Overview
After a series of sublime results, Al Nassr temporarily returned to the ground when they only got a draw against Al Kholood last weekend. This result caused Al Nassr to be further behind the two leading teams of the Saudi Pro League, Al Hilal and Al Ittihad. Al Nassr is currently in 3rd place and 6 points behind the champion Al Hilal.
However, overall they are still in good form with a streak of 12 consecutive unbeaten matches in all competitions (8 wins, 4 draws). At home, Al Nassr have just won 3 consecutive matches, scoring a total of 7 goals.
Therefore, Al Nassr is expected to regain the joy of victory when meeting Al Taawon at the King's Cup. This goal is completely reasonable, because Al Taawon entered this match with bad spirit. Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena's team just lost 0-2 to Al Hilal, thereby falling to 9th place in the Saudi Pro League.
Al Taawon have lost only 3 of their last 10 games (W5 D2). However, their away form is not great. They have won only 3 of their last 10 away games.
In recent meetings between the two teams, Al Nassr often has better results. In the last 8 encounters, Al Nassr has won 6 times. Furthermore, in 33 matches between the two teams, Al Nassr has won 23 matches and drawn 4 matches. Al Taawon has only won 6 times.
This season, the two teams met once in the Saudi Arabia Super Cup and Al Nassr won with a score of 2-0.
This will be the basis to strengthen coach Stefano Pioli's team, especially when they play at home.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 5 goals in his last 10 games. However, 4 of them have come from the penalty spot. Al Nassr's main striker this season is Anderson Talisca (5 goals, not including penalties).
Expected lineup:
Al Taawoun : Maylson, Abdulrazzaq, Girotto, Al-Ahmed, Al Nasser, El Mahdioui, Al-Farhan, Flavio, Mandash, Pedro, Barrow.
Al Nassr: Bento, Alnajdi, Laporte, Al-Fatil, Boushal, Brozovic, Al Khaibari, Mane, Talisca, Otavio, Ronaldo.
The match between Al Nassr and Al Taawon takes place at 0:30 a.m. on October 30 (Vietnam time).
