Overview
Al Nassr has not been in good form recently. Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates have only won 1/5 of their most recent matches, the rest were 2 draws and 2 losses.
In particular, Ronaldo's form is not high, scoring only 1 goal in the last 3 matches. The Portuguese superstar has not even been able to participate in the last 2 matches in the AFC Champions League against opponents from Iran.
Without Ronaldo, Al Nassr have drawn both matches in Iran. In the last 3 matches in the Saudi Pro League, Al Nassr also lost both matches that Ronaldo did not score. It can be seen that Al Nassr is heavily dependent on the level of the Portuguese striker.
As for Al Shabab, they are ranked 6th in the Saudi Pro League and are in good form. They have won 3, drawn 1 and lost only 1 of their last 5 matches. This is clearly the perfect warm-up before Al Nassr's trip to the field.
However, Al Shabab's away form is extremely worrying. Before defeating Al Raed in their most recent away match, they had gone through a streak of 5 consecutive matches without a win, including 3 losses.
Head-to-head history also does not support Al Shabab as they did not beat Al Nassr in the last 8 matches. They have also lost in their last 4 meetings.
Both Al Nassr and Al Shabab have good attack lines, so the upcoming match promises to be exciting and have many goals. Despite their poor form, Al Nassr is still the team with a better squad and home advantage. It would not be surprising if Al Nassr defeated their opponents once more.
Personnel situation
Al Nassr will not have the services of Sami Al-Najei and Otavio in this match due to injury.
On the other side of the front line, Al Shabab are without Fahad Al-Muwallad, Seung-gyu Kim, Hussain Al-Sabiyani and Yannick Carrasco also due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Al Nassr: Bento, Boushal, Simakan, Al-Fatil, Al-Najdi, Alhassan, Brozovic, Angelo, Yahya, Mane, Ronaldo.
Al Shabab: Al-Maiouf, Renan, Hoedt, Al Shwirekh, Leandrinho, Guanca, Aljuwayr, Al-Thani, Podence, Bonaventura, Hamdallah.
The match between Al Nassr and Al Shabab takes place at 2:00 am on March 8 (Vietnam time).
