behind, moreover there are many differences in statistics between these two groups and their positions differ because because I have observed it deeply that, Al Hilal is the table topper but Al Feiha is in 13th place. The most surprising thing is that this team has won only three matches so in this case, it seems that this average team may not be able to give a tough time to the best team in the Saudi Pro League.

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Exactly as you said,, my friend, because in this match Al Hilal was able to defeat Al Feiha with a very convincing score of 4-1. So with this, it is clear that Al Hilal is truly a great team that does not need to be doubted anymore at this time. However, in this match, Al Hilal fell behind first to Al Feiha, because in the 14th minute Al Feiha players managed to score. But fortunately after that,, Al Hilal returned to improve their defense and sharpened their attacks, and the results turned out to be really good. Because after that, Al Hilal was really able to turn things around very well. So with this victory, Al Hilal is now even more firmly at the top of the standings in the Saudi Arabian League. Because the point difference between Al Hilal and Al Nasr is now back to seven points,, so that is why Al Hilal is now sure to be calm again.

I have started having feeling that Al Hilal will be the one to win Saudi league title, ever since Al Nassr started losing three games in a row Al Hilal has never lost any games, they are doing everything to make sure they win the league this season, i said before that any mistake from Al Nassr that allowed Al Hilal to get at the top of the table, Al Nassr will regret why letting that happen, Al Hilal did not have a good performance from the beginning of the season and instead of Al Nassr has used the opportunity to extend the gap between them and to keep performing well, they lost three games in a row and dropped points.

Al Nassr can not win the league this season because their defense is not good as they were in the beginning of the season, even the attackers are not doing well at this point, scoring goals has become problem for joao Felix who has been the best player in the team since he arrived, when Al Nassr did not win a game, they called the team Ronaldo team but when they are doing well people will start calling the player that is doing well that he is helping Ronaldo, Ronaldo is trying his best to make sure the team win their games but some players don’t play well enough to make the team win games.

[MAAManda]

So with this, it is clear that Al Hilal is truly a great team that does not need to be doubted anymore at this time. However, in this match, Al Hilal fell behind first to Al Feiha, because in the 14th minute Al Feiha players managed to score. But fortunately after that,, Al Hilal returned to improve their defense and sharpened their attacks, and the results turned out to be really good. Because after that, Al Hilal was really able to turn things around very well. So with this victory, Al Hilal is now even more firmly at the top of the standings in the Saudi Arabian League. Because the point difference between Al Hilal and Al Nasr is now back to seven points,, so that is why Al Hilal is now sure to be calm again.

Al-Hilal did it again, they deserve to be unbeaten in the SPL with their play style. Being 1 or 2 goals behind isn't a problem for them as long as they play as a team & don't rely on just a few players. Why do I say that? it's because I don't see any Al-Hilal players in the current top SPL goalscorers list.

Current Top Goalscorer
- Cristiano Ronaldo with 16 goals
- Julián Quiñones with 15 goals
- Ivan Toney & Roger Martinez with 14 goals
- Joao Felix & Joshua King with with 13 goals

At the start of the new SPL season, I thought Al-Nassr would win the title, but looking at the current situation, I think it will go to Al-Hilal without a doubt.

[Sithara007]

Al-Hilal did it again, they deserve to be unbeaten in the SPL with their play style. Being 1 or 2 goals behind isn't a problem for them as long as they play as a team & don't rely on just a few players. Why do I say that? it's because I don't see any Al-Hilal players in the current top SPL goalscorers list.

Current Top Goalscorer
- Cristiano Ronaldo with 16 goals
- Julián Quiñones with 15 goals
- Ivan Toney & Roger Martinez with 14 goals
- Joao Felix & Joshua King with with 13 goals

At the start of the new SPL season, I thought Al-Nassr would win the title, but looking at the current situation, I think it will go to Al-Hilal without a doubt.

This is exactly why Al Nassr is not at the top of the points table. A lot of people have a tendency to focus just on the attack. They look at the top goal scorers and assume that the ones who score the most number of goals will be automatically at the top of the table. Football doesn't work like that. To win matches on a constant basis, you need to have strong midfield and defense as well. Al Nassr attack is really good. Apart from Cristiano Ronaldo, they also have Sadio Mané and João Félix. Their midfield is also somewhat OK. But their defense is in poor shape right now, and that is the reason why they are losing matches constantly.

[$weetne$$]

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Exactly as you said,, my friend, because in this match Al Hilal was able to defeat Al Feiha with a very convincing score of 4-1. So with this, it is clear that Al Hilal is truly a great team that does not need to be doubted anymore at this time. However, in this match, Al Hilal fell behind first to Al Feiha, because in the 14th minute Al Feiha players managed to score. But fortunately after that,, Al Hilal returned to improve their defense and sharpened their attacks, and the results turned out to be really good. Because after that, Al Hilal was really able to turn things around very well. So with this victory, Al Hilal is now even more firmly at the top of the standings in the Saudi Arabian League. Because the point difference between Al Hilal and Al Nasr is now back to seven points,, so that is why Al Hilal is now sure to be calm again.

I saw this as a very easy game for Al-Hilal, they have all the superiority over the other side, Al Feiha were even lucky they got a goal, a flawless  victory was probably what Al-Hilal was looking forward to achieving until Al-Feiha got their lucky goal that helped them reduce the embarrassing scoreline by the end of the game.

[Abbatty]

So in today's matches in the Saudi pro league, Al Qadisiya played against Al Ittihad and they were able to win and secure all three points at home, Al Qadisiya played really well today and to equalize the penalty goal scored by Benzema and pull a comeback. So right now Al Ittihad haven’t won any of their last three games, draw against Damac and losing two in a row.

Al Hilal also played against Al Fayha and won making them ahead of Al Nassr with seven points in the league. They were able to dominate and win the game against Al Fayha even though Al Fahya scored the first goal of the game.

I think this routine will continue, all big teams will continue to win until they face one another before then can actually drop points. Al Nassr played first and they were able to win away from home, well it was kinda of a difficult game for them but a still they manage to get the win and also cristiano Ronaldo as always was on the score sheet.

After that Al Nassr win I knew Al Hilal was going to win too, they had all the advantages at their table, they were playing against a side who is currently struggling in the league and also they were playing at he so for sure the win was kinda certain for them. Al Hilal have been in a very good foam and it will take them a huge performance from the opponent if they are to drop points. They played well and got all three points.

[Hypnotizer]

So tomorrow we have two matches in the Saudi pro league Round 18, Al Kholood Vs Al Ettifaq and Neom Vs Al Ahli.

The Al Khollod Vs Al Ettifaq game will be on the favor of Al Ettifaq..I think because they have been in good performance lately and they were even able to win against Al Ittihad and they won three out of their last five matches and lose one and also draw one against Neom. Al Kholood on the other side are not in consistent performance lately, they lost three of their last five games and won two but their last win against Al Fateh was really impressive..they scored five goals and conceded two. So this game will be a bit tough but I still expect Al Ettifaq to win.

Al Ahli should definitely be able to beat Neom in their next game because they are in a very good form and I think they’re more better than Neom.

[ITExpert]

I don't think Ronaldo cares much whether Al Nassr wins the championship or not. He's making huge sums of money anyway. Even when he scores a goal, he earns more than many people can imagine. His goal, as you mentioned, is to reach his 1000th goal. I think he'll retire from football when he reaches that goal.

Yesterday Ronaldo scored a goal. What's striking here is that Joao Felix has been silent for 5 matches. He assisted Ronaldo's goal yesterday, but he hasn't scored in 5 matches. He's reached 19 goals this year, but he's been quiet lately.

This is very clear to everyone that Cristiano Ronaldo's main goal is to achieve his target of scoring 1000 goals. And he is part of the field till now due to his incomplete target. Maybe after achieving this he takes the decision of being retired.  And he makes a lot of money too that he and his family can live a healthy and wealthy lifestyle even for decades. But how sincere he is with his  team or which struggles he is doing to make Al-Nassr the champions of this time is still not cleared. Because he is not a random player he is the world class player who has the potential to do great and he can do great. But  if still the team is not in the scenario or situation of winning this is what makes his character in the team suspicious. Because the fans and the viewers are expecting really high from Al-Nassr this time.