Al Nassr vs Al Hazem prediction 29.02.2024

• Competition: Saudi Professional League
• Date: Thursday, 29th February 2024
• Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CET
• Venue: KSU Stadium (Riyadh)

When Al Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo in 2023, they expected to be a dominating force in Saudi Arabia and the Asian Champions League. Still, the other Saudi Arabian teams invested a lot of money, too, in the next months, so Ronaldo is far from his first trophy in Asia. In the national league, Al Nassr are trailing seven points to Al Hilal, while in the Champions League, Luis Castro's team will meet Al Ain in the quarterfinals next month. Al Nassr are in a good run of four wins in a row. In the previous game, they won 3-2 on the road against Al Shabab. Ronaldo and Co. didn't play well in that one as they had xG of only 1.37, while the home side had 2.69. 

Al Hazem are the worst team in the Saudi Arabian league so far. After 21 rounds, they gathered only 14 points, so Al Hazem are six points behind the safety. Daniel Carreno's team are without a win in the last five matches. In the previous game, they played 1-1 at home against Al Khaleej. This time, Al Hazem probably deserved three points more as they had xG of 0.90, while the opponents had only 0.25, but Carreno's team failed to win again. 

Al Nassr vs Al Hazem pick: Over 3.5 goals 

Al Nassr have scored 60 goals in 21 matches so far. That is almost three per game. Also, we should mention that Al Nassr beat Al Hazem 5-1 in the first part of the season. Over 3.5 goals should be the best bet for this tie.