NEOM vs Al Nassr: Line-ups, team news, confirmed starting teams as Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Saudi Pro League action

Al-Nassr can move three points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League when Cristiano Ronaldo’s side visit top-flight newcomers NEOM on Saturday.

Jorge Jesus’s side have won all of their first seven league games, although their 2-1 home victory over Al-Fayha last time out came only courtesy of a 104th-minute penalty by Ronaldo for the five-time Champions League winner’s second goal of the game.

NEOM have made a strong start to the season following consecutive promotions, taking 13 points from their first seven matches under former Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Gaultier, who took over in July.

101GreatGoals.com has the full starting line-ups from NEOM vs Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, as well as details on how to watch the match.

NEOM starting line-up vs Al Nassr

Goalkeeper Marcin Bulka and midfielder Salman Al-Faraj are out for NEOM with long-term knee injuries.

Centre-back Ahmed Hegazy could return from a hamstring issue, while former Premier League winger Said Benrahma will be targeting more goals.

Algeria international Benrahma scored his first two of the season in NEOM’s 3-2 win at Al-Kholood on their last outing on October 30.

Galtier’s new players include Benrahma, former Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure and ex-Arsenal player of the season Alexandre Lacazette.

Former France forward Lacazette has contributed five goals and three assists in eight appearances in all competitions since ending his second spell at Ligue 1 club Lyon to join NEOM.

The 34-year-old has directly contributed to six goals in his last five games.

Al Nassr starting line-up vs NEOM

Al-Nassr make wholesale changes after resting a host of players for their 4-0 home win over Goa in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday, when 20-year-old Brazilian forward Wesley was the only foreign player in their starting line-up.

Ronaldo was rested entirely and returns alongside the likes of defender Inigo Martinez, midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, winger Kingsley Coman and forwards Joao Felix and Sadio Mane.

Forward Mohammed Maran and Saudi Pro League top scorer Joao Felix came off the bench to score against Goa after Abdulrahman Ghareeb netted twice in one game for the first time in the winger’s career.

NEOM vs Al Nassr confirmed line-ups

NEOM starting XI: Luis Maximiano; Al-Buraik, Al-Dawsari, Zize, Abidi, Koné, Doucouré, Al-Hassan, Boubacar, Rodríguez, Lacazette

NEOM Substitutes: Mustafa Malki, Al-Salouli, Hawsawi, Al-Asmar, Abdulaziz Noor, Saeed bin Rahma, Hassan Al-Ali, Ahmed Obeida

Al-Nassr starting XI: Al-Aqidi; Al-Ghannam, Al-Simaikan, Laporte, Boushal; Brozović, Talisca, Félix; Coman, Mané, Ronaldo (C)

Al-Nassr substitutes: Al-Jaadi, Al-Amri, Al-Mashari, Al-Harbi, Al-Khaibari, Al-Alawi, Yahya, Ghareeb, Al-Najei

How to watch NEOM vs Al Nassr

The match kicks off at 13:50 GMT on Saturday (08:50 ET / 05:50 PT). In the UK, the Saudi top-flight broadcast channel is the Saudi Pro League YouTube channel.

In the US, FOX Sports are the Saudi Pro League live broadcasters.

NEOM vs Al Nassr stats

• Only Al-Hazem (22), Al-Okhdood (21) and Al-Khaleej (20) have more yellow cards in this season’s Saudi Pro League than NEOM (20)
• NEOM have scored in each of their last seven matches
• Joao Felix, Ronaldo and Coman are three of the five players to have bettered Lacazette’s total of seven combined goals and assists in the league this season, alongside Al-Khaleej’s Kostas Fortounis and Josh King
• Lacazette has gone two matches without scoring for the first time this season, although he has set up a goal in each of those games
• NEOM have not kept a clean sheet for four matches, conceding eight times along the way
• Joao Felix and King (9) are the only players to have scored more goals than Ronaldo (8) in this season’s division
• Al-Nassr have won 13 and lost two of their matches in all competitions this season
• Ronaldo has seven goals and an assist across his last five league appearances, scoring in each of them
• Joao Felix has a total of 13 goals and two assists in 15 matches in all competitions in 2025/26
• The Portugal international, who has two hat-tricks in the league, is aiming to avoid failing to net in successive league games for the first time since joining Al-Nassr in July