I don’t see any competition because Al Nassr still didn’t solve the problem they had last season campaign, they concede a lot and to challenge Al Hilal you need to at least reduce your conceding rate by improving their defensive line. There is still a little time to strengthen their defense before the transfer deadline.
it is true that Al Nassr has no problem scoring goals, but on the contrary, their defense is quite weak. last season we saw that the number of goals scored by Al Nassr and Al Hilal was not much different. but Al Nassr conceded quite a lot.
if Al Nassr wants to compete for the trophy this season, they should have evaluated last season. and now they have to do better. not only focus on collecting points, but they could also lose by goal difference. and that would be very painful for them.
The focus should be on not scoring goals rather than scoring them because a team scored goals instead of conceding multiple goals due to poor defense but the result will never go in that team's favor. Al Nasser's defense is weak as we noticed last season's Saudi League competition. If their defense doesn't change this season, it will be difficult for Al Nasser to get 3 points even if they score. This is why a team's defense is so important because when the defense is good, the defense can clear the ball well into the midfield and the strikers will get good support from the midfield, making it easier for them to score goals. Al Nasser competed with Al Hilal last season and will be hoping to win the title this season.