Al Hilal play host to Al-Nassr FC at Kingdom Arena on matchday 26 in the Saudi Pro League

4 April 2025 - 1:22 pm
Al Hilal play host to Al-Nassr FC at Kingdom Arena on matchday 26 in the Saudi Pro League

Al Hilal play host to Al-Nassr FC at Kingdom Arena on matchday 26 in the Saudi Pro League. Al Hilal are second in the league standings and have maintained a six-point cushion over third-placed Al-Nassr FC. Let’s head into the match prediction.

Al Hilal entered the international break high on confidence. They recorded three consecutive wins across all competitions. Their highlighted match during this winning stretch was a match between Pakhtakor FC in the second leg of the AFC Champions League last 16. They overturned a one-goal deficit to win 4-0 in the return leg.

Al-Za’eem now returns to the Saudi Pro League aiming to pick up where they left off. Their last match in this competition saw them beat Al-Taawoun 2-0 on the road.

Head coach Jorge Jesus’ men have won four of their last eight league games. They also come into this match riding a two-match winning streak.

Al-Nassr FC also won in the AFC Champions League last 16 by achieving a 3-0 aggregate win against Esteghlal.

Cristiano Ronaldo and company have struggled for consistency in the league. After winning five straight, they come into this match with two wins in their last five games (D1, L2).

Before their away loss to Al Orubah, Al-Alami was on a four-match winning streak. The worrying aspect of this winning run, however, was the leaky defence, which saw them preserve just one clean sheet.

Al-Hilal vs Al-Nassr Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

  • The two teams have met on 78 previous occasions going into Friday’s clash. Al-Hilal won 38 of those meetings, 22 have ended in draws while Al-Nassr have won the remaining 18.
  • The hosts have a stellar goalscoring record in recent editions of this fixture, scoring 19 goals across the last 10.
  • The visitors have won just one of the last 12 meetings between the sides.
  • Al-Za’eem have the best offensive and joint-second best defensive record in the Saudi Pro League with 72 goals scored and 24 conceded after 25 matches played.
  • Al-Alami have the third-best offensive record in the league with 53 goals scored.
  • The sides have met twice this season. The first ended in a 4-1 win for Al-Hilal in the Super Cup while the other ended in a 1-1 draw.