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Al-Ettifaq will host Al-Nassr at the Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd Stadium on Friday in another round of the 2024-25 Saudi Professional League campaign. The home side have enjoyed a strong start to their league campaign and now sit third in the league standings with nine points from an obtainable nine.
They beat Al-Fateh 2-1 in their last match with Abdullah Radif opening the scoring late in the first half before former Roma youngster Joao Costa came off the bench to score the game-winner mere minutes into his club debut.
Al-Nassr, meanwhile, have had a slow start to their season, prompting the dismissal of head coach Luis Castro just over a year into his reign at the club. They played out a 1-1 draw against Al-Ahli in their last league outing before playing out the same scoreline against Iraqi side Al-Shorta in their AFC Champions League opener on Monday.
The visitors sit seventh in the league standings with five points from three games and will be looking to return to winning ways when they play on Friday.
Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Nassr Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 52 meetings between Al-Ettifaq and Al-Nassr. The hosts have won 13 of those games while the visitors have won 22 times. There have been 17 draws between the two teams.
- The visitors have won their last two games in this fixture and have lost just one of their last seven.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last seven games in this fixture.
- Al-Ettifaq have the joint-best defensive record in the Saudi Pro League so far this season with a goal concession tally of one.
Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Nassr Prediction
Al-Ettifaq are on a three-game winning streak and have lost just one of their last seven league games. They have lost just one of their last eight home games and will be hopeful of a positive result this weekend.
Al-Nassr are on a run of consecutive draws and have won just one of their last five matches. They have, however, had the upper hand in this fixture of late and should avoid defeat here.
Prediction: Al-Ettifaq 1-1 Al-Nassr
Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Nassr Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last seven matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five league matchups)
