Al Nassr will aim to maintain their superb start to life under Ange Postecoglou, with Cristiano Ronaldo eyeing more goals against Al Ettifaq after getting off the mark last week.
Ronaldo was a substitute last Friday as he made his first appearance since the World Cup in a 4-0 win at Al Riyadh.
The 41-year-old came off the bench to score with a fine finish on the turn in the 83rd minute.
And he is in line for a more prominent role as Al Nassr aim to make it three wins from three to start their Saudi Pro League title defence.
Al Ettifaq team news
Al Ettifaq: Al Jawsh; Hendry, Al Otaibi, Khateeb, Al Olayan; Al Shammari; Messi, Medran, Duda, Gluscevic; Dembele.
Al Nassr team news
Ronaldo makes his first start under Postecoglou, leading the line with Joao Felix playing in behind.
New midfielder Samu Costa starts after overcoming an injury.
Mohamed Simakan, Saad Al-Nasser, Mohammed Maran and Abdulrahman Ghareeb all miss out through injury, along with goalkeepers Nawaf Al-Aqidi and Raghed Al-Najjar.
Al Nassr: Bento; Boushal, Martinez, Al Amri, Al Najdi; Coman, Costa, Angelo, Mane; Felix; Ronaldo.
Al-Ettifaq v Al-Nassr recent form, stats
- No team drew more home games in last season’s Saudi Pro League than Al-Ettifaq (6), while only four teams suffered fewer home defeats (4)
- These teams have gone 41 matches and almost 22 years against each other without the end result being 0-0, although they did share a goalless stalemate at Al-Nassr in the King’s Cup last 16 in October 2023, when extra time was required and Sadio Mane settled the tie in the 107th minute
- Only one of the six meetings between these teams since August 2023 has produced an Al-Ettifaq win, with Al-Nassr winning on three occasions and one draw
- Wijnaldum scored twice in that victory at Al-Nassr in February 2025, helping his side come from behind twice and netting an 89th-minute winner
- Al-Ettifaq’s former captain also scored twice when Al-Nassr were the visitors in last season’s Saudi Pro League, netting either side of goals by Ronaldo and Joao Felix in a 2-2 draw in December 2025
- Kingsley Coman scored the first-half winner when Al-Nassr won the return match 1-0 in April, with Hendry dismissed in the 94th minute
- The four editions of the fixture immediately preceding that game had averaged four goals a game, with 13 of the 16 goals coming after half-time
- Al-Nassr have won one of their last six visits to Al-Ettifaq in all competitions (D4 L1), prevailing 3-0 in September 2024 through goals by Ronaldo, Salem Al-Najdi and Talisca, including two assists for Mane
- Ronaldo has three goals in his last four appearances against Al-Ettifaq, netting in each of Al-Nassr’s last two games as the away side in the fixture
Where to watch Al Ettifaq v Al Nassr: TV, live online streams
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 19:00 BST (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). Live coverage in the UK is on DAZN, which costs £15.99 a month, with live streaming on the DAZN app.
In the US, FOX Sports are the Saudi Pro League live broadcasters. For different territories, visit the Saudi Pro League broadcaster page.
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