On Mar 18th, Al Nassr will host Abha in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. 2nd placed Al Nassr is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Al Ittihad. Romario Ricardo da Silva struck first for Al Ittihad in the 80th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Nassr couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Nassr is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Abha, recorded a 2-2 draw against Al Fateh. Abdullah Al Zoari scored the first goal for Abha in the 11th minute, then Felipe Caicedo added another in the 20th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Al Nassr was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Luiz Gustavo struck first for Al Nassr in the 5th minute, then Sultan Abdullah Al Ghanam added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Abha couldn’t manage to score, and Al Nassr took the shutout win.
Abha is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alsadi and Al Bukhari each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Al Nassr is fortunate enough to have Cristiano Ronaldo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored seven goals.