Prediction Saudi Pro League - Abha vs Al-Nassr

Saudi Pro League - Abha vs Al-Nassr
Match Time: 03-04-2024 03:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Abha

Abha suffered a fresh blow in their battle at the bottom end of the table as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Al Riyadh when the sides squared off at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Saturday.

Guinea international Francois Kamano opened his account for the season when he struck in the 26th minute to put the visitors in front before Saleh Al Abbas restored parity with a 70th-minute strike.

With that result, the Leaders of the South have now failed to win 12 of their last 14 matches across all competitions since November — losing nine and claiming three draws — a run which has seen them fall into the relegation picture.

Abha's two wins in that time have come in their last two home games as they edged out Al-Tai on March 1 to snap their 10-game winless run, exactly two weeks before claiming a 1-0 victory over 10-man Al-Wehda.

With 22 points from 25 matches, Pitso Mosimane's side are currently bottom but one in the Pro League standings, level on points with 16th-placed Al-Tai and two points adrift of 15th-placed Al-Okhdood just above the relegation zone.

While Abha will be looking to return to winning ways and pull clear of the danger zone, next up is the stern challenge of taking on a rampant Al-Nassr side who are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 encounters, claiming seven wins and two draws since November 2019.

Al-Nassr

Luis Castro's men turned in a performance of the highest quality at the weekend when they cruised to a 5-1 victory over 10-man Al-Tai when the sides squared off at the Al-Awwal Stadium.

Otavio and Abdulrahman Ghareeb scored on either side of Virgil Misidjan's 22nd-minute equaliser to hand the hosts a first-half lead before Cristiano Ronaldo netted a sensational second-half hat-trick to cap off a brilliant individual display.

Prior to that, Al-Nassr snapped their run of three back-to-back defeats across all competitions with a much-needed 1-0 win over Al-Ahli on March 15 thanks to a second-half penalty from Ronaldo.

The Global One have now picked up 19 wins in their 25 Pro League games while losing four and claiming two draws to collect 59 points and sit second in the table, 11 points adrift of first-placed Al-Hilal.

Al-Nassr follow Tuesday's game with a clash against Damac on April 5, three days before visiting the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium to take on Al-Hilal in a highly-anticipated Super Cup semi-final tie.

Prediction: Abha 1-3 Al-Nassr