Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al Nassr side will look to make it four Saudi Pro League wins in succession as they travel to face Al Raed on Saturday.
After losing both of their opening matches of the season, the visitors have since roared back to stake their claim as title contenders in the 2023/24 season. Last time out they demolished Al Hazm 5-1 away from home as Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Abdulrahman Ghareeb mainly did the damage in front of goal.
That prior result meant that Al Nassr have now scored 18 goals across their last four competitive outings, and they'll be keen to add more here against an Al Raed outfit who have started the season in poor form.
Taking just four points from a possible 15 so far through five match days, the home side will be desperate to claim a big scalp here and assert themselves as a mid-table team this campaign as opposed to relegation candidates.
Tracking the goals Cristiano Ronaldo has scored for Al Nassr this season
2 hours to kick off: After smashing Al Hazm 5-1 last time out on the road, Al Nassr will be keen to claim another victory here as they begin to get their title charge under way. Another three-point haul would make it four wins in succession for the visitors who could move up to fourth spot in the table this weekend.
So far this season Ronaldo is the league's top scorer with six strikes, a tally he'll be extremely keen to add to further here!
It's been a pretty torrid start to the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League for Al Raed as they sit in 14th spot having taken just four points from their opening five matches.
As such, changes could be made here but without the funds of their opposition in this match, any team they put out is likely to struggle against Ronaldo & Co. Expect the home side
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