Ronaldo-led Al Nassr will take on Al Adalah in the 22nd League Fixture

After the International football break, Saudi Pro Series is all set to be back in action when the 15th-ranked in the league, Al-Adalah will square off against 2nd-ranked Cristiano Ronaldo-led Al Nassr on Wednesday at 12:30 AM IST from Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium.

Both sides faced off each other in a league encounter that took place back in October 2022 where Yellow submarine defeated the side by 4-1 with the courtesy of Yahya’s brace at 22’& 26’ minute of the game followed by Vincent's 28’ and Talisca’s 78’ minute goal. As the visitors got the consolation goal from Gonzales from the penalty spot in the 87’ minute of the game to make it 1-4.

Al Adalah just needs a win over Al Nassr to make it 20 points and rescue themselves from the relegation zone. Of their last three games, three resulted in over 2.5 goals and two had both teams scoring. Throughout the extent of this period, Martin Sevela’s side was not successful at all in maintaining a clean sheet, and Rudi Garcia’s side Al Nassr managed to prevent goals in their net on one occasion. Most of the previous matches saw plenty of end-to-end action, as the two sides scored 15 times throughout the last 3 clashes.

Currently, Al Adalah has positioned in the 15th spot in the points table with 17 points. Their opponent, Al Nassr is sitting in 2nd place in the standings with 49 points just one point away from being on the top of the table.

In their last match, Al Adalah registered a 1-1 draw when visiting 10th-placed Al Feiha in the League on March 17. Al Adalah is currently going through a winless streak of two consecutive matches, recording a total of 1 defeat and 1 draw for the period. Being the host has proven to be beneficial in Al Adalah’s most recent 10 encounters.

In their most recent match, Al Nassr played against Abha on Saturday, with the game's final score being a 2-1 home victory, with the goal courtesy from Ronaldo at 78' and Talisca's winner at 86' minute of the game. The sides, involved in Garcia's last ten meetings, had a considerable advantage when playing on home ground. Al Nassr won on six occasions while losing just two times. Only two of the club’s last 10 encounters resulted in draws.