Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh Prediction , Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Saudi Pro League

Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh Preview

• Tournament: Saudi Pro League 2025/26 season
• Date: Saturday, 20th September 2025
• Kick-off time: 9 PM SAST / 7 PM BST

• Venue: Al Awwal Park, Riyadh

  Cristiano Ronaldo's table-topping Al-Nassr hosts local rivals Al-Riyadh in a Riyadh Derby. Although this is not as glamorous as the other Riyadh derbies, there is local pride to play for.

  Al-Nassr started the season with a tough Super Cup loss to Al-Ahli on penalties. They recovered brilliantly to show authority in the league by scoring seven goals and also keeping successive clean sheets. New signings Joao Felix and Kingsley Coman started life brilliantly and will be raring to go. Jorge Jesus will hope to build some early cushion at the top.

  Javier Calleja's side registered a first victory last time out against Al Najma. After a toothless 2-0 loss to Al-Hilal on the opening day, they showed character and team spirit to turn things around. The relentless schedule pits them next against local rivals Nassr, against whom they haven't won a game in over two decades. Mamadou Sylla and Teddy Okou's new strike pair will look to cause some trouble for the home side and get a shock result.

  Ahead of the Riyadh derby, SportsDunia brings you the Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh Prediction, Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh predicted lineup, and where to watch Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh.

Al-Nassr Team News

Al-Nassr will hope for an injury-free return from the AFC Champions League Two home clash against FC Istiklol. The squad has no other injury concerns except for the starting goalkeeper, Nawaf Al-Aqidi. With the entire forward line in fine form and the defence gelling well together, the coach has an easy choice of picking the starting eleven.

Al-Riyadh Team News

Al-Riyadh enjoys a week's rest after a hard-earned victory against Al Najma. They lost influential winger Ibrahim Bayesh to a late second yellow card as they were looking to close out the game. The coach has to ponder and find a replacement with a similar threat on the left wing. The defence must be in top form when they visit a fearsome attack in a hostile environment.

Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh Predicted Lineup

Here are our predicted Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh lineup.

Al-Nassr Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Raghed Al-Najjar; Nawaf Al-Boushal. Mohamed Simakan, Inigo Martinez, Ayman Ahmed; Kingsley Coman, Marcelo Brozovic, Angelo Gabriel, Sadio Mane; Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix

Al-Riyadh Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Milan Borjan; Ammar Al-Harfi, Sergio Gonzalel, Yoann Barbet, Mohammed Al-Saeed; Khalil Al-Absi, Ismaila Soro, Toze, Salmar Matar; Teddy Okoy, Mamadou Sylla

Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh H2H Record

These sides have only met in 28 competitive games. Al-Nassr dominates the record with 18 wins, just 2 draws, and 8 defeats. Riyadh's last win against Nassr came in 2004. They will be keen to break the long duck.

Key players to watch in Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh

Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr)

Whenever Ronaldo takes to the field, he will become the most dangerous player on it. He is now surrounded by chance-creating machines like Felix and Coman and can purely focus on goal scoring. With the ACL Two campaign starting as well, he will manage his minutes, but expect him to play almost 90.

Mamadou Sylla (Al-Riyadh)

Sylla arrived in Riyadh with a lot of La Liga experience. After a dull debut against Al-Hilal, he got back to scoring ways with a well-taken goal against Al Najma. Sylla is a player who can run in behind or hold the ball up for his teammates and provide the biggest challenge for Nassr's defence on Saturday evening. His partnership with Okau will test the opposition.

Al-Nassr vs Al-Riyadh Prediction

Al-Nassr started the season in swashbuckling form. Their forward line possesses too much threat for Al-Riyadh to contain. With free-flowing forwards like Ronaldo, Mane, Fleix, and Coman, there will be goals. The defence of Al-Riyadh needs to produce a masterclass to walk away with any points. But given the form, we expected Al-Nassr to walk away with all three points comfortably.

Predicted Score: Al-Nassr 3-0 Al-Riyadh

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