Al-Ohdood vs Al-Nasr. Do Ronaldo and company still have motivation?

On Monday, May 12, the Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Stadium in Najran will host a match between Al-Ohdood and Al-Nassr as part of the 31st round of the Saudi Arabian League.

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

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al-Ohdood vs Al-Nasr

Al-Ohdood

A hopeless outsider, as Al-Ohdood seemed before the arrival of Portuguese Paulo Sergio to the coaching bridge at the beginning of spring, with the change of coach began to show signs of life. And what signs! From March 1 to May 1, the team lost only once in the championship, and in the remaining 6 matches they scored points, and this list includes meetings with the leader Al-Ittihad (draw 1:1) and the "fresh" winner of the Asian Champions League Al-Ahli (victory 2:1).

But on the first day of May, Al-Ohdud's slender run of results was interrupted by a disappointing defeat to Al-Wehda (1:2). And on their home field, and even after Paulo Sergio's charges had opened the scoring in this match.

The situation is further aggravated by the fact that Al-Wehda is a direct competitor of Al-Ohdud in the fight for survival. And after the last face-to-face duel, it was the rival that ended up higher in the table: Al-Ohdud is currently only 17th with 28 points, Al-Wehda is in 16th place with 29 points, and Al-Oruba is in the “saving” 15th position with 30 points.

Al-Nasr

Cristiano Ronaldo and company have had a very disappointing week. First, Al-Nasr were knocked out of the Asian Champions League one step before the final, losing to Japanese Kawasaki Frontala, and then they finally said goodbye to any real chances of winning the championship title in Saudi Arabia this season, losing to leaders Al-Ittihad. Symbolically, both matches ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of Al-Nasr's opponents. But if Ronaldo and his teammates initially started poorly against Kawasaki, then Stefano Pioli's men started more effectively against the future champion (most likely) - they were leading 2:0 during the first half, but still allowed their opponent to turn the game around.

Now, with 4 rounds to go, Al-Nasr is already 11 points behind Al-Ittihad and it is clear that the leader will not allow such a gap in points to be made up. But there is another goal - getting into the TOP-3 and the Champions League for the new season. After another failure, Ronaldo and Co. have already dropped to 4th place, letting Al-Ahli, the new club champion of Asia, pass ahead. Will Al-Nasr have enough motivation to fight for bronze? Or can they follow Al-Ittihad's example and focus exclusively on the domestic league in the new campaign, increasing their chances of winning the title by saving energy?

Among Al-Nasr's personnel problems, we note the injury of defender Aymeric Laporte, due to which he did not play against Al-Itihad on Wednesday. But forward John Duran, who has already managed to collect 4 yellow cards after the winter transfer to Al-Nasr, has served his suspension and is returning to the squad.

Al-Ohdood vs Al-Nasr facts

• Al Nasr have played 8 matches in a row with both teams to score
• In the last 10 matches of Al-Nasr the total was over 2.5 goals, and in the last 4 matches with the participation of Ronaldo and company 5 goals were scored
• Al-Ohdood have played both teams to score in their last four home league games

Odds from download 1xbet

In the bookmaker 1xbet you can bet on Al-Ohdud's victory with a coefficient of 5.45. But you can pick up the bookmaker's bonus and use it to bet on Al-Nasr's victory with a lower coefficient - 1.55, and accordingly - with a higher chance of success. The probability of a draw in this duel is estimated at a coefficient of 4.60. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Al-Nasr should not give up after extreme failures and still fight for the TOP-3 in the championship. However, there is no escape from reality - the team has serious problems in defense, which the opponents are constantly using, and Al-Ohdud, extremely motivated by the desire not to fly to the lower league, will also get their chances. At the same time, Al-Nasr's attack is too good to leave the field without scoring goals, so the optimal bet on the Al-Ohdud vs Al-Nasr match, in our opinion, is "both teams to score" with a coefficient of 1.65.