Comments and predictions for Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej: Ronaldo's late goal
The match between Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League takes place at 11:10 p.m. on May 21. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej force information
Cristiano Ronaldo – who is rumoured to be on the verge of joining rivals Al Hilal at the end of the season – has missed Al-Nassr's last two games due to health reasons and his availability for this game remains uncertain.
If the Portuguese superstar cannot participate, Jhon Duran will likely continue to play as the highest striker, with support from Sadio Mane, Ayman Yahya and Otavio in the "number 10" role.
As for Al Khaleej, they will be without two key defensive players: number one goalkeeper Ibrahim Sehic and centre-back Marcel Tisserand – both are out for the rest of the season due to injury.
Fortounis – who has 12 goal involvements in 29 games – is in fine form but must be careful, having picked up four yellow cards and will be suspended for the final game if he picks up another.
Latest predicted lineup for Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej
Al-Nassr:
Bento; Al Ghanam, Alawjami, Al-Fatil, Boushal; Brozovic, Al Sulaiheem; Yahya, Otavio, Mane; Duran
Al Khaleej:
Raed; Hamsal, Fahad, Al-Khabrani, Rebocho,; Hamzi, Kourbelis; Murg, Fortunis, Saleh; Al Salem
Latest football commentary Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej
Al-Nassr have endured a difficult season in the Saudi Pro League. With two games remaining, they can only muster a maximum of 70 points – 12 fewer than last season when they finished runners-up.
After a 9-0 thrashing of 10-man Al Okhdood last Monday, the Najd side were held to a disappointing draw by Al Taawoun last weekend, in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo due to illness.
This result caused Al-Alami to drop from third place in the rankings and also means that they will not participate in the AFC Champions League Elite next season, as they are 7 points behind second-placed Al Hilal while only having a maximum of 6 points to win.
Stefano Pioli’s team is even at risk of missing out on continental competition next season. They need to finish third and hope Al-Ittihad can beat Al-Qadsiah in the Copa del Rey final to secure a place in the AFC Champions League Two.
Al-Nassr have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five league games, but they remain a tough opponent to beat at home – losing just two of their last 10 at Al-Awwal Park, and scoring at least two goals in all but one of those games.
Meanwhile, Al Khaleej are aiming for a safe mid-table position. They have the same number of points as last season and have two games to improve, with Al Okhdood their opponents in the final round.
Last weekend, the Pearls came from behind to win 2-1 at Al Orubah – Kostas Fortounis scored twice after Ismael Kandouss opened the scoring, taking his tally this season to seven.
This victory ended a five-match winless streak for Georgios Donis and his team, which included four defeats. However, this was only their second win in their last 15 matches, since the end of January.
Al Khaleej have been better away than at home this season, though. Of their 37 points, they have picked up 21 on the road, and since the start of March, they have only lost away to Al Hilal and Al Ettifaq.
Latest Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej 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 Khaleejas follows:
- Sportsmole:Al-Nassr 2-0 Al Khaleej
- WhoScore:Al-Nassr 2-1 Al Khaleej
- Our newspaper predicts:Al-Nassr 2-1 Al Khaleej
When and where to watch Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej live?
To watch the Al-Nassr vs Al Khaleej match live in the Saudi Pro League taking place at 11:10 p.m. on May 21, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.