Al-Nassr are fine again after a crisis. They beat Al-Shabab (5:2) in the previous cup game, defeating Al-Riyadh (4:1) in the league. Ronaldo (16+8) scored in both games. However, besides the forever young Portuguese, Al-Nassr have another strong players in their attacking line. For example, Sadio Mané (6+4) and Talisca (10+2).
This is a very important rivalry for some players of Al-Ettifaq. For example, the previous head-to-head game against Al-Nassr in the cup (0:1 ET) was hot. Players were suspended in both teams, a fight between Ronaldo and Henderson created an extra intrigue. The Al-Ettifaq offensive line should wake up as the club is looking towards the next transfer window to buy new players.
Al-Ettifaq have scored only 1 goal in in the last 7 games. Their attack should be brighter in this game as their best scorer Moussa Dembélé (7+1) is back. Al Ettifaq have won 63% of the games with Dembélé in the starting line up and only 13% without him. I guess this is the perfect reason to believe that many goals will be scored. Besides, there is Ronaldo playing for Al-Nassr.
I expect this match to be as emotional as the previous one was. I think that at least 3 goals will be scored.
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Luís Castro
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Nawaf Al-Aqidi
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gk. | 13 | -16 |
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Raghed Al Najjar
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gk. | 2 | -1 |
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Waleed Abdullah
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gk. | 1 | -2 |
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Sultan Al-Ghannam
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df. | 12 | 1 |
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Alex Telles
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df. | 11 | 1 |
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Aymeric Laporte
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df. | 11 | 1 |
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Abdulelah Al-Amri
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Ali Lajami
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Mohammed Al-Fatil
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Nawaf Al-Boushal
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Abdullah Madu
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Otavio
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mf. | 14 | 4 |
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Marcelo Brozović
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mf. | 13 | 0 |
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Abdullah Al-Khaibari
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mf. | 12 | 1 |
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Seko Fofana
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mf. | 11 | 0 |
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Talisca
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mf. | 11 | 9 |
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Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Sami Al-Najei
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mf. | 7 | 1 |
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Ali Al Hassan
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Muhammed Sahlouli
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Abdulrahman Gharib
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fw. | 15 | 1 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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fw. | 15 | 16 |
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Sadio Mané
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fw. | 15 | 5 |
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Ayman Yahya
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
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Khalid Al-Ghannam
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
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Mohammed Maran
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Meshari Al-Nemer
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Steven Gerrard
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Paulo Victor
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gk. | 17 | -18 |
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Abdullah Al-Oaisher
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Amin Al-Bukhari
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Jack Hendry
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df. | 17 | 0 |
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Abdullah Khateeb
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df. | 16 | 0 |
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Hamdan Al-Shammrani
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df. | 13 | 1 |
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Marcel Tisserand
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df. | 13 | 0 |
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Mohammed Abdulrahman
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df. | 10 | 0 |
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Radhi Al-Otaibe
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df. | 10 | 0 |
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Mohammed Al-Dosari
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Saad Al-Mousa
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jordan Henderson
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mf. | 15 | 0 |
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Abdullah Hazazi
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mf. | 14 | 0 |
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Georginio Wijnaldum
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mf. | 12 | 5 |
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Hamed Al-Ghamdi
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mf. | 12 | 1 |
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Mohammed Mahzari
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mf. | 9 | 0 |
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Berat Özdemir
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Mohammed Yousef
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Robin Quaison
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fw. | 16 | 3 |
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Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi
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fw. | 14 | 0 |
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Demarai Gray
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fw. | 11 | 1 |
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Moussa Dembélé
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fw. | 10 | 7 |
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Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
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fw. | 9 | 0 |
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