Overview
Al Qadsiah's form in recent times has been relatively unstable. Last weekend, coach Michel's team was defeated by Al Fayha with a score of 1-2, thereby extending the winless streak in the Saudi Pro League to 4.
The attack of the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd home team is having problems. In the last 7 matches, they have not been able to score more than 1 goal per match.
Meanwhile, Al Nassr is having more stable performances. Coach Stefano Pioli's team has gone through a series of 4 consecutive victories in all competitions. That includes 3 wins in the Saudi Pro League against Al Kholood, Al Hilal and Al Riyadh. In addition, there was a victory over Esteghlal in the AFC Champions League.
Getting the maximum points in the domestic league in the last 3 rounds, while Al Ittihad and Al Hilal stumbled, helped the home team at Al-Awwal Park shorten the gap in the championship race.
Al Nassr's attack has achieved impressive results with an average of 2.75 goals/match in the last 4 matches. It is no surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo is still the leader of Al Nassr with 6 goals in this period.
In all competitions this season, CR7 has scored a total of 32 goals for Al Nassr. The Portuguese superstar is certainly still Al Nassr's biggest hope.
Al Nassr's strong attack will test Al Qadsiah's defense, who have conceded 24 goals this season. In contrast, Al Qadsiah's home advantage and the first leg victory could help them create a surprise.
In the first leg of last November, Al Qadsiah surprisingly won 2-1 at Al Nassr's Al-Awwal Park. Julian Quinones and Aubameyang scored for the visitors, while Ronaldo scored the only goal for Al Nassr.
Expected lineup:
Al Qadsiah: Casteels, Thakri, Nacho, Alvarez, Al Shamat, Nandez, Fernandez, Al-Ammar, Puerta, Aubameyang, Quinones.
Al Nassr: Bento, Simakan, Lajami, Al-Fatil, Alnajdi, Angelo, Al-Hassan, Brozovic, Mane, Duran, Ronaldo.
The match between Al Qadsiah and Al Nassr takes place at 1:00 am on April 19 (Vietnam time).
