Al Ittihad vs Al Nassr prediction 26.12.2023
Al Ittihad
2 : 5
Al Nassr
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- Competition: Saudi Pro League
- Date: 26th December 2023
- Kickoff: 18:00 UTC / 19:00 CET
- Venue: Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
Al Nassr will be looking to keep their hopes of winning the Saudi Arabia’s top flight alive when they face Al Ittihad away on Tuesday evening.
The last two games have been ones to forget for the hosts. Marcelo Gallardo's side lost the match for third place in the Club World Cup 1-3 to African side Al Ahly and recently suffered another defeat with the same scoreline in the league. However, with five wins from their last six encounters with Al Nassr, the Tigers will fancy their chances of getting back to winning ways here.
Al Nassr meanwhile were expected to respond after their humiliating 0-3 defeat to title rivals Al-Hilal earlier this month, and they have done just that. The Knights of Najd have picked up three wins from their last three games, and considering they scored at least three goals in all three, the visitors go into this match as favourites.
Al Ittihad vs Al Nassr Betting Tips: Over 2.5 goals
Defence has been Al Ittihad's biggest shortcoming this season. Marcelo Gallardo's men managed to keep a clean sheet in just one of their last eleven matches in all competitions, conceding an average of 1.73 goals per game. But they failed to score in just two of those games. Each of the last seven encounters finished with at least three goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr are the second-highest scorer in the Saudi Pro League this season. The visitors have scored at least two goals in seven of their last ten matches in all competitions and each of their last three fixtures produced at least four goals.
- Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals
- Al Ittihad vs Al Nassr prediction: 1-2
Al Ittihad vs Al Nassr Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Al Ittihad
1 : 0
Al Nassr
Pro League
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Al Ittihad
3 : 1
Al Nassr
Super Cup
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Al Nassr
0 : 0
Al Ittihad
Pro League
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Al Ittihad
3 : 0
Al Nassr
Pro League
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Al Nassr
1 : 3
Al Ittihad
Pro League
Al Ittihad team news
Al Ittihad are set to be without Madallah Alolayan on Tuesday after the defender picked up a straight red card against Al-Raed on Sunday evening.
The 29-year-old will be joined on the sidelines by the likes of Abdullah Al-Jadani, Muhannad Shanqeeti, Omar Hawsawi and Aseel Abed who are nursing injuries.
Last matches of Al Ittihad
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Dhamk
3 : 1
Al Ittihad
Pro League
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Al Ittihad
2 : 1
Sepahan
AFC Champions League
-
Al Ittihad
4 : 2
Al Khaleej
Pro League
-
AMGK
1 : 2
Al Ittihad
AFC Champions League
-
Al Ettifaq
1 : 1
Al Ittihad
Pro League
Al Ittihad lineup
Goalkeeper
-
1
Abdullah Al-Mayouf
Defenders
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17
Marwan Al-Sahafi
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8
Fabinho
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28
Ahmed Bamsaud
Midfielders
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7
N'Golo Kanté
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16
Faisel Al-Ghamdi
-
6
Sultan Al-Farhan
-
77
Saleh Al-Amri
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90
Romarinho
Forwards
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10
Igor Coronado
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9
Karim Benzema
Al Nassr team news
Al Nassr head coach Luis Castro will continue to rely on the services of Cristiano Ronaldo who leads the race for the golden boot in the Saudi Pro League this season with 17 games in 16 games.
Ronaldo has scored in each of the last three games and should keep his place in the final third alongside Sadio Mané and Talisca.
Abdullah Al-Khaibari is just one yellow card away from a suspension but the visitors have no injuries ahead of Tuesday’s game.
Last matches of Al Nassr
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Al Wahda Mecca
1 : 3
Al Nassr
Pro League
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Al Duhail
2 : 3
Al Nassr
AFC Champions League
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Al Nassr
2 : 0
Al Khaleej
Pro League
-
Al Feiha
1 : 3
Al Nassr
Pro League
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Al Nassr
4 : 3
Al Duhail
AFC Champions League
Al Nassr lineup
Goalkeeper
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44
Nawaf Alaqidi
Defenders
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2
Sultan Al-Ghannam
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78
Ali Lajami
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27
Aymeric Laporte
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15
Alex Telles
Midfielders
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77
Marcelo Brozović
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25
Otávio
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6
Seko Fofana
Forwards
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94
Talisca
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7
Cristiano Ronaldo
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10
Sadio Mané
Three reasons why we expect at least three goals in this game
- Each of the last seven games of Al Ittihad ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Seven of the last nine games of Al Nassr ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Four of the last six meetings between Al Ittihad and Al Nassr ended with over 2.5 goals.
Main prediction Al Ittihad - Al Nassr
Over 2.5 goals
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Additional predictions
BTTS
Best odds:1.5
Team 2 to Win
Best odds:1.99
Double Chance (X2)
Best odds:1.33