Al Hilal vs Al Nassr prediction 31/05/2024

• Date: 31/05/2024
• Competition: King's Cup
• KO: 20:00 CEST
• Venue: King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah)

The King's Cup is on the line at King Abdullah Sports City as Al Hilal takes on Al Nassr on Friday evening. 

Al Hilal vs Al Nassr Betting Tips - Al Hilal to Win

Another intriguing contest between Al Hilal and Al Nassr is expected this weekend with both teams bringing their league season to a close in great form. 

Al Hilal are the betting favourites on Friday with the reigning Saudi champions finishing the season 14 points clear of Al Nassr after claiming another league title. After also claiming a world record of 34 successive victories earlier in the season before a 4:2 defeat against Al Ain in April, Al Hilal have since picked up eight wins and one draw from their last nine matches. 

A high-scoring outfit, Jorge Jesus´s side scored two goals or more in 40 of their last 42 wins picked up over the past eight months. It should also be noted that Al Hilal failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 of their last 16 matches, suggesting we can be confident of another high-scoring occasion this weekend. 

Al Nassr cannot be discounted on Friday, having won six and drawn two of their eight most recent matches. Luis Casto´s side also know their way towards goal, while rarely keeping clean sheets. Al Nassr saw BTTS in five of their last six matches. 

Al Hilal have an excellent recent record in this fixture  - The Blue Waves have won six and lost only one of their last eight meetings over the past three years. Four of their last six competitive encounters also saw both teams getting on the scoresheet.

Ultimately, I expect Al Hilal to again show their quality and claim another piece of silverware. However, BTTS is surely the safer selection given both teams' forward approach, and their lack of clean sheets this season.

I´m backing BTTS, with the expectation that we will also see at least three goals scored in another engrossing Kings´ Cup contest.