{"id":52431,"date":"2026-05-21T14:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52431"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:09:32","slug":"al-nassr-vs-damac-saudi-pro-league-match-preview-where-to-watch-predicted-lineups-score-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/other-sports\/al-nassr-vs-damac-saudi-pro-league-match-preview-where-to-watch-predicted-lineups-score-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Nassr vs Damac Saudi Pro League match preview: Where to watch, predicted lineups & score prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Al-Nassr<\/strong> host relegation-threatened <b>Damac<\/b> in a decisive Saudi Pro League clash on Thursday, <b>May 21, 2026. Kick-off is at 11:30<\/b> PM IST (6:00 PM UTC \/ 9:00 PM local) at Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh. A victory for the league leaders will likely secure their first SPL title since 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Current Standings & Context<\/h3>\n<p>Al-Nassr top the table with <b>83<\/b> points from 33 matches (27 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses), boasting a staggering +60 goal difference. They lead second-placed Al-Hilal by two points. Damac sit 15th with just <b>29<\/b> points and are battling to avoid relegation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Under manager Jorge Jesus, Al-Nassr have been in sensational form, scoring 87 league goals. Cristiano Ronaldo and his star teammates are determined to clinch the title on home soil.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to Watch Al-Nassr vs Damac Live<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>India: FanCode (live streaming)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Saudi Arabia & Middle East: SSC, Shahid<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>International: DAZN, ESPN, or local broadcasters<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Live Scores & Updates: Sofascore, FotMob, Flashscore<\/p>\n<h3>Predicted Lineups<\/h3>\n<p><b>Al-Nassr (4-4-2):<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bento; Boushal, Simakan, Mart\u00ednez, Al-Boushail; Ghareeb, Al-Hassan, Mane, Coman; Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix, Cristiano Ronaldo (c)<\/p>\n<p>Key threats: Ronaldo (goal machine), Sadio Man\u00e9, and Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Damac (4-3-3 \/ 4-5-1):<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kewin; Hawsawi, Harkass, Bedrane, Al-Obaid; Sylla, Vada, Al-Qahtani; Okita, Arielson, M\u00e9\u00eft\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>Key threat: Morlaye Sylla and forward Arielson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Head-to-Head<\/h3>\n<p>Al-Nassr have dominated recent meetings, winning the last 9 encounters. They are unbeaten against Damac in over a decade.<\/p>\n<h3>Score Prediction<\/h3>\n<p><b>Al-Nassr 3-1 Damac<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Expect a celebratory atmosphere at Al-Awwal Park. Al-Nassr\u2019s attacking firepower should overwhelm Damac\u2019s defence, though the visitors may nick a consolation goal. A win guarantees the Saudi Pro League crown for Ronaldo and Co.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss this title-deciding night! Follow for live updates, post-match reaction, and full celebrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Nassr host relegation-threatened Damac in a decisive Saudi Pro League clash on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Kick-off is at 11:30\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":52432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[3434,5440,4057],"class_list":["post-52431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports","tag-al-nassr","tag-damac","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52431","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=52431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52433,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52431\/revisions\/52433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}