Al-Nassr host Damac at Al-Awwal Park on the final day of the 2025-26 Saudi Pro League season with the title still within reach and the pressure squarely on the home side. A victory would lift Al-Nassr to 86 points and make Al-Hilal's result irrelevant. A draw would leave them on 84 points and could force the championship to be decided by goal difference if Al-Hilal beat Al-Fayha.
The scale of that finish is tied to what has happened around Al-Nassr in recent days. They were held to a 1-1 draw in the Riyadh derby last week after a 98th-minute own goal by goalkeeper Bento, then lost 1-0 to Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League 2 final last Saturday. Now they return home needing one last strong performance in a season that has already tested them and their supporters.
Al-Nassr have the form, history and scoring record to back them. They are unbeaten in their last nine home league matches and have won eight of those games, while also scoring in every Saudi Pro League match this season. Cristiano Ronaldo, who arrived in Riyadh in late 2022, is expected to start alongside João Félix and Sadio Mané, with Kingsley Coman likely to have a key creative role in midfield. Marcelo Brozovic is doubtful with a groin injury, but the expected XI still looks strong: Bento, Boushal, Simakan, Al-Amri, Martinez, Coman, Al-Najei, Al-Hassan, Mané, Félix and Ronaldo.
Damac arrive with much more at stake at the wrong end of the table. They are in a relegation battle and could still fall into the bottom three, which gives the final fixture a different kind of tension. Their record against the league's top teams has been poor: they have not beaten a top-five side all season and have failed to take a point off Al-Nassr since April 2021. The expected Damac XI is Kerwin, Hawsawi, Harkass, Bedrane, Al-Obaid, Sylla, Abdullah, Vada, Meite, Arielson and Okita.
That contrast makes the finale more than a routine season closer. Al-Nassr are trying to end a title wait that has run since the 2018-19 campaign, while Damac need the kind of result that could keep them above the bottom three. One team is playing to make its championship chase irrelevant; the other is playing to keep its season alive.
