Al Ahli Jeddah
- Al Ahli Jeddah are unbeaten at home in the Saudi Arabian Professional League (W2, D3).
- Al Ahli have been in mixed form in their last five in all competitions with two wins, one draw and two defeats, but at home they have split their last two games.
Al-Nassr Riyadh
- Al-Nassr Riyadh are unbeaten in 5 games (W4, D1), winning their last two against Al Zawraa SC (5-1) and Al Akhdoud (3-0).
- Jorge Jesus’ men have been imperious in the 2025-26 campaign, immediately stamping his high-tempo, vertical identity on the team.
- Jesus prefers a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 hybrid that presses aggressively and uses the flanks to get Ronaldo into the box, while Al-Nassr are equally at home on the counter.
- Al-Nassr are undefeated away from home in the league, winning all four and conceding just once.
Head-to-Head
Al-Nassr have won three and drawn one of their four head-to-head encounters and took a 3-2 win on their trip to Jeddah last season.
Key Players
- Ronaldo is the division’s deadliest finisher with 12 goals in ten games and he has certainly made Al-Nassr a relentless force to deal with in the final third.
- Ivan Toney has been Al-Ahli’s most reliable finisher with five goals in nine league games and the hosts should be in the mix up front too.
Betting Insights
- Al-Nassr Riyadh are the strong favorites with the bookmakers at 2.1 to beat Al Ahli Jeddah on Friday, but the hosts are still good enough at 3.2 to stop the runaway Saudi Arabian Soccer League leaders from completing a clean sweep in the early-season Saudi rivalry.
- Both Teams To Score looks a little over-priced at 1.5 considering Al-Ahli are averaging 1.60 goals per home game in the league, but have been frustrated at times.
Prediction
Al-Ahli are undefeated in five home games, but haven’t beaten Al-Nassr in their last two at this venue, so we’ll take the visitors to edge this one, albeit it could be close.
