Comments and predictions for Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad: Ronaldo breaks the dominance of the top team
The match between Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League takes place at 1:00 a.m. on May 8. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad force information
Coach Pioli has no major injury problems, but Al-Nassr will be without Salem Al-Najdi and Jhon Duran through suspension after picking up four yellow cards.
Cristiano Ronaldo remains the tournament’s brightest star with 23 goals. He leads both in opening goals (9) and winning goals (9) – showing his decisive role in Al-Nassr’s style of play.
Facing him is his former Real Madrid teammate – Karim Benzema – who has 18 league goals and five opening goals for Al Ittihad this season.
For the visitors, no one is suspended. However, Al Ittihad will need to assess the fitness of goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic (muscle injury) and Steven Bergwijn (foot injury) before kick-off.
Latest expected lineup for Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad
Al-Nassr:
Bento; Al-Ghannam, Simakan, Laporte, Boushal; Brozovic, Al-Hassan; Angelo, Otavio, Mane; Ronaldo
Al Ittihad:
Al-Mahasneh; Al-Sagour, Al-Mousa, Pereira, Kadesh; Kante, Fabinho; Diaby, Aouar, Hernandez; Benzema
Latest football commentary Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad
Al-Nassr returned to action after a 2-3 defeat to Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League semi-finals on April 30. This defeat caused them to miss out on the final and made them even more determined to regain their winning spirit.
The clash with the top team Al Ittihad will give coach Stefano Pioli and his team a big boost, as they are 8 points behind their opponents in the title race. This midweek match is vital for Al-Alami: a defeat would almost end their hopes of winning the title, while a draw would only help maintain the current gap. Therefore, Al-Nassr must take all 3 points.
Al-Hilal – who are 6 points behind Al Ittihad and 2 points ahead of Al-Nassr – will be the beneficiaries if Ronaldo and his teammates stop the visitors’ 3-match unbeaten streak. However, even if they do that, Al-Nassr’s chances of winning the title will still be slim if Al Ittihad does not make more mistakes.
The Mrsool Park side are now unbeaten in three consecutive home games, including two recent wins against Al Kholood (3-1) and Al Riyadh (2-1). They are aiming to win three consecutive home games for the second time this season – something that happened between November 2024 and February 2025 with a four-game winning streak.
As for Al Ittihad, coach Laurent Blanc's team returned after a 3-2 victory over Al Ettifaq on April 21. With three wins in their last five matches, they hope the recent break will help the team recharge their batteries for the final five matches of the season - ending on May 26.
However, away form is a concern for fans. Since the 4-1 win at Al Wehda in mid-February, Al Ittihad have failed to win in their last four away trips – drawing with Al Khaleej (1-1), Al Quadisiya (1-1), Al Ahli (2-2) and losing to Al Fateh (0-2).
If they fail to win this midweek, they will repeat a run of five away games without a win that ran from September to December 2023 – with three draws and two defeats.
If Al-Hilal take all 3 points against Al Raed in the early match, the gap will be shortened, putting more pressure on Al Ittihad in their journey towards the 10th national championship.
Latest Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihadas follows:
- Sportsmole:Al-Nassr 2-2 Al Ittihad
- WhoScore:Al-Nassr 1-0 Al Ittihad
- Our newspaper predicts:Al-Nassr 2-2 Al Ittihad
When and where to watch Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad live?
To watch the Al-Nassr vs Al Ittihad match live in the Saudi Pro League at 1:00 a.m. on May 8, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.
