In the 2023/24 King's Cup final, Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr will fight for the honour in the last Riyadh derby of the season.
HLL vs NSSR Match Details
Date: Saturday, 31 May 2024
Time: 21:00 (AST), 23:30 (IST)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
HLL vs NSSR Match Preview
Al-Hilal ended the league season as invincibles, scoring over 100 goals and picking up an emphatic 96 points from 34 games. A fourth Saudi Super Cup followed their record 19 league title but they only managed a semifinal place in the AFC Champions League. However, Jorge Jesus' side are on the brink of completing a memorable domestic treble with the King’s Cup on the horizon. City rivals Al Nassr will be their opponent in the showpiece which will be the fourth competitive Riyadh derby of the season. Al-Hilal won the first two but played a draw in the last meeting, a few weeks ago, by the time they had wrapped up the league title. On Friday, the team will be looking forward to maintaining their eight-game unbeaten streak against their rivals to beat them for another silverware. If they do so, it will be Al-Hilal’s 69th trophy in the cabinet.
The 1-1 draw helped Al Nassr to end their three-game losing run in the Riyadh derby, their 2-1 win in the Arab Club Champions Cup final is not considered as it is a friendly competition. Talisman Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in that game but hasn’t scored against their rivals in competitive matches. The 39-year-old is determined to maintain his form in the final game of the season. He broke the league record for most goals scored in a season with 35 and made history as the first footballer to finish as the top scorer in four different leagues. The Saudi King's Cup is the only trophy Al-Nassr could get their hands on which is an opportunity they simply could not miss. Ronaldo has the chance to lift his first silverware with the club after losing the league title against their opponent in the final by 14 points.
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HLL vs NSSR Predicted Lineups
Al-Nassr
David Ospina; Al-Ghanam, Al Amri, Al Fatil, Alex Telles; Otavio, Marcelo Brozović, Al-Hassan, Sadio Mane; Nemer; Cristiano Ronaldo
Al-Hilal
Yassine Bounou; Abdulhamid, Kalidou Koulibaly, Al-Bulayhi, Al-Shahrani; Ruben Neves, Kanno; Al Dawsari, Milinkovic Savic, Malcom; Aleksandar Mitrović
HLL vs NSSR Dream11 Match Prediction
The King's Cup final match is expected to be a close call but with Al Hilal having won all domestic trophies this season unbeaten, they will be slight favourites to win this. We predict a 2-1 win for Jorge Jesus’ side.
HLL vs NSSR Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Cristiano Ronaldo
Vice-captain Picks: Aleksandar Mitrović
Others: Salem Al Dawsari, Sadio Mane, Malcom
More options: Milinkovic Savic, Marcelo Brozović, Otavio
Our top picks for the HLL vs NSSR Dream11 team are Cristiano Ronaldo (44 goals in all competitions) and Aleksandar Mitrović (38 goals in all competitions).
HLL vs NSSR Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Bounou (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 126)
DEF: Koulibaly (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 36), Telles (Cr - 8, Pts - 139), Abdulhamid (Cr - 8, Pts - 138)
MID: Otavio (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 148), Brozovic (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 143), Milinkovic Savic (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 70), Al Dawsari (Cr - 9, Pts - 50)
FW: Malcom (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 191), Mitrović (Cr - 9, Pts - 173), Ronaldo (Cr - 9, Pts - 208)
Vice-captain: Aleksandar Mitrović
Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo
