Al Taawoun vs Al Nasr: Are Ronaldo's team still in the title race?

On Friday, January 17, the King Abdullah Stadium in Buraydah will host a match between Al-Taawun and Al-Nasr as part of the 15th round of the Saudi Arabian League.

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Al Taawoun vs Al Nasr facts
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al Taawoun vs Al Nasr

Al Taawoun

The team of Argentine coach Rudolfo Arruabarrena is doing everything to ensure that the coach stays with the team and extends his short-term contract, which runs until the summer of this year. Al-Taawoun feels confident in the upper part of the tournament table, and the team is performing especially well this season at home, where they have lost only once in the championship so far - in the last such match, against Al-Ahli (2:4).

Before that, there was a series of 6 matches in a row without defeat - and this is only in the current campaign of the Saudi league. In total, the series of unbeaten matches lasted 8 matches, 6 of which were won.

Al-Taawoun has no serious personnel problems. Only midfielder Mohammed Mahzari will miss the match due to a red card in the last round, but he is not considered a "rigid" main player in the team.

Al Nasr

Is Cristiano Ronaldo's team ready to really fight for the title? Based on Al-Nasr's latest results, it is difficult to give a clear answer to this question, but it is more likely negative than positive. This team is losing too many points, even after the change of coach, when Stefano Pioli replaced Luis Castro at the helm of the "blue-yellows".

Under his leadership, Al-Nasr managed to lose twice in the championship – to Al-Qadisiyah at the end of November (1:2) and to Al-Ittihad (1:2) at the beginning of December.

Ronaldo and Co. started the new calendar year with a 3-1 win over Al-Ohdood. But does a comeback win over one of the relegation contenders really show progress? The match against a stronger and more powerful Al-Taawun should answer that question.

Al Taawoun vs Al Nasr facts

• Al-Taawoun have now scored at least one goal in 9 home matches in a row
• Al Nasr have conceded in 3 of their last 4 away games of the season
• Al-Taawoun have scored against Al-Nasr in 5 of their last 6 head-to-head encounters

Odds from download 1xbet

The bookmaker 1xbet offers a bet on Al-Taawun's victory in this match of the Saudi Arabian championship with a coefficient of 6.00. 1xbet also offers to use promo codes for betting on a draw in this match - with a coefficient of 4.70, and a victory of the favorite - Al-Nasr, with a coefficient of 1.44. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Everything points to the fact that the opponents in this match should exchange goals at least once. Both the history of personal meetings, and Al-Taawun's confident home form, and Al-Nasr's tendency to make mistakes in defense. So we will not go against logic, and the bet on Al-Taawun - Al-Nasr will be both to score with a coefficient of 1.75.