Wetin dey happen for Saudi Pro League today? Big match dey for Najran as Al Nassr travel go face Al Akhdoud for Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium. Na match day 28 for di 2025/2026 season, and di kickoff na exactly 2:00 PM ET dis Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Al Nassr dey top di table with 70 points. Dem get small two-point lead over Al-Hilal wey dey second, and four points ahead of Al-Ahli for third place. Di pressure dey real because di title race still tight, and only three clubs still dey contend as di season dey enter final stretch.
Di big news? Cristiano Ronaldo dey back fully. Di Portuguese superstar just return from hamstring injury wey sideline am for one month. For him return match against Al Najma on April 3, Ronaldo score two goals as Al Nassr win 5–2. Dat victory make dem match di club record for longest winning run in league history—13 straight wins.
Manager Jorge Jesus dey expect Ronaldo to start against Al Akhdoud tonight. Even though Ronaldo no finish di previous match—dem substitute am in di 83rd minute—him training with di squad and ready to go. Him dey look to catch up to di top goalscorers for di league. Ivan Toney of Al Ahli dey lead with 27 goals, Julian Quinones of Al Qadsiah get 26, while Ronaldo currently hold 23.
For Al Nassr camp, Sadio Mane also dey in form. Him score two goals for di Al Najma match too. But one player wey no go feature tonight na defender Iñigo Martínez. Di Spaniard still dey recover from hamstring tear and go miss di match as him continue rehabilitation.
Meanwhile, Al-Akhdoud dey enter dis match with small hope. Dem just win 1-0 against Al-Fateh last time out, which na di debut victory for new manager Fathi Al-Jabal. Dat win break di bad streak wey dem don lose six of dia previous seven matches. Even though dem still dey 17th place—inside relegation zone with just 16 points—dem get one game wey dem never play over di three teams wey dey above dem for di survival battle.
Social media don dey buzz with video of Ronaldo free-kick goal wey go viral two days before di match. Di clip show CR7 bend one absurd shot wey dodged wall of defenders and kiss di top corner of net. Fans dey tag di video as “insane” and “absurd,” adding to di hype for tonight clash.
Di match na crucial one for Al Nassr. If dem win, dem go set new club record of 14 consecutive league victories since January 17, 2026. Dem no just need win, but dem need good score to counter Al Hilal wey just beat Al Kholood 6-0 three days ago—thanks to Karim Benzema hat-trick.
For fans wey dey USA, you fit watch di match live on FOX Sports 2, FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes, or stream am on FuboTV. For UK and Ireland, na DAZN 1, DAZN App, or YouTube. Other regions get options like Shahid, Saudi Pro League YouTube Channel, FanCode for India, and DAZN for Canada and Mexico.
Al Nassr last beat Al-Akhdoud on December 27, 2025—dat match na di 10th consecutive victory wey set Saudi Pro League record at dat time. Tonight, all eyes dey on Ronaldo and him team as dem aim to extend dia lead and keep di title hopes alive.
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