Al-Taawoun vs Al-Nasr. Will Ronaldo and company secure an early win?
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Al-Taawoun vs Al-Nasr
Al-TaawounThe team from Buraidah has been significantly updated before the new 2025/26 season. First of all, Al-Taawun is now coached by a new specialist – Brazilian Pericles Shamuska, who previously worked a lot in Saudi Arabia, including with his current club, but in a different period.
To help the old-new coach, the management of Al-Taawun tried to sign quality newcomers. But it didn’t work out very well. Only the Colombian defender Renne Rivas, who came from Venezuelan Caracas, can be considered a noticeable addition to the “roster”. Otherwise, Shamuski will have the same leaders and several Saudi “talents” who returned from loan at his disposal.
One of the main problems remains the injury of the main goalkeeper, the Brazilian Mailison, whose return has already been postponed several times. Behind him there are only three local "goalkeepers", each of whom cannot boast of outstanding achievements in their careers.
Al-Nasr
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to win the trophy with Al-Nasr in Saudi Arabia again. But each time, someone interferes with the Portuguese's plans and ruins them. And in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup, which was held shortly before the start of the championship, there were more successful competitors.
In the semi-final, Al-Nasr beat the current champion, Al-Ittihad, with a score of 2:1. Moreover, Ronaldo and company won even playing for more than a half with a man down. But the “blue-yellows” could not cope with Al-Ahli in the final – 2:2 in regular time and 3:5 on penalties. As a result, Ronaldo is again without a trophy.
The change of head coach has not helped yet – Jorge Jesus, who won a lot with the previous Saudi TOP project Al-Hilal, is only “aiming” for new titles. And the “guidancers” for the Portuguese specialist should be the expensive newcomers in every sense of the word, acquired this summer – Joao Felix from Chelsea, Kingsley Coman from Bayern and Inigo Martinez from Barcelona. Even a European TOP club would envy such a reinforcement. Although, with reservations regarding the current form of this “trinity”.
Al-Taawoun vs Al-Nasr facts
- Al-Nasr have played for over 2.5 goals in their last seven matches, including summer friendlies. Only one of them saw both teams fail to score.
- Al-Nasr have failed to beat Al-Taawoun in their last 3 matches in a row – a loss and 2 draws
- Al-Nasr and Al-Taawoun have not played for a total over 2.5 in their last 4 head-to-head duels
Odds from download 1xbet
The bookmaker 1xbet offers to bet on Al-Taawun's victory in this match of the Saudi Arabian championship with a coefficient of 8.40. Liga Stavok also offers to use its bonuses for betting on a draw in this match - with a coefficient of 6.10, and a victory of the favorite - Al-Nasr, with a coefficient of 1.32. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!Game Totals Prediction
A difficult match to predict, in which the favorite looks only nominally confident. Yes, Al-Nasr again has a scattering of expensive newcomers and big ambitions, but also a lack of teamwork at the start of the season in conjunction with not the best moral state after the defeat in the Super Cup final. Al-Taawoun knows how to play against this formidable opponent - which is confirmed by the above statistics of "face-to-face", plus the team has a "knocked down" roster and a coach who is well acquainted with the "locker room".The only thing that is disconcerting is the loss of the goalkeeper by Al-Taawun. Therefore, we will not risk betting on a positive handicap for the home team, but betting on the option “Both teams to score + Total over 2.5” on the Betting League line with a coefficient of 1.86 seems to be a very reliable option.
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