Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Tamaperdana]

I knew this cant happen now and maybe is not gonna happen at all, but i really want to see Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Saudi soil just after the end of the world cup, he spend so much time there nearby to 4 years since he goes when it was the last world cup in Qatar, so is time for him to come back to europe, please go to Sporting Lisboa and ends your career there in your first team and in your soil.

Yes,, you're right, Ronaldo has been in the Saudi Arabian league for quite a long time, but basically, it was Ronaldo's wish to stay in this league. Because basically, before Ronaldo joined Al Nasr, no European teams were able to bring Ronaldo in, so that's why when Al Nasr offered him a contract, it was clearly welcomed by Ronaldo. So that's why Ronaldo has been quite loyal to this league,, because maybe at first he felt appreciated being here, so that's why he decided to stay for quite a long time.

Then,, if I'm not mistaken, Ronaldo also said that he wanted to retire from the world of football as an Al Nasr player. But I also don't know if that will really happen or not,, because basically, we don't know. But if Ronaldo leaves Al Nasr after the World Cup ends and joins Lisbon, maybe that's also a good thing. So we'll just have to see what steps Ronaldo will take.

[Sithara007]

Al Nassr has 13 matches left in domestic league but still have several matches in AFC Champion League Elite 2 depend Cristiano Ronaldo will play or not, I don't think difficult for him break record reach 1000 goals regarding 38 goals left. If at the end of this season still can't reach 1000 goals I think possibility hit that record at World Cup 2026 and Cristiano Ronaldo not need for next season to break his record.

During keep consistent scoring goals every games with Al Nassr is not really difficult for reaching 1000 goals, however bit difficult for scoring 38 goals at 13 matches remaining in domestic league but has chance for playing at AFC Champion League and playing at World Cup 2026 matches.

Ronaldo never participates in the AFC Champion League, so no need to take those matches into account. He has 13 matches remaining in the Saudi Professional League. And during the world cup, he may play 3 group phase matches and an unknown number of knockout matches. Let's assume he will play a total of 2 knockout matches. That gives a total of 18 matches for the remainder of this season. From 18 matches, he can get at the most 15 goals. It will take his goal tally to 977, which is still short by 23 goals. IMO, there is no way that Ronaldo can reach his target before 2027.

[el kaka22]

Al Nassr isn't that far away, a single mistake by Al hilal and we are going to see Nassr back on top. Plus if I remember right they still have to play each other as well. So, literally we can say that if Al Nassr wins every game they have, then they are going to be the champions.

While we know winning every single game is very rare and probably won't happen, it shows that they have a good chance to win it. That game between them will matter a lot and will be very important. Ronaldo is back and that's great and he scored a goal already as well, dude is still scoring and still doing wonderful at this age and I think that's a great achievement but at the same time we have to realize that this is going to be not that easy if he keeps leaving and coming back.

[Gallar]

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Currently,, the Saudi Arabian League is still topped by Al Hilal and is only one point ahead of Al Nasr. So if Al Hilal gets a draw in the upcoming match, it will clearly be an advantage for Al Nasr to be able to return to the top of the standings. In addition,, in the upcoming match, Al Hilal will face a fairly tough opponent, namely Al Ittihad. I think in this match Al Hilal could get a draw, because Al Ittihad's performance is also currently good enough to be able to at least hold them to a draw.

So if that really happens, Al Nasr will clearly be very happy,, because they only have to win in the next match and they will return to the top of the standings. So I personally really hope this happens, because it feels a bit boring if Al Hilal again becomes the champion this season. Because they have won too many times in the Saudi Arabian League. So what do you all think?

[wakier]

The challenge for the Al Ahli team now is to keep winning and I think their focus is on recovering second place.vWith that same experience, they are determined to face Al Najma next weekend, so we can safely say that this SPL game could be relatively easy for them. The main thing is that Al Najma is now in the initial list of relegation because they are currently in 18th place in the points table, therefore o we can predict in advance that this team will not be able to compete with the team ranked third in the points table. Even so, football is unpredictable, so it is largely correct that Al-Ahli must play with concentration and Al-Najma must not be underestimated.

It should be a fairly easy match for Al Ahli who plays at home so it will make them more confident especially the opponent is the weakest club in SPL right now there is no reason to lose it will make Al Ahli feel ashamed as a team that is currently in the top 3 so Al Ahli must win if he wants to continue to compete with Al Nassr to compete for the second place while Al Nassr wants to be at the top of the standings, I think the competition in the top 3 is quite tight until now the point difference is not too far so a small mistake will change everything.

[Black Mbaye]

The challenge for the Al Ahli team now is to keep winning and I think their focus is on recovering second place.vWith that same experience, they are determined to face Al Najma next weekend, so we can safely say that this SPL game could be relatively easy for them. The main thing is that Al Najma is now in the initial list of relegation because they are currently in 18th place in the points table, therefore o we can predict in advance that this team will not be able to compete with the team ranked third in the points table. Even so, football is unpredictable, so it is largely correct that Al-Ahli must play with concentration and Al-Najma must not be underestimated.

It should be a fairly easy match for Al Ahli who plays at home so it will make them more confident especially the opponent is the weakest club in SPL right now there is no reason to lose it will make Al Ahli feel ashamed as a team that is currently in the top 3 so Al Ahli must win if he wants to continue to compete with Al Nassr to compete for the second place while Al Nassr wants to be at the top of the standings, I think the competition in the top 3 is quite tight until now the point difference is not too far so a small mistake will change everything.

Al Ahli also wants the championship. I don't think they'll settle for second place. Therefore, their real rivals aren't just Al Nassr, but also Al Hilal. Except for Al Hilal, the other two teams will be playing against relatively easy teams this week teams in the lower ranks. However, Al Hilal will be playing against Taawoun, and they might drop points in that match. Perhaps we'll see a change in the league leader this week.

[Luzin]

I just read that star players currently with Arab clubs will have many of their contracts ending this August. This situation has sparked predictions that the league will become quiet again if these star players leave. But it becomes a dilemma because the star players have complicated contracts and are likely to request salary increases. Take, for example, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Danilo Pereira, and Kalidou Koulibaly. Management is thinking hard because the SPL surge has been very drastic since they arrived. Additionally, they still have goals to raise the SPL by bringing in many other players. It seems they are in a difficult position, even though two years ago they invested as much as 2.3 billion euros, and this amount is only slightly less than the EPL.

Source: https://www.gazetaexpress.com/en/saudi-pro-league-ne-nje-pike-vendimtare-yjet-me-kontrata-drejt-skadimit-ne-rrezik-stabiliteti-i-liges/

[dezoel]

I would add that "building new players" and changing the local culture takes a long time. I remember reading an article about Qatar, they build more than 20 years ago the Aspire Academy and they recruit many young players but at the end we never really saw any Qatari player making it in Europe. Sure, they won a couple of Asian Cups but they still rely on a big number of naturalized players; the domestic players improved but they've never been able to make that last step they needed.

This is the part that matters the most, are they wanting their clubs to be better, or their national team? Because while it's true that Saudi Arabia will get good clubs if they keep spending like this, it is also true that they won't have that many great players of their own to win anything nationally.

However, we also need to remember what Saudi Arabia did last world cup, they were decent even then, so they have a better starting point than the Qatari team ,and could help them out a bit better.

[Italian Panic]

I just read that star players currently with Arab clubs will have many of their contracts ending this August. This situation has sparked predictions that the league will become quiet again if these star players leave. But it becomes a dilemma because the star players have complicated contracts and are likely to request salary increases. Take, for example, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Danilo Pereira, and Kalidou Koulibaly. Management is thinking hard because the SPL surge has been very drastic since they arrived. Additionally, they still have goals to raise the SPL by bringing in many other players. It seems they are in a difficult position, even though two years ago they invested as much as 2.3 billion euros, and this amount is only slightly less than the EPL.

Source: https://www.gazetaexpress.com/en/saudi-pro-league-ne-nje-pike-vendimtare-yjet-me-kontrata-drejt-skadimit-ne-rrezik-stabiliteti-i-liges/

Largely predictable. Most of they never earn that amount of money in few years. They found an el dorado like chinese superligue  of some years ago, accept incredible contract and in 2 or 3 years they take care for his future generation. This player now is ready to return in european football sistem, but with what motivation? They are full of money.

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Currently,, the Saudi Arabian League is still topped by Al Hilal and is only one point ahead of Al Nasr. So if Al Hilal gets a draw in the upcoming match, it will clearly be an advantage for Al Nasr to be able to return to the top of the standings. In addition,, in the upcoming match, Al Hilal will face a fairly tough opponent, namely Al Ittihad. I think in this match Al Hilal could get a draw, because Al Ittihad's performance is also currently good enough to be able to at least hold them to a draw.

So if that really happens, Al Nasr will clearly be very happy,, because they only have to win in the next match and they will return to the top of the standings. So I personally really hope this happens, because it feels a bit boring if Al Hilal again becomes the champion this season. Because they have won too many times in the Saudi Arabian League. So what do you all think?

This will be an interesting match especially seeing Benzema face his former team. Honestly, Al Ittihad has seen a decline in performance this season even though they are the defending champions they currently sit in sixth place. So, in terms of quality and player material, Al Hilal is indeed favored in this match especially since playing at home will certainly give them an advantage in defeating Al Ittihad. Analystically, Al Ittihad will find it difficult to beat Al Hilal who are in top form, especially since they currently don't want to make mistakes that would allow them to be overtaken by Al Nassr.

Many say Al Hilal will win this match but personally I like you, want this match to end in a draw or for Al Hilal to lose. I also want to see Al Ansr win a trophy this season especially since Al Nassr will face a weaker opponent in their next match, so their chances of overtaking Al Hilal are wide open.

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Currently,, the Saudi Arabian League is still topped by Al Hilal and is only one point ahead of Al Nasr. So if Al Hilal gets a draw in the upcoming match, it will clearly be an advantage for Al Nasr to be able to return to the top of the standings. In addition,, in the upcoming match, Al Hilal will face a fairly tough opponent, namely Al Ittihad. I think in this match Al Hilal could get a draw, because Al Ittihad's performance is also currently good enough to be able to at least hold them to a draw.

So if that really happens, Al Nasr will clearly be very happy,, because they only have to win in the next match and they will return to the top of the standings. So I personally really hope this happens, because it feels a bit boring if Al Hilal again becomes the champion this season. Because they have won too many times in the Saudi Arabian League. So what do you all think?

I have this feeling about  this fixture but I cannot say for sure who is going to be my favourite but I just  know it is going to ba a tough one for both sides evena s both sides are two tough side. If we are to make considerations based in what is considered to be at stake, then Al Hilal will really be on the offensive so they can secure three points and find a chance to broaden the point gap at the top of the table but a draw will keep them at slight risk as we are yet to know what the outcome of Al Nassr fixtures will look like.

[Shadiq]

I have this feeling about  this fixture but I cannot say for sure who is going to be my favourite but I just  know it is going to ba a tough one for both sides evena s both sides are two tough side. If we are to make considerations based in what is considered to be at stake, then Al Hilal will really be on the offensive so they can secure three points and find a chance to broaden the point gap at the top of the table but a draw will keep them at slight risk as we are yet to know what the outcome of Al Nassr fixtures will look like.

The match may not be that difficult, for me Al Hilal's victory is clear. Al Ittihad is a strong team, but their recent performance is not so strong that they can guarantee the fans a win before facing a team like Al Hilal. On the other hand, Al Hilal is in a reliable position now and is also very strong in terms of recent form, so maybe we should not worry too much about Al Hilal. Winning this match is important to increase the point gap with Al Nasr or to maintain the top position.

[Arenga pinnata]

Ronaldo never participates in the AFC Champion League, so no need to take those matches into account. He has 13 matches remaining in the Saudi Professional League. And during the world cup, he may play 3 group phase matches and an unknown number of knockout matches. Let's assume he will play a total of 2 knockout matches. That gives a total of 18 matches for the remainder of this season. From 18 matches, he can get at the most 15 goals. It will take his goal tally to 977, which is still short by 23 goals. IMO, there is no way that Ronaldo can reach his target before 2027.

Well, the number of goals still needs to be scored this season is too high. it would be more logical to achieve the 1,000-goal mark next season. Perhaps halfway through next season,, as the number may increase with Cristiano Ronaldo's participation in the World Cup.

By the way, Al-hilal and Al-ittihad will face each other this week. this will be a tesst for Al-Hilal to see if they can maintain their lead in the current standings. Al-Nssr will certainly hope for a draw or a defeat for Al-Hilal. So will Al-Nassr fans. And I think I personally hope for the same thing. 

[Dump3er]

Al Nassr has 13 matches left in domestic league but still have several matches in AFC Champion League Elite 2 depend Cristiano Ronaldo will play or not, I don't think difficult for him break record reach 1000 goals regarding 38 goals left. If at the end of this season still can't reach 1000 goals I think possibility hit that record at World Cup 2026 and Cristiano Ronaldo not need for next season to break his record.

During keep consistent scoring goals every games with Al Nassr is not really difficult for reaching 1000 goals, however bit difficult for scoring 38 goals at 13 matches remaining in domestic league but has chance for playing at AFC Champion League and playing at World Cup 2026 matches.

Ronaldo never participates in the AFC Champion League, so no need to take those matches into account. He has 13 matches remaining in the Saudi Professional League. And during the world cup, he may play 3 group phase matches and an unknown number of knockout matches. Let's assume he will play a total of 2 knockout matches. That gives a total of 18 matches for the remainder of this season. From 18 matches, he can get at the most 15 goals. It will take his goal tally to 977, which is still short by 23 goals. IMO, there is no way that Ronaldo can reach his target before 2027.

What kind of analysis or source of information tells you that he will get 15 goals at max out of 18 games? That's trash talking as he has proven he can in theory score 4 goals in a game. Whether it is realistic or not doesn't matter, but presenting yourself as the clairvoyant here is hilarious. It's ok to doubt that he will achieve this goal by the end of the upcoming World Cup, but throwing around with numbers when you have no clue about football is not an intelligent idea.

Portugal will play Uzbekistan and Colombia and a third team that is going to be not that strong. The you claim to know that he will play 2 knockout matches whereas in theory it could be more than that.

Where is the official statistic of all goals counted towards this number? Does U23 and U21 count?

[Pandorak]

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Currently,, the Saudi Arabian League is still topped by Al Hilal and is only one point ahead of Al Nasr. So if Al Hilal gets a draw in the upcoming match, it will clearly be an advantage for Al Nasr to be able to return to the top of the standings. In addition,, in the upcoming match, Al Hilal will face a fairly tough opponent, namely Al Ittihad. I think in this match Al Hilal could get a draw, because Al Ittihad's performance is also currently good enough to be able to at least hold them to a draw.

So if that really happens, Al Nasr will clearly be very happy,, because they only have to win in the next match and they will return to the top of the standings. So I personally really hope this happens, because it feels a bit boring if Al Hilal again becomes the champion this season. Because they have won too many times in the Saudi Arabian League. So what do you all think?

Honestly, i personally still don't know for sure who i will favor in this match, even though Al Hilal is dominating, but Al Ittihad is not a team that gives up easily. They will definitely put up a fierce fight, especially against Al Hilal, who are currently leading the standings.  They will be even more motivated to win, because if it really succeeds, this club will become a tougher opponent and a greater threat to other clubs.

A one point difference with Al Nassr will put significant pressure on Al Hilal, who will play more cautiously to maintain their position at the top of the standings. A decisive three point victory is essential, while Al Nassr win may be easier since their opponent, Al Hazm has been performing poorly recently.

[Sithara007]

Honestly, i personally still don't know for sure who i will favor in this match, even though Al Hilal is dominating, but Al Ittihad is not a team that gives up easily. They will definitely put up a fierce fight, especially against Al Hilal, who are currently leading the standings.  They will be even more motivated to win, because if it really succeeds, this club will become a tougher opponent and a greater threat to other clubs.

A one point difference with Al Nassr will put significant pressure on Al Hilal., who will play more cautiously to maintain their position at the top of the standings. A decisive three-point victory is essential, while Al Nassr win may be easier since their opponent, Al Hazm has been performing poorly recently.

IMO, these two teams (Al Nassr and Al Hilal) shouldn't care who is leading the points table at the moment. They should think for the long term, and the target should be to win the championship once all the 34 matches are complete. In fact I would say that currently it should gove some sort of psychological advantage to Al Nassr, since their opponents are under heavy pressure to maintain the top position. Al Nassr is only 1 point behind, and at any given time they can overtake Al Hilal. BTW, it may happen soon. Al Hilal will play against tough opponents next, while Al Nassr has the luxury of playing against some of the weakest teams in the league.

[Gallar]

I just read that star players currently with Arab clubs will have many of their contracts ending this August. This situation has sparked predictions that the league will become quiet again if these star players leave. But it becomes a dilemma because the star players have complicated contracts and are likely to request salary increases. Take, for example, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Danilo Pereira, and Kalidou Koulibaly. Management is thinking hard because the SPL surge has been very drastic since they arrived. Additionally, they still have goals to raise the SPL by bringing in many other players. It seems they are in a difficult position, even though two years ago they invested as much as 2.3 billion euros, and this amount is only slightly less than the EPL.

Source: https://www.gazetaexpress.com/en/saudi-pro-league-ne-nje-pike-vendimtare-yjet-me-kontrata-drejt-skadimit-ne-rrezik-stabiliteti-i-liges/

Currently,, I think the Saudi Arabian league is definitely facing a considerable dilemma, because they have spent a lot of money and it cannot be denied that the Saudi Arabian league has indeed experienced an increase in viewer ratings. However, the problem is that the Saudi Arabian league's current goals are still quite far off, and this is where the dilemma lies. As we know,, the contracts of the star players in the Saudi Arabian league are about to expire, and if they leave and their contracts are not renewed, the Saudi Arabian league will undoubtedly lose its audience again. Because, in reality, the Saudi Arabian League is currently only trying to show off its fame.

The proof is that the matches that are always packed with spectators are only when the big teams are playing,, such as Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli, and Al-Ittihad. Other matches clearly don't attract as many spectators. So, at this point, I can conclude that the Saudi Arabian League is merely trying to gain fame by leveraging the popularity of the players they bring in from Europe. Therefore,, if these European players leave the Saudi Arabian League, it will undoubtedly become quiet again. Because the Saudi Arabian League is not currently selling quality, but rather popularity.

[FanEagle]

The gap is only one points, but it's equally tough for both teams. I understand that the team that was chasing was Al Nassr, and thanks to four points lost by Al Hilal, it looks like Al Nassr is "catching up", and this makes people think that momentum is on the side of Al Nassr as well.

However, in most cases of football when one team needs to do badly for a while for something to happen and that does happen, that team doesn't just keep going and be bad, they eventually recover and go back to average again, which is AL Hilal probably winning some more games ahead and meanwhile Al Nassr eventually losing one or getting a tie. Which is why I highly doubt that we are going to see something that close and should not be expecting Al Nassr easily get there.

[Emitdama]

Currently,, the Saudi Arabian League is still topped by Al Hilal and is only one point ahead of Al Nasr. So if Al Hilal gets a draw in the upcoming match, it will clearly be an advantage for Al Nasr to be able to return to the top of the standings. In addition,, in the upcoming match, Al Hilal will face a fairly tough opponent, namely Al Ittihad. I think in this match Al Hilal could get a draw, because Al Ittihad's performance is also currently good enough to be able to at least hold them to a draw.

So if that really happens, Al Nasr will clearly be very happy,, because they only have to win in the next match and they will return to the top of the standings. So I personally really hope this happens, because it feels a bit boring if Al Hilal again becomes the champion this season. Because they have won too many times in the Saudi Arabian League. So what do you all think?

It's a possibility, we could see Al Hilal lose points again, while it is not that common for them to lose, and they had a great winning streak, just recently we saw it twice so it could happen yet again as well.

So it is not really that unexpected for them to lose points here. If that does happen, and Ronaldo and his team get a win again, that will be great for them because they will finally be ahead. That doesn't mean the league would be over, we still have many weeks left, so lets see who will finish on top.

[Tonimez]

Currently,, the Saudi Arabian League is still topped by Al Hilal and is only one point ahead of Al Nasr. So if Al Hilal gets a draw in the upcoming match, it will clearly be an advantage for Al Nasr to be able to return to the top of the standings. In addition,, in the upcoming match, Al Hilal will face a fairly tough opponent, namely Al Ittihad. I think in this match Al Hilal could get a draw, because Al Ittihad's performance is also currently good enough to be able to at least hold them to a draw.

So if that really happens, Al Nasr will clearly be very happy,, because they only have to win in the next match and they will return to the top of the standings. So I personally really hope this happens, because it feels a bit boring if Al Hilal again becomes the champion this season. Because they have won too many times in the Saudi Arabian League. So what do you all think?

It's a possibility, we could see Al Hilal lose points again, while it is not that common for them to lose, and they had a great winning streak, just recently we saw it twice so it could happen yet again as well.

So it is not really that unexpected for them to lose points here. If that does happen, and Ronaldo and his team get a win again, that will be great for them because they will finally be ahead. That doesn't mean the league would be over, we still have many weeks left, so lets see who will finish on top.

It is practically more easy for Al Nassir to win than for Al Hilal to win considering the teams they have to play next and also considering the form of Al Hilal lately. I am very passionate of this week 22 games because I hope to see Al Nassir climb again. Just like you said, it won't mean that the season is over but it definitely means a lot to fans globally. The Ronaldo let Al Nassir is on the spotlight again as it's currently enjoying a good 5 win streak with possible win against Al Hazem. If they overtake Al Hilal this time, it will create more life to the league and I think fans will have more expectations from the league. Ronaldo needs this season more than anyone else and would do all he can to get things right. Al ittihad is a good team and I would predict a win or draw away at Al Hilal and a win for Al Nassir at home again Al Hazem.