Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Pandorak]

It must always be remembered that Al Hilal is not the only strong team in the championship, so i would not take their possible championship victory for granted at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have started the championship very well and i predict that they too intend to aim to repeat themselves again. So it will certainly be a championship full of surprises that will give both of them a hard time.

Many of us surely think the same way. There’s no doubt that given both teams’ performances so far, each has been quite consistent, this is going to be a very close race, just like in previous seasons. Al-Hilal certainly won’t let even the slightest opportunity slip away, it’s clear that they play quite aggressively, showing no mercy to their opponents, as seen in their last match against Al-Ahli, which ended in a 3-0 rout without a single goal in reply. Although i’m personally an Al-Nassr fan, i have to admit that Al-Hilal chances of winning the title this season are very high.

[ASloveapg]

It must always be remembered that Al Hilal is not the only strong team in the championship, so i would not take their possible championship victory for granted at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have started the championship very well and i predict that they too intend to aim to repeat themselves again. So it will certainly be a championship full of surprises that will give both of them a hard time.

Many of us surely think the same way. There’s no doubt that given both teams’ performances so far, each has been quite consistent, this is going to be a very close race, just like in previous seasons. Al-Hilal certainly won’t let even the slightest opportunity slip away, it’s clear that they play quite aggressively, showing no mercy to their opponents, as seen in their last match against Al-Ahli, which ended in a 3-0 rout without a single goal in reply. Although i’m personally an Al-Nassr fan, i have to admit that Al-Hilal chances of winning the title this season are very high.

It is not possible to say for sure, but yes, this year too Al-Nassr will have to compete hard with Al-Hilal, considering the previous season we can see a gap of only 2 points there. And this season they have started with the best performance as always, and they have been winning consistently. And I would say that this season Al-Hilal is playing every match with a more aggressive form compared to Al-Nassr, and they are completely crushing the opponent. And they will continue their wins in the next matches as well, but Al-Nassr will face Al-Ittihad in the next match, I think their victory will not be very easy.

[Jewan420]

Many of us surely think the same way. There’s no doubt that given both teams’ performances so far, each has been quite consistent, this is going to be a very close race, just like in previous seasons. Al-Hilal certainly won’t let even the slightest opportunity slip away, it’s clear that they play quite aggressively, showing no mercy to their opponents, as seen in their last match against Al-Ahli, which ended in a 3-0 rout without a single goal in reply. Although i’m personally an Al-Nassr fan, i have to admit that Al-Hilal chances of winning the title this season are very high.

If Al Nasr loses the title to Al Hilal this season, the main reason will be their lack of activity in the transfer market. They had problems with their defense last season and they were not very strong. They should have signed some players to increase their strength this season, but they did not. Al Hilal is ahead in that regard, they have provided the necessary players for the team to improve. So I expect such consistency from them.
The fight is still in the early stages, there are still many games left in the season. So it is difficult to say when the situation will change. If we analyze the transfer market, Al Hilal seems to be the title contender.

[KTChampions]

Super crazy to see Ollie Watkins in this league.... he already scored a goal but damn he decided to end his career now, i mean he is gonna keep playing but we all know from now he cant dream of becoming one of the best number 9 in a top league, having his age and being now in this league seems like is the end of his maximum potential despite he can comeback later.

About this league is crazy to see how much players the Turkish league is stolen from europe and here.

Watkins is 30 years old, Al Hilal is a top club, so he is not closing his path at all, I think if he wants, he can return to the Premier League.
Overall, nothing surprising - I wrote that Benzema and Al Hilal have a complicated contract, but as soon as they were able to sort this out and part ways by mutual agreement, Al Hilal immediately signed a new top striker.

I saw some interesting news: Al Nassr has scored in 91 consecutive league games  The record belongs to Benfica and River Plate (93 games). Can they surpass this achievement? 2 games to repeat and 3 to be the sole record holders 

[icebar]

Super crazy to see Ollie Watkins in this league.... he already scored a goal but damn he decided to end his career now, i mean he is gonna keep playing but we all know from now he cant dream of becoming one of the best number 9 in a top league, having his age and being now in this league seems like is the end of his maximum potential despite he can comeback later.

About this league is crazy to see how much players the Turkish league is stolen from europe and here.

I don't think his potential is over because he's in the Saudi Pro League. For a striker, 30 is the prime time to use his experience. Now he can use his experience to play at a good level for many years. He can score goals regularly and become a world-class striker or No. 9. If a player performs well, he will have the opportunity to move to a big club at any time. Although now the competition to be the best in the world will become much tougher for him. Because it's difficult to prove yourself if you don't play regularly in the biggest competitions in Europe. But still, I think nothing is impossible in football.

So, for me, this is a new challenge for Watkins. He can still prove himself if he wants.

[Iamgoat]

It will be difficult to stop Al Hilal from winning the league title this season. Al Hilal has been busy in the transfer window signing more players to strengthen their squad. I don't think Al Nassr will like to defend the title, perhaps to win it two times in a row. Al Nassr have not make any big signing, I don't think the champions can defend the league with their current squad.

It must always be remembered that Al Hilal is not the only strong team in the championship, so i would not take their possible championship victory for granted at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have started the championship very well and i predict that they too intend to aim to repeat themselves again. So it will certainly be a championship full of surprises that will give both of them a hard time.

This is exactly how I like to see the league being played. Any league which does not have competition of teams being it two or three or more teams, it does not seem to be an interesting situation for the league to watch by us. It does not make it dull rather more exciting and the more the teams are the more exciting it is for you to enjoy it the more because the more the competition among them. Al Hilal and Al Nassr both gave me vibes of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the La Liga and how both teams do struggle for power and superiority, same thing I want to experience with the SPL especially now when Ronaldo is still there.

[Roseline492]

If Al Nasr loses the title to Al Hilal this season, the main reason will be their lack of activity in the transfer market. They had problems with their defense last season and they were not very strong. They should have signed some players to increase their strength this season, but they did not. Al Hilal is ahead in that regard, they have provided the necessary players for the team to improve. So I expect such consistency from them.
The fight is still in the early stages, there are still many games left in the season. So it is difficult to say when the situation will change. If we analyze the transfer market, Al Hilal seems to be the title contender.

If they couldn't win is definitely because of their change in performance and not entirely about signing, remember they had this defense and squad when they couldn't be defeated last season, although it wasn't the defense that needed serious change but it was there midfield that requires new signing which is why they signed Samu Costa and since then I haven't seen any problem on there defense asides from normal defensive mistakes so for now AI Nassr is perfectly in good position and know signs of potential issues for them apart there competitors who also has 12 points with them.

[HyperCodexV]

Super crazy to see Ollie Watkins in this league.... he already scored a goal but damn he decided to end his career now, i mean he is gonna keep playing but we all know from now he cant dream of becoming one of the best number 9 in a top league, having his age and being now in this league seems like is the end of his maximum potential despite he can comeback later.

About this league is crazy to see how much players the Turkish league is stolen from europe and here.

I don't have any idea why people are just overreacting and making the assumption that Ollie Watkins has ruined his footballing career just because of his move to the Saudi league. For God's sake, the guy is already 30 years old and he has also won a European trophy with Aston Villa and he bang in lots of goals even in the Premier League, so what's all the fuss about. The standards in Saudi has improved and the league is also very competitive now and besides, it is just good business to move to Al-Hilal and earn a huge sum of money per week and tax free.

[Pearl_20]

It must always be remembered that Al Hilal is not the only strong team in the championship, so i would not take their possible championship victory for granted at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have started the championship very well and i predict that they too intend to aim to repeat themselves again. So it will certainly be a championship full of surprises that will give both of them a hard time.

Many of us surely think the same way. There’s no doubt that given both teams’ performances so far, each has been quite consistent, this is going to be a very close race, just like in previous seasons. Al-Hilal certainly won’t let even the slightest opportunity slip away, it’s clear that they play quite aggressively, showing no mercy to their opponents, as seen in their last match against Al-Ahli, which ended in a 3-0 rout without a single goal in reply. Although i’m personally an Al-Nassr fan, i have to admit that Al-Hilal chances of winning the title this season are very high.

Just because Al-Hilal has been scoring many goals do not mean that they have high chances of winning the SPL. Al Hilal and Al Nassr still has equal points and i don't think that Al Nassr will feel intimidated by Al Hilal's large number of goals because they are much interested in getting 3 points which is what that matters than scoring  lot of goals. Where it will only matter is if the both teams have equal points just as they have now, Al Hilal will be more advantageous but if they lose points and Al Nassr wins their own match that means that Al Nassr will top the table. Al Nassr must never drop points, they should continue winning their matches so that they don't give Al Hilal too many opportunity to gap them.

[bastisisca]

This season, Al Hilal is a very strong and aggressive team, they have a good and advanced plan this season. If Al Hilal can perform well, then they will definitely be able to compete with Al Nassr in the end. Because in this Saudi Professional League, I think the only teams that are worthy of competition are Al Hilal, Al Nassr, and Al Ahli.
They also performed well last season, and Al Nassr is the best. However, this season, Al Ahli and Al Hilal are very competitive.

Al-Nassr is coming off a good performance that has given the team much more confidence and the belief that they can play with a season like last one, while Al Hilal, having won their last match, will certainly aim to give Al Nassr a run for their money and take home the title of champions of the Saudi Pro League.
Anyway i think they do good without CR7.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Al-Ahli started to lose their balance after conceding the goal, and that's when they started making mistakes, and because of this excited attitude, they received a red card in the match, and by the end of the first half, there was a tendency for a kind of quarrel between the teams, Al-Ahli lost the main basis of their game in the match due to this imbalance and became completely chaotic, and Al Hilal used this opportunity very well, and won the match by maintaining their excellent performance. Al Hilal will continue to perform very strongly in their next matches, they will not want to give up the title so easily this time.

Yes, it was also a strange match in some respects.
However, a team should be ready and psychologically prepared for the possibility of conceding a goal. Al Ahli had a slightly too scared attitude from my point of view, because after conceding a goal it was as if they had lost all self-confidence and the confidence that they could turn the game around.

[cande86]

Yes Al-Ahli really lost their composure after conceding and the red card even made things worse and it’s actually because instead of staying focus and working together as a team work instead they played out of emotions and Al Hilal were more smart and experienced enough to take advantage of the situation.

Al Hilal played the match we all expected. Once he managed to take the lead and with the opposing team becoming confused, he simply seized the opportunity and reacted accordingly, taking home a fundamental victory for his position in the standings, which sees him at the top of the table.

[Decimetre]

Yes Al-Ahli really lost their composure after conceding and the red card even made things worse and it’s actually because instead of staying focus and working together as a team work instead they played out of emotions and Al Hilal were more smart and experienced enough to take advantage of the situation.

Al Hilal played the match we all expected. Once he managed to take the lead and with the opposing team becoming confused, he simply seized the opportunity and reacted accordingly, taking home a fundamental victory for his position in the standings, which sees him at the top of the table.

Al Hilal looks very ready for the season and it's showing from how they play every game currently and the good thing is that they score as much goal as they can in every game. Al Ahli lost focus and got what they deserve. Al Hilal has to be more careful this season to avoid what happened last season, playing unbeaten and not winning the title. They have started well and the next game is against Al Shabab. It's going to be another three points again. This winning streak is still going to continue for the week. Al Nassr will be playing Al ittihad tomorrow and I see it as a very tough game. So far, Al ittihad has not yet lost a game for the season and facing Al Nassr could mean that one of the teams is about to break the winning streak.
This weekend may have Al Nassr drop points and Al Hilal will have every space on top.

[Gost ms]

It must always be remembered that Al Hilal is not the only strong team in the championship, so i would not take their possible championship victory for granted at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have started the championship very well and i predict that they too intend to aim to repeat themselves again. So it will certainly be a championship full of surprises that will give both of them a hard time.

Many of us surely think the same way. There’s no doubt that given both teams’ performances so far, each has been quite consistent, this is going to be a very close race, just like in previous seasons. Al-Hilal certainly won’t let even the slightest opportunity slip away, it’s clear that they play quite aggressively, showing no mercy to their opponents, as seen in their last match against Al-Ahli, which ended in a 3-0 rout without a single goal in reply. Although i’m personally an Al-Nassr fan, i have to admit that Al-Hilal chances of winning the title this season are very high.

Although I would put Al Nasr ahead of them in terms of winning the title, Al-Hilal cannot be underestimated and their team is in a strong position like Al Nasr. Al-Hilal's attacking part is in a very strong position and we can see the proof of this in every match. Although at the moment some players in Al-Hilal's defensive part are facing injuries which we can see some impact on them. But if Al-Hilal's injury problem ends then maybe we can say that the chances of both teams winning the trophy are almost equal.

[MAAManda]

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All teams have played 4 matches & some have already played 5 matches. What we're seeing now is simply a race between Al-Hilal & Al-Nassr. Both teams remain unbeaten in their last 4 league matches, getting 12 points each. Lately, I see this league becoming just like LaLiga, a league who dominated by 2 teams, such as Real Madrid & Barcelona. In fact, I don't see any good progress from the other 2 strong teams (Al-Ittihad & Al-Ahli), what do you all think?

[Creeper0]

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All teams have played 4 matches & some have already played 5 matches. What we're seeing now is simply a race between Al-Hilal & Al-Nassr. Both teams remain unbeaten in their last 4 league matches, getting 12 points each. Lately, I see this league becoming just like LaLiga, a league who dominated by 2 teams, such as Real Madrid & Barcelona. In fact, I don't see any good progress from the other 2 strong teams (Al-Ittihad & Al-Ahli), what do you all think?

We cannot quite say that yet, given that there have been three different champions over the last three seasons. Therefore, it would be incorrect to claim right now that the Saudi League is dominated by just two teams, much like La Liga. While the battle this season might indeed remain confined to Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, there could be a shift regarding the runner-up spot. Al-Hilal has finished in the top two for the past three seasons and looks set to do so again, with a strong chance of winning the title. If my assessment is correct, Al-Nassr is likely to finish third this season. I predict Al-Hilal will be the champions, with either Al-Ahli or Al-Ittihad taking second place. I have reservations about Al-Nassr's squad depth; much like last season, they may face issues with consistency this year.

[ndutndut]

Yes Al-Ahli really lost their composure after conceding and the red card even made things worse and it’s actually because instead of staying focus and working together as a team work instead they played out of emotions and Al Hilal were more smart and experienced enough to take advantage of the situation.

Al Hilal played the match we all expected. Once he managed to take the lead and with the opposing team becoming confused, he simply seized the opportunity and reacted accordingly, taking home a fundamental victory for his position in the standings, which sees him at the top of the table.

The fifth week of the SPL will be an important match for Al Nassr and Al Hilal to determine the temporary standings. Al Nassr will face Al Ittihad, while Al Hilal will play against Al Shabab. Of course, this will be interesting because both teams currently have 12 points and have both achieved perfect results so far.

This week it can be said that there will be two top-table matches taking place, between the Riyadh derby and the SPL el clasico. I mean, these two matches will reflect the competition at the top of the standings, especially since the rivalry between Al Hilal and Al Nassr has been intense since last season, and every match for both now has the potential to shape the race early on. Interestingly, in the Al Nassr vs Ittihad match Al Hilal benefits if Al Nassr cannot beat Al Ittihad. Meanwhile, Al Hilal is likely to get points easily when facing Al Shabab.

But even so, I will still favor Al Nassr to win the match because Al Ittihad after losing many of their key players is no longer the same squad as two seasons ago, plus Al Nassr performance so far has been quite good.

[GIF-JOBS]

It must always be remembered that Al Hilal is not the only strong team in the championship, so i would not take their possible championship victory for granted at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have started the championship very well and i predict that they too intend to aim to repeat themselves again. So it will certainly be a championship full of surprises that will give both of them a hard time.

Many of us surely think the same way. There’s no doubt that given both teams’ performances so far, each has been quite consistent, this is going to be a very close race, just like in previous seasons. Al-Hilal certainly won’t let even the slightest opportunity slip away, it’s clear that they play quite aggressively, showing no mercy to their opponents, as seen in their last match against Al-Ahli, which ended in a 3-0 rout without a single goal in reply. Although i’m personally an Al-Nassr fan, i have to admit that Al-Hilal chances of winning the title this season are very high.

Although I would put Al Nasr ahead of them in terms of winning the title, Al-Hilal cannot be underestimated and their team is in a strong position like Al Nasr. Al-Hilal's attacking part is in a very strong position and we can see the proof of this in every match. Although at the moment some players in Al-Hilal's defensive part are facing injuries which we can see some impact on them. But if Al-Hilal's injury problem ends then maybe we can say that the chances of both teams winning the trophy are almost equal.

The injury is not permanent, so it is not a big problem. Personally, I see Al Hilal as a more likely team this time, because the way they are performing in every match, no team can survive against them, but yes, at the same time, Al-Nassr can also get themselves out of all kinds of situations, the biggest proof of which we saw in the Al-Nassr vs Al-Ettifaq match. However, I am sure that these two teams will fight very hard in the season.
And whatever it is, Al Hilal's match is about to start right now, they will play against AlShabab, here I expect Al Hilal to win the match naturally.

[Franctoshi]

It must always be remembered that Al Hilal is not the only strong team in the championship, so i would not take their possible championship victory for granted at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have started the championship very well and i predict that they too intend to aim to repeat themselves again. So it will certainly be a championship full of surprises that will give both of them a hard time.

Many of us surely think the same way. There’s no doubt that given both teams’ performances so far, each has been quite consistent, this is going to be a very close race, just like in previous seasons. Al-Hilal certainly won’t let even the slightest opportunity slip away, it’s clear that they play quite aggressively, showing no mercy to their opponents, as seen in their last match against Al-Ahli, which ended in a 3-0 rout without a single goal in reply. Although i’m personally an Al-Nassr fan, i have to admit that Al-Hilal chances of winning the title this season are very high.

Watching their performance displays so far, it's no doubt that they don't want to spare any ample opportunities to win these titles and to try to stop AI Nasser from lifting the trophy again. However they might have all the good plans in place and willing to do everything possible to achieve it, but reality might kick in, From players sustaining of injury or fatigue, which can happen to anyone in their team, ranging from minor players to their superstar and that's obviously going to affect the team and its plans and effort towards lifting the Saudi professional league trophy 🏆.

[Somto9Light]

Al Hilal is really prepared this season, juat when I was thinking that they will lose points against Al Shabab after they ended in first half draw, suddenly just about 9 minutes into the second half they found the back of the net and from the pressure they are giving Al Shabab, they will surely score more goals to continue with their high score margin and extend the goals difference between them and Al Hilal. Are we sure that Al Nassr will not begin to get tired if Al Hilal continues to win their matches with high score because I understand the feelings when a team is trying to catch up with a team at the top of the table but instead they are making it more difficult to happen when they keep winning consistently and with huge goals difference. Al Hilal is in another level currently, it will really be a big task for Al Nassr to continue in same pace.