Pro League, Round 5Al-Ittihad FCITT 5/09/2026 19:00 Al-NassrNAS Venue King Abdullah Sports CityTable of ContentsAl Ittihad v Al Nassr Saudi Pro League previewAl Ittihad v Al Nassr Saudi Pro League team newsAl Ittihad v Al Nassr predicted line upsAl Ittihad v Al Nassr stats, Saudi Pro League formWhere to watch Al Ittihad v Al Nassr: TV channel, live online streamsAl Ittihad v Al-Nassr prediction: Saudi Pro LeagueAl Ittihad v Al Nassr Saudi Pro League previewAl-Ittihad will look to preserve their unbeaten start to the 2026-27 Saudi Pro League season when they face traditional rivals Al-Nassr at Al Inma Stadium on Saturday. The hosts have taken eight points from their opening four matches, while Al-Nassr have won all four of their league games and sit second in the table.The visitors have won all four of their league matches so far, scoring 12 goals and conceding just three.Ange Postecoglous side opened their campaign with a 3-0 victory over Al-Fateh before producing an even more convincing display in a 4-0 win at Al-Riyadh.Al-Nassr then produced their most impressive result of the season so far, recovering from two goals down to beat Al-Ettifaq 3-2 thanks in part to a Sadio Mane brace.Al Ittihad v Al Nassr Saudi Pro League team newsAl-Ittihad completed the signing of Colombian midfielder Richard Rios on Thursday and will be hoping to have him registered in time for Saturdays Saudi Clasico.Dion Lopy was sent off against Al-Qadsiah but is expected to be available for this match, while Hamed Al-Ghamdi remains out with a cruciate ligament injury.Steven Bergwijn scored twice from the penalty spot in the 3-2 win over Al-Hazem but was unable to make the same impact against Al-Fateh. The former Tottenham winger is nevertheless expected to keep his place in the starting XI.Al-Nassr will be without goalkeeper Bento after his red card against Al-Ettifaq.Nawaf Al-Aqidi is therefore expected to start between the posts.Al Ittihad v Al Nassr predicted line upsAl-Ittihad: Rajkovic; Al-Julaydan, Pereira, Kadesh, Abdi; Aouar, Lopy, Ali, Bergwijn; Al-Sahafi, En-NesyriAl-Nassr: Al-Aqidi; Alnajdi, Al-Amri, Simakan, Boushal; Mane, Costa, Angelo, Coman; Felix, RonaldoAl Ittihad v Al Nassr stats, Saudi Pro League formOf the 102 meetings between the sides, Al-Ittihad have 45 wins to 31 for Al-Nassr, leading by an aggregate of 187-156 goals and sharing 26 drawsThese teams have not drawn any of their last 10 matches against each other (5 wins each) since a 0-0 draw at Al-Nassr in October 2022, which is the only goalless stalemate the teams have contested against each other since May 2000Al-Ittihad drew the fewest home games (1) of any team in the 2025/26 Saudi Pro League (W10 L6), while their goal difference of +1 at home was 26 worse than any other team to finish in the top fiveAbderrazak Hamdallah (12 goals) is the top scorer in the history of the fixture, having played for Al-Nassr from 2018 until 2021 and Al-Ittihad between 2021 and 2024Before the start of the latest round of fixtures, Al-Nassrs Joao Felix had created the most big chances (5) of any player in this seasons Saudi Pro LeagueSadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Al-Nassr this fixture 2-0 away last season, but Al-Ittihad have not suffered successive home defeats against these opponents since 2018Ronaldo has six goals in his last six appearances against Al-Ittihad, including four in the last three matches when Al-Nassr were awayMane (6 goals) is the fifth-highest scorer in the history of the fixture, requiring one to move level with Romarinho and two to match Mohammed Noor and Marzouq Al-Otaibis recordsAl-Nassr have won four away matches in all competitions since a 3-1 defeat at Al-Qadsiah on May 3, although they were beaten 1-0 by Gamba Osaka in Riyadh in the 2026 AFC Champions League Two final on May 16They won the most games (13), scored the most goals (45) and had the highest goal difference (+29) away in last seasons Saudi Pro League, although Al-Hilal (41) eclipsed their total of 40 pointsWhere to watch Al Ittihad v Al Nassr: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 19:00 BST (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). Live coverage in the UK had not been confirmed on Friday.DAZN, which costs �15.99 a month, shows Saudi Pro League matches, with live streaming on the DAZN app.Selected games are also on the Saudi Pro League YouTube channel.In the US, FOX Sports are the Saudi Pro League live broadcasters. For different territories, visit theSaudi Pro League broadcaster page.Al Ittihad v Al-Nassr prediction: Saudi Pro League Match PredictionAl-Ittihad FC 1 2 Al-Nassr Al-Ittihad have made a respectable start to the season and should provide Al-Nassr with a much tougher test than some of their previous opponents.However, the hosts have struggled to find the net consistently, while Al-Nassr have already shown their quality in attack and have won all four of their league matches.With Ronaldo, Mane, Coman and Felix among the attacking options available to Postecoglou, Al-Nassr should have enough firepower to come away with another three points. 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