Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun have named their starting sides for their meeting at the King Saud University Stadium on Friday. The reigning champions are the only team in the Saudi Pro League to have won each of their first three matches of the season.Al-Taawoun have two points after drawing 0-0 at home to Al-Khaleej and Al-Fayha either side of a 3-2 defeat at Al-Kholood.Home boss Ange Postecoglou and visiting counterpart Zarko Lazetic are starting their first campaigns as managers in Saudi Arabia. Table of ContentsAl Nassr confirmed team vs Al TaawounAl Taawoun full line up vs Al NassrWhere to watch Al Nassr v Al Taawoun: TV channel, live online streamsAl Nassr v Al Taawoun: Saudi Pro League stats, formAl Nassr confirmed team vs Al TaawounAl-Nassr starting XI: Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Nawaf Boushal, Mohamed Simakan, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Salem Al-Najdi, Samu Costa, Angelo, Kingsley Coman, Sadio Mane, Joao Felix, Cristiano RonaldoAl-Nassr substitutes: Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi, Nader Al-Sharari, Inigo Martinez, Abdulmalik Al-Jaber, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Sami Al-Najei, Ayman Yahya, Rakan Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Al-HamdanAl Taawoun full line up vs Al NassrAl-Taawoun starting XI:Al-Taawoun substitutes:Where to watch Al Nassr v Al Taawoun: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Friday is at 19:00 BST (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT).Live coverage in the UK is on the Saudi Pro League YouTube channel.In the US, FOX Sports are the Saudi Pro League live broadcasters.For different territories, visit the Saudi Pro League broadcaster page.Al Nassr v Al Taawoun: Saudi Pro League stats, formAl-Nassr are unbeaten in six Saudi Pro League meetings with Al-Taawoun (W4 D2), including a 1-0 home win in January and 5-0 away victory last August in the teams most recent encountersThey dropped seven points in their preceding three matches against these opponents, conceding equalisers in 1-1 draws in the top flight the previous season and losing 1-0 at home in the Kings Cup last 16 in October 2024That was the second time Al-Taawoun had avoided defeat in successive meetings with Al-Nassr, previously achieving the feat in 2010Cristiano Ronaldo has not scored in any of his three home games against Al-Taawoun, although he has netted twice against them awayJoao Felix scored a hat-trick on his Saudi Pro League debut in that 5-0 Al-Nassr on the opening day of last season, with Ronaldo adding a penalty and Kingsley Coman also nettingThese teams first met in February 1987 and have never shared a 0-0 draw in their 46 matches against each otherFormer Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun forward Mohammed Al-Sahlawis 10 goals in the fixture make him the top scorer in games between the teamsNew Al-Taawoun signing Abderrazak Hamdallah is the next-highest marksman, with nine goals in the fixture during the former Morocco internationals prolific spell with Al-Nassr between 2018 and 2021Al-Taawouns last league win against Al-Nassr was a 2-0 away victory in August 2023. Each of their preceding five victories against these opponents had been at home, since a 2-1 away triumph in 1996They took the fifth-most away points (27) in last seasons Saudi Pro League behind Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, Al-Qadsiah and Al-Ahli, who were also the only teams to better their total of eight wins on the road in the division Topics Al-Nassr FC Al-Taawoun Ange Postecoglou Cristiano Ronaldo Inigo Martinez Joao Felix Sadio Mane Saudi Pro League Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Cristiano Ronaldo: Al Nassr full Saudi Pro League fixtures 2026/27, confirmed match schedule, kick off times, TV channel and online live streams Ben Miller 28th August, 2026 Al Nassr v Al Taawoun: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Nicholas McGee 27th August, 2026 Al Ettifaq 2-3 Al Nassr: Ronaldo returns to starting line-up as Mane finds magic winner Tom Rostance 25th August, 2026 Al Ettifaq v Al Nassr: Confirmed line-ups as Ronaldo makes first start under Postecoglou Nicholas McGee 25th August, 2026 Al Ettifaq v Al Nassr: Line-ups, stats and where to watch Ben Miller 25th August, 2026 Al Riyadh 0-4 Al Nassr: Ronaldo on target on return Nicholas McGee 21st August, 2026
