Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr: Confirmed line-ups for crunch Pro League clash with Ronaldo’s title hopes on the line
Al-Nassr cannot afford to lose to Riyadh rivals Al-Hilal this evening. Get the team news here...
Al-Nassr will hope to end their recent poor form when they take on title rivals Al-Hilal this evening.
Jorge Jesus’ men blazed a trail at the start of the season, winning their opening 10 games of the Pro League season with Cristiano Ronaldo a key part of the side as he looked to claim his first major piece of silverware since moving to Saudi Arabia.
The wheels have fallen off in recent weeks, though. A draw with Al-Ettifaq was followed by defeats to Al-Ahli and Al-Qadsiah to leave the door ajar for Al-Hilal and their Riyadh rivals have marched straight through it with 18 consecutive wins in all competitions seeing Simone Inzaghi’s men establish a four-point lead at the Pro League summit.
It will be a first return to Kingdom Arena for Al-Nassr boss Jesus, who led Al-Hilal to their most recent Pro League title in the 2023/24 season.
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AL-HILAL TEAM NEWS
Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly are at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Al-Hilal: Alyami, Hamad, Altambakti, Moteb, Theo, Nasser, Neves, Sergej, Salem, Malcom, Darwin
AL-NASSR TEAM NEWS
Centre-back Abdulelah Al-Amri is out with a calf issue but Mohamed Simakan is available after returning to training. Forward Sadio Mane is at the AFCON with Senegal.
Al-Nassr: Nawaf, Boushal, Inigo, Simakan, Ayman, Brozovic, Khaibari, Angelo, Coman, Felix, Ronaldo
How to watch Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Monday is at 17:30 GMT (12:30 ET / 09:30 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.
Al Hilal v Al Nassr stats
- Al-Nassr’s 10-game winning start was a record in the Saudi Pro League
- They have conceded first in their last three matches and have two clean sheets in their eight most recent games
- Portugal forward Ronaldo is the top scorer in the Saudi Pro League with 14 goals. Club and country teammate Joao Felix has 13
- Only Al-Ahli (2) have conceded fewer away goals in this season’s division than Al-Nassr (6)
- Al-Hilal and Al-Taawoun (both 5) are the only teams to have won more games on the road than them (4)
- Al-Hilal’s 10-match winning league run is their best in 433 days, since a 1-1 draw against Al-Nassr on November 1 2024
- Only Al-Quadisiya (3) have conceded fewer goals at home than Al-Hilal (6) in the top flight this season
- With 19 points, Al-Hilal have taken the most in the division at home, with Al-Ahli and Al-Quadisiya the other teams yet to suffer defeat to a visiting team
- Marcos Leonardo has seven league goals for Al-Hilal this season, followed by Darwin Nunez (6) and Ruben Neves and Theo Hernandez (both 5)
- Al-Nassr have scored the most goals (38) and had the most shots (268) in the 2025/26 Saudi Pro League, but Al-Hilal have the most attempts on target (100) and have by far the highest percentage of efforts on target (45.7)