Al Nasr vs Al Ittihad. Will Ronaldo stop Benzema from winning the title?

On Wednesday, May 7, the Al-Awal Stadium in Riyadh will host the match of the 30th round of the Saudi Arabian Championship between Al-Nasr and Al-Ittihad.

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

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al Nasr vs Al Ittihad

Al Nasr

Cristiano Ronaldo and company lost the battle for their main tournament goal of the season – the Asian Champions League. The disappointing defeat in the semi-final against Japanese Kawasaki Frontale, with a lot of unfulfilled moments during the meeting with the Saudi team, forced Ronaldo to talk to himself after the final whistle, and the Al-Nasr management to think about another change of coach. Italian Stefano Pioli obviously failed to cope with the tasks set before him, and with a high probability he will hand over his powers to another prominent specialist in the near future.

But could it happen that Pioli will lead Al-Nasr to the title? The match against Al-Ittihad will be the main test that Ronaldo and Co. must pass in the final stretch. In case of victory, the gap between Al-Nasr and the leader will be reduced to 5 points, which will not be as unrealistic to win back in the remaining 4 matches as 8 (not to mention 11). In addition, after Al-Ittihad, Al-Nasr has opponents in the 8th place and below on the calendar.

But what about the quality of the game? Cristiano and his star teammates often fail to live up to their lofty status, and in the context of this trend, the battle with Al-Ittihad is currently positioned by most experts as an attempt by the Portuguese and his team to prevent Ronaldo's long-time friend Karim Benzema from winning the title for his Saudi employer.

Al Ittihad

After a sensational defeat on the field of Al-Fateh (0:2) in the 28th round, Al-Ittihad managed to rehabilitate itself in the eyes of its fans, having won a difficult victory over Al-Ittifaq (3:2), and with a gap of 6 points from its closest pursuer, Al-Hilal, went on a short “vacation”.

While the main competitors of Laurent Blanc's charges were "fighting" with varying degrees of success in the final "pool" of the Asian Champions League (and at the Al-Ittihad stadium), the players and coaches of the leader of the Saudi league themselves rested for more than two weeks, gaining strength before the most important part of the season - the final stretch of 5 rounds.

During the break, Al-Ittihad managed to not only recover its tired team leaders, but also received encouraging news from the "infirmary". The main goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic returned to work with the team, and his return to action for the game against Al-Nasr is considered quite realistic. Also, the Dutchman Steven Bergwijn, who has not played since mid-March due to an ankle injury, has entered the final stage of recovery. Laurent Blanc can also theoretically count on this winger in the battle with Al-Nasr.

Al Nasr vs Al Ittihad facts

• Al-Nasr have scored at least 2 goals in their last 8 home league matches
• Al-Ittihad have failed to win in 4 consecutive Saudi League away matches
• Al-Ittihad have conceded in all Saudi Arabian league matches played away in the calendar year 2025 (there have already been 8 such matches)

Odds from download 1xbet

In the bookmaker 1xbet, the favorite of this match is the Al-Nasr team, on whose victory you can bet with a coefficient of 2.16. Football fans can also use 1xbet freebets for more risky bets on a draw with a coefficient of 3.50, or on the victory of Al-Ittihad with a coefficient of 3.10. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

The bet on "both teams to score" looks very promising here, because Al-Nasr consistently scores at home, and Al-Ittihad is fresh and focused, which makes us expect effective actions from this team as well. But the odds on "BTS" in this match, unfortunately, fully correspond to the level of our confidence in the "goal" of this bet - only 1.34. Therefore, we suggest complicating the task a little and adding to the high efficiency also the condition of Karim Benzema and company not losing in the duel with the Frenchman's old friend Cristiano Ronaldo. Still, the factor of "freshness" of Al-Ittihad, as well as the cloudless personnel situation should allow the current leader, at least, not to lose in an important battle, which should give a lot of goals scored.

Let's summarize our choice for the match Al-Nasr - Al-Ittihad - a combined bet on the 1xbet line "X2 and Total Over 2.5 goals" with a coefficient of 2.60.