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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr will take on Al-Akhdoud at Al-Awwal Park on Friday, pitting two sides at opposite ends of the Saudi Pro League table against one another.
Second-placed Al-Nassr will resume their Saudi Pro League campaign with a home encounter against relegation-zoned Al-Akhdoud.
The Knights of Najd are currently basking in the glory of an exceptional 18-game unbeaten run, showcasing outstanding form and accumulating an impressive tally of over 51 goals during this stretch. The Global One have lost only two games in the Saudi Pro League, and both defeats came at the start of the season.
Luis Castro’s side have since strung together an 11-game unbeaten league run, including ten victories. They secured a comfortable 3-1 win over Al-Wehda in their most recent outing before the international break, a result that stretched their winning run to four successive victories.
The hosts will now return from the international break on Friday with the aim of narrowing the gap in their pursuit of the summit spot in the Saudi Pro League, as they find themselves trailing four points behind Al-Hilal at the top of the table after 13 rounds.
Al-Nassr next face an Al-Akhdoud side who are embroiled in a scramble at the other end of the division, with the visitors still finding themselves in the bottom three with 10 points, one point behind the safe zone.
However, Al-Akhdoud did mark a return to winning ways before the break under the new management of Martin Sevela following Jorge Mendonca’s exit, as they took a three-point haul in a 2-1 win against fellow strugglers Al-Hazm. It was their third win of the season, and they can back themselves to avoid relegation in 2023/2024. But they face an uphill task to take anything out of this one.
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