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Ronaldo targets first Saudi Pro League win of 2026
Al-Nassr are aiming to end their worst run of the Saudi Pro League season when Al Qadsiah visit Al-Awwal Park on Thursday.
Jorge Jesus’s side won their first 10 league matches of the campaign but have dropped points for the first time in their last two matches, drawing 2-2 at Al-Ettifaq and 3-2 at Al-Ahli.
Former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has taken seven points from his first nine games since being appointed Al-Qadsiah manager last month.
101GreatGoals.com has the full starting line-ups from Al-Nassr vs Al-Qadsiah in the Saudi Pro League, as well as details on how to watch the match.
Al Nassr starting line-up vs Al Qadsiah
Saudi Arabia forward Mohammed Maran is on the bench but was an unused substitute against Al-Ahli has been told to find another club because Al-Nassr are bringing in Al-Hilal’s Abdullah Al-Hamdan, according to Al-Riyadh.
Forward Sadio Mane is at the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 with Senegal. Portugal forwards Joao Felix and Cristiano Ronaldo remain the top scorers in the Saudi Pro League with 13 goals each but neither netted against Al-Ahli, with centre-back Abdulelah Al-Amri bagging both of their side’s goals.
Al-Nassr starting XI: Nawaf Al Aqidi, Sultan Al Ghannam, Abdulelah Al Amri, Inigo Martinez, Aiman Yahya, Angelo, Marcelo Brozovic, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Kingsley Coman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix
Al-Nassr substitutes: Bento, Nader Al Sharari, Mohammed Marran, Ali Al Hassan, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Awad Aman, Haroune Camara, Wesley, Saad Al Nasser
Al Qadsiah starting line-up vs Al Nassr
Former Al-Nassr playmaker Otavio is injured for Al Qadsiah.
Al-Qadsiah starting XI: Koen Casteels, Mohammed Abu Al Shamat, Nacho, Jehad Thikri, Gaston Alvarez, Ali Abdullah Hazazi, Nahitan Nandez, Julian Weigl, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Mateo Retegui, Julian Quinones
Al-Qadsiah substitutes: Ahmed Al Kassar, Turki Al Ammar, Abdullah Al Salem, Yasser Al Shahrani, Saif Rashad, Hussain Al Qahtani, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Mohammed Al Thani, Qassem Lajami
How to watch Al Nassr vs Al Qadsiah
The match kicks off at 17:30 GMT on Thursday (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.
