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al Nassr vs al Hilal: Saudi Pro League to see Ronaldo and Mitrovic lock horns for coveted trophy

Tonight is going to be fun as arch rivals Al Hilal get welcomed by Al Nassr at their home ground, the Al Awwal Park, in Riyadh, KSA. Al Hiilal is now ahead by 12 points of the latter and have clinched the cup with a win last week.
Players to Watch Out For
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to tear the defences of Mitrovics team but that wouldn’t be easy due to the counterattack the opposition team has been showing this season. Al Nassr is now placed 2nd on the points table of the Saudi Pro League.

Al Nassr hope to continue their 8 games winning streak as they come with a 3-2 win from the previous match held against Al Akhdoud where Ronaldo had scored a goal but was outperformed by his teammate Marcelo Brozovic who scored a brace in the stoppage time to snatch the win. Marcelo was eventually titled hero of the match due to his excellent performance.

Al Hilal on the other hand, is in blistering form having won 24 games continuously with the help of Aleksander Mitrovic who scored a brace in their last match with Al Hazm that had a scoreline of 4-1. With this win, they won the cup making it their 19th title win.

Al Nassr vs Al Hilal Standings History
The teams have a head to head standings of 173 times. Al Hilal have the upper hand here with 73 wins on their side. Cristiano’s team has managed to win 55 games and the other 45 have been shared. It is yet to be seen which side gets the upper hand tonight.

The two teams last met in a friendly match, also in the Saudi Season Cup where Al Hilal won it 2-0 and won the reverse fixture too 3-0. The team also won the Saudi Super Cup semis this April.

Team News For Today’s Match
Al Nassr 
The team is geared up but faces a situation with Taslica, and Mohammed Maran injured and out for a minimum of a couple of months. Nawab al Akidi remains suspended after facing a red card. Abdul Rahman Ghareeb can play the match but it’s not sure if he would show up yet.
Al Hilal
Al Hilal’s star forward Neymar has been ruled out of the match as he faces a knee injury and is expected to resume playing in the King’s Cup next season. Although he is seen in the practice sessions with Al Hilal’s Chief Salman al Faraj who was also injured last week. Their star footballer Salem al Dawsari has also been ruled out of the tournament and is going to be performing in the King’s cup later this month. Adding to the woes, Malcolm stands under the watch waiting for a decision regarding suspension from the sports committee.
Match Prediction 
The match results cannot be yet said before as it seems it is evenly balanced out. Its going to be a cracker of a game for sure.

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