Al Nasr vs Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prediction & Betting Tips - Saudi Pro League

Prediction published on 27/05/2024, 08:30  by Kennedy Kechula in Saudi Pro League Predictions

Al Ittihad will wrap up their Saudi Pro League campaign with an away game at Al Nassr on Monday. While the hosts have secured all they can, Al Ittihad can still rise to fourth with a win here. Al Nassr have played second fiddle to leaders Al Hilal all season and wrapped up second place two Match Days ago. Finishing second confirms their place in the Asian Champions League, one of the two positions in the continental competition. After a 1-1 draw with champions Al Hilal, Al Nassr could not get the better of Al Riyadh in their last game. They actually needed a stoppage time goal after letting an early lead slip, to draw 2-2 with the struggling Al Riyadh. In that game, Al Nassr had Aymeric Laporte sent off in the 63rd minute as they trailed 2-1. The bright spark for Al Nassr in their draw with Al Riyadh was Otavio Edmilson, who scored his third goal in four matches. They will be banking on him to finish the season in the same form. Heading into this game, Al Nassr are on a seven-game unbeaten run. Their only loss in the last 12 matches was in the Super Cup against Al Hilal, and they have nine wins in that run. At home, in the league, Al Nassr are unbeaten in the last four matches, winning three. In their first leg meeting with Al Ittihad, they won 5-2, a first win in this fixture in 12 meetings.

Al Ittihad haven't had a great season, going by their investment in the team this season. Having started the campaign as champions, they’ll rightly feel disappointed at where they finish the season. Their haul of 54 points is way below the 72-point tally they managed last year in their march to the title. Al Ittihad can’t drop lower than their current placing, but will hope to finish third. That’s the only consolation they can play for, being two points behind third placed Al Taawuon. Their 11 losses this season is the highest across the top six. No team currently in the top six is about to lose more this season. A 4-1 win in their last game, against Damak, is their only victory in the last six outings. In that run they suffered four defeats but will be glad to have picked four points in their last two matches. Even at their lowest, Al Ittihad will be happy to have maintained a good scoring run. They failed to score just once in their last nine matches. Almost half of their losses this season occurred away from home and Al Ittihad will hope to avoid the sixth away league loss on Monday. Their away run in the league coming to this game is however not very encouraging. They have three wins only in the last 12 away matches.