| Saudi Pro League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Al-Shabab V/s Al-Nassr
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COMPETITION : | Round 7
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| DATE: | 18-10-2024
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TIME:
| 11:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Al Shabab FC Stadium
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| Al-Shabab | Lineup |
Possible XI: Kim (GK); Al Sharari, Hoedt, Renan; Al-Thani, Kanabah, Guanca, Al-Sabiyani; Bonaventura, Al-Juwayr; Carrasco. | |
| Al-Nassr | Lineup |
Possible XI: Krepski (GK); Al Ghanam, Simakan, Laporte, Al-Boushail; Alkhaibari, Brozovic; Talisca, Otavio, Mane; Ronaldo. | |
Preview: Al-Shabab Vs Al-Nassr
The Knight of Najd are looking unstoppable under Stefano Pioli:
Matchday 7 action of the Saudi Pro League will see Al Shabab welcome Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr at the Al Shabab FC Stadium on Friday.
Al Shabab have made an encouraging start to the new season collecting 12 points from the opening six matches. The team have emerged into a well-drilled side under Vitor Pereira’s guidance who has done a remarkable job thus far. His team boasted one of the best defensive records in the division along with their counterparts on Friday. However, the only thing they have to improve is their goal-scoring prowess after managing to score just five goals from six matches.
Al Nassr on the other hand are starting to find their feet under Stefano Pioli registering five consecutive wins on a trot. The former AC Milan manager has brought out the best of everyone thus far under his leadership. It will be interesting to see whether he can help the team mount the title challenge this term after missing out on the last two occasions with close margins. The last five matches have seen them keep three clean sheets, score 12, and concede just two goals.
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About Saudi Pro League:
History
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL)for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of association football in the Saudi league system.
The first season of competition was the 1976–77 season. The league had been operating as a round-robin tournament from its inaugural season until the 1989–90 season, after that the Saudi Federation decided to merge the football League with the King's Cup in one tournament and the addition of the Golden Box. The Golden Box would be an end of season knockout competition played between the top four teams of the regular league season. These teams would play at a semi-final stage to crown the champions of Saudi Arabia. The league reverted to a round-robin system in the 2007–08 season..
The association is also regularly ranked with the highest coefficient in Asia due to the successful and consistent performances in the AFC Champions League Elite, Asian Super Cup & Asian Cup Winners' Cup by its clubs. Al-Hilal is the most successful team, holding 19 titles in its history and most recently winning the title in 2023–24. Al-Shabab, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr are also some of the most successful teams in the league.
Beginning in 2023, the league started experiencing widespread international exposure due to attracting numerous top level players from European leagues through financially lucrative contracts, immediately becoming a star-studded league. The nation's Public Investment Fund took 75% stakes in four founding members (Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Nassr) in the same year as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program.
