Match Report
Before the match
Al-Nassr came into the game with three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring nine goals and conceding seven. On 12 October, Al-Nassr recorded a 3-1 win hosting Neftchi; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Al Diriyah on 9 October.
Al-Nassr's at home game on 12 October (AFC Champions League) ended 3-1 against Neftchi, with three goals for and one against. On 9 October, Al Diriyah faced Al-Nassr in Saudi Pro League: Al-Nassr won 3-0 at home, having scored three and conceded zero. AFC Champions League, 15 September brought an away meeting with Al Ain; Al-Nassr lost 0-4, a return of zero goals scored and four conceded. Al-Nassr visited Al Khaleej Saihat on 12 September (Saudi Pro League) and drew 1-1; their goals totalled one, compared with one conceded. Abha travelled to face Al-Nassr (Saudi Pro League) on 9 September. For Al-Nassr, the score was 2-1: two goals scored, one allowed.
NEOM's previous five results comprised three wins, one draw and one defeat. Their goal totals were 10 scored and 4 conceded. Latest: a 1-0 defeat at home to Al-Ettifaq on 17 October; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Al Khaleej Saihat on 3 September.
On 17 October, Al-Ettifaq faced NEOM in Saudi Pro League: NEOM lost 0-1 at home, having scored zero and conceded one. Saudi Pro League, 10 October brought an away meeting with Al-Hazm; NEOM drew 1-1, a return of one goal scored and one conceded. NEOM hosted Al-Fateh on 13 September (Saudi Pro League) and won 4-2; their goals totalled four, compared with two conceded. Al-Hilal Saudi FC hosted NEOM (Saudi Pro League) on 7 September. For NEOM, the score was 2-0: two goals scored, zero allowed. 3-0 was NEOM's result against Al Khaleej Saihat on 3 September (Saudi Pro League), playing at home; NEOM won, with three scored to zero conceded.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 1-0 home win for Al-Nassr on 7 March and a 3-1 away win for Al-Nassr on 8 November 2025.
After the match
Al-Nassr edged past NEOM 1-0 at King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh on 20 October 2026. Joao Felix opened the scoring 61 minutes into the game for Al-Nassr, set up by Angelo Borges, to make it 1-0. Mohammed Al-Dossari (28'), Georgios Masouras (32'), Mohammed Al-Burayk (50'), Mohannad Abu Taha (56') and Samu Costa (63') were booked. Al-Nassr won; current ratings also favour them in this pairing, with a model probability of 78.9%. Al-Nassr's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive wins in the 2026/27 Saudi Pro League and the 2026/27 AFC Champions League. Expected goals put the gap at 2.37 to 0.45. The card tally for Al-Nassr was one yellow card. Al-Nassr made four changes. NEOM: four yellow cards. five changes were recorded for NEOM. A clean sheet for Al-Nassr.