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Al Wasl face Al Nassr again after two 4-0 defeats

Al Wasl led the UAE league last week but have lost both Champions League matches. Al Nassr have won eight of ten in the Saudi league and lost 4-0 at Al Ain in this competition.

Editorial board · 24 October 2026 · Updated Mon 26 Oct, 13:20 UTC

Interior of Al-Awwal Park with blue and yellow seats around an empty pitch. — Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, the King Saud University stadium used by Al Nassr, photographed in January 2021. Photo: Alina.chiorean / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Al Nassr are second in the Saudi league on twenty-five points from ten, with eight wins, and beat Al Faisaly 3-1 on Friday. In the AFC Champions League Elite they have three points from two: a 3-1 win over Neftchi and a 4-0 defeat at Al Ain.

Al Nassr should win with three goals or more in all.

Al Wasl topped the UAE league after six rounds but have no points from two in this competition, beaten at Al Qadsiah and at home by Al Ahli. The last two meetings both ended 4-0 to Al Nassr. Al-Ghannam is out and Coman and Simakan are doubtful, so Al Nassr are short in attack and in defence; that is why we expect an Al Nassr win, but not a comfortable one. Al Wasl's last five league matches averaged more than three goals, which supports three goals or more.