The 2025\/26 Saudi Pro League title race reaches its boiling point on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, as Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s Al-Nassr<\/b> host arch-rivals Al-Hilal<\/b> in a decisive Riyadh Derby at Al-Awwal Park. A victory for the hosts would crown Al-Nassr champions for the first time since 2019 and deliver Ronaldo his maiden Saudi league title.<\/p>\nCurrent Saudi Pro League Standings<\/h3>\n
\u2022\u00a0 <\/span>Al-Nassr<\/b>: 1st place \u2013 82 points from 32 matches (27 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses), +60 goal difference.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 <\/span>Al-Hilal<\/b>: 2nd place \u2013 77 points from 31 matches (23 wins, 8 draws, 0 losses), +55 goal difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Al-Nassr hold a five-point lead with two games remaining, while Al-Hilal have one game in hand.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 <\/span>Al-Nassr win<\/b>: They move to 85 points. With only one match left, the title would be mathematically secured \u2014 Ronaldo\u2019s first SPL crown.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 <\/span>Al-Hilal win<\/b>: They cut the gap to two points (80 vs 82) with two games in hand, keeping the race alive and putting huge pressure on Al-Nassr\u2019s final fixture.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0 <\/span>Draw<\/b>: Al-Nassr stay at 83 points. They would likely need just a draw in their last game to clinch the championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ronaldo has been sensational, recently surpassing 100 league goals for Al-Nassr. The Yellows boast one of the strongest home records in the league and have won 21 of their last 22 matches. Al-Hilal remain unbeaten this season with an elite defense, led by stars including Karim Benzema.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This Capital Derby carries massive historical weight. Al-Hilal are Saudi Arabia\u2019s most decorated club with 19 titles, while Al-Nassr are chasing their 10th. A packed Al-Awwal Park, fueled by passionate home support, sets the stage for a memorable night of football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2025\/26 Saudi Pro League title race reaches its boiling point on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, as Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s Al-Nassr\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4661],"tags":[3578,3434,321,4057],"class_list":["post-51798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saudi-pro-league","tag-al-hilal","tag-al-nassr","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51800,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51798\/revisions\/51800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Title Scenarios for Tonight\u2019s Riyadh Derby<\/h3>\n
Star Power and Form<\/h3>\n