Al Nassr have won 7 of their last 8 matches
Can Al Taawoun stop Ronaldo's side in the King's Cup?
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Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Predictions
Al Nassr are coming off a 3-3 draw and Al Taawoun have scored six goals in four games. I am avoiding the short odds in Ronaldo’s side and backing BTTS in the King’s Cup.
Stats
Al Nassr have won 7 of their last 8 matches.
Al Nassr have seen BTTS in their last 4 King's Cup matches.
Al Taawoun have scored in 4 of their last 5 matches against Al Nassr.
Al Taawoun have scored in 6 of their last 7 matches.
Head to Head
Al Nassr have a 25-6 advantage against Al Taawoun with 4 draws in 35 matches.
They met in the Saudi Super Cup semi-finals in August, Al Nassr winning 2-0 in Najran where Ayman Yahya and Cristiano Ronaldo found the net.
Al Nassr Form
Al Nassr recently won seven straight games, scoring 15 goals in the process. They started October with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Al Orubah and 2-1 win at 2-1 at Al Shabab.
Stefano Pioli’s side turned their attentions to the AFC Champions League where they won 1-0 at Esteghlal. They dominated the game but had to wait until the 81st minute to take the lead through Aymeric Laporte.
Al Nassr are coming off a 3-3 draw at Al Kholood in the Saudi League. Laporte and Talisca scored to make it 2-1, they trailed 3-2 late on before Talisca netted a 95th minute penalty to earn a point.
Al Nassr Team News
Attacking midfielder Sami Al-Najei is out until January after undergoing cruciate ligament surgery.
Cristiano Ronaldo should return after missing the game against Al Kholood to spend time with his partner Georgina Rodriguez who was hospitalised with pneumonia.
Al Taawoun Form
Al Taawoun have been inconsistent this season, winning back to back games once which came in September.
Alvaro Pacheco’s side have won two of their three games in the AFC Champions League. They beat Altyn Asyr 2-1 in their latest outing, João Pedro and Sultan Mandash scoring to establish a 2-0 lead.
Al Taawoun are coming off a 2-0 defeat at Al Hilal which leaves them ninth on the Saudi Pro League table.
Al Taawoun Team News
Centre-back Andrei Girotto is suspended.