Al Nassr vs Al Ain Match Analysis & Prediction
11/03/2024 10:00 pm
Looking to overturn a one-goal deficit to extend their AFC Champions League campaign, Al Nassr play host to Al Ain in the second leg of their quarter-final tie on Monday at Al Awal Park at King Saud University.
In the opening leg last Monday, Al Ain handed Al Nassr their first defeat of the competition this season, coming away with a 1-0 victory.
Al Nassr have not been knocked out of this competition at the quarter-final stage since losing to Qatari giants Al Sadd 4-3 on aggregate over four years ago.
Luis Castro’s side enter this contest unbeaten at home in this competition, but they are winless in their last two competitive games played at Al Awwal Stadium, suffering a 3-1 domestic defeat in Riyadh against Al Raed on Thursday.
Al Nassr have never beaten a side from the UAE in the knockout stage of this competition at home, but they did win their only previous second-leg match against a team from that league in 2019, beating Al-Wahda 3-2 and progressing from that last-16 tie, 4-3 on aggregate.
Meanwhile, Al Ain are a step closer to making the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2016, having posted a clean sheet for the second time in their last three knockout matches at this competition.
Al Ain are currently unbeaten in 10 successive matches across all competitions, progressing into the final of the UAE Cup on penalties earlier this week.
Hernan Crespo’s side are riding an eight-game unbeaten run on the road across all competitions and have not lost a Champions League match away from home this season.
The record 14-time UAE Pro League champions have progressed beyond the quarter-finals of this competition in their previous three appearances and have only lost the second leg of those ties once (3-0 against Al Hilal in 2017).
Al Nassr vs. Al Ain Head to head
These two teams have only previously met on three occasions, with Al Nassr winning once and Al Ain twice.
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18/02/2020Al Ain1Al Nassr2AFC Champions League
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24/09/2020Al Nassr0Al Ain1AFC Champions League
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04/03/2024Al Ain1Al Nassr0AFC Champions League
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11/03/2024Al NassrN/AAl AinN/AAFC Champions League
Al Nassr Team News
Al Nassr will be without defender Aymeric Laporte on Monday after the Spain international was sent off in stoppage time in the first leg last week.
Talisca will be doubtful for this second leg due to a muscle issue, while Waleed Abdullah is unlikely to feature due to a hurt leg, with Raghed Al-Najjar unavailable due to an unknown injury.
Al Nassr's Last 5 Matches
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21/02/2024Al Nassr2Al Fayha0AFC Champions League
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25/02/2024Al Shabab2Al Nassr3Saudi League
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29/02/2024Al Nassr4Al Hazm4Saudi League
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04/03/2024Al Ain1Al Nassr0AFC Champions League
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07/03/2024Al Nassr1Al Raed3Saudi League
Al Ain Team News
Crespo brought two newcomers into the Al Ain starting XI on Monday who did not start their second leg round-of-16 tie against Nasaf, with Erik and Kaku replacing Omer Atzili and Kojdo Fo-Doh Laba.
Sultan Al-Shamsi made his first appearance in the knockout stage last week, replacing Soufiane Rahimi in the latter stages of the second-half stoppage time.
Al Ain's Last 5 Matches
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21/02/2024Al Ain2Nasaf1AFC Champions League
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25/02/2024Bani Yas0Al Ain1Pro League
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29/02/2024Al Ain5Hatta3Pro League
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04/03/2024Al Ain1Al Nassr0AFC Champions League
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07/03/2024Al AinP 0Kalba2League Cup
Al Nassr vs. Al Ain: Odds and Predictions
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