In this season now 9 rounds left with tomorrow Al Hilal hosting Al Nassr and then Al Ahli hosting Al Ittihad going to be interesting games because now difference of points are narrowing which is creating challenges for Al Hilal to catch leaders Al Ittihad.
Al Qadisiya losing rhythm but still things are favourable for them to have third spot at the end top five teams are on same level of performance and quality giving fans good entertaining soccer to watch while Al Hilal is having poor run which allow Al Ittihad to dominate in this season. Al Nassr fail to give any positive impact which is the big problem for them, but they have good chance to keep pressure on top two clubs currently Al Ittihad leaders, but their lead is achievable for Al Hilal.
It doesn't feel like this season is almost nearing the end. But what is very unfortunate is that the hope of seeing Al-Nassr win the title does not seem to be possible this season. Al-nassr is still unable to compete with Al-hilal and Al-ittihad. But fortunately there is still next season where Al-nassr is still with Cristiano Ronaldo. And hopefully next season Al-Nassr can win the title.
But with the remaining matches this season, it is actually possible that there will be changes in the rankings. But that is very difficult with Al-ittihad's dominance which is still quite strong. Because Al-ittihad managed to create a pretty good distance between points. But if AL-nassr manages to win the match against Al-hilal then it will narrow the difference in points with Al-hilal and also with Al-ittihad if Al-ittihad loses to Al-Ahli. But I don't think Al-ittihad will lose. the worst outcome might be just sharing the points. And their Al-Nassr could even lose 3rd place if they lose this week's match. Because Al-Qadisiyah looks like it will be able to beat Al-ettifaq. because Al-ettifaq is also not consistent enough this season.
Indeed, it doesn't feel like we're near the end, but reality hits hard when you look at the table. Al-Nassr are sitting 9 points behind with 9 games left and a direct clash coming up, but we're dealing with Laurent Blanc's Al-Ittihad here: a team that shipped only 24 goals in 25 games, compared to Al-Nassr's 27. That defense resembled a brick wall.
Sure, mathematically, it's still alive, but the vibe says otherwise. When Laporte, Otávio, and most recently Haqwi are sidelined, even Ronaldo's 19 goals cannot solve the squad depth issues. And Al-Qadisiyah slipping right behind with nothing to lose and everything to gain. We might still be looking at a hot top 3 reshuffle if Al-Hilal keeps struggling (just 5 wins in their past 10) and Al-Ahli performs a home shock in the Jeddah Derby. It's unlikely, but hey, football is all about unlikely