Al-Nassr can extend their lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League to five points when Cristiano Ronaldo’s side visit Al-Ettifaq on Tuesday.
Jorge Jesus’s side have won all of their first 10 league games, with five-time Champions League winner Ronaldo scoring twice and Portugal teammate Joao Felix adding another in their 3-0 home win over Al-Akhdoud on Saturday.
The title hopefuls end the calendar year by playing their game in hand over second-placed Al-Taawoun. Third-placed Al-Hilal have also played 10 matches and are four points behind Al-Nassr.
101GreatGoals.com has the full starting line-ups from Al-Nassr vs Al-Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League, as well as details on how to watch the match.
Al Ettifaq starting line-up vs Al Nassr
Former Al-Ettifaq midfielder Saad Al-Shehri has guided his side to eighth in the table with four wins, three draws and three defeats, taking charge of the club for a second time in January following a brief spell in charge in 2017/18.
Al-Shehri, who successfully led Saudi Arabia Under-23s between 2018 and 2025 and had a spell as interim manager of the national team in 2023, oversaw Al-Ettifaq’s 3-2 win at Al-Nassr in February shortly after succeeding Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard as boss.
Al-Ettifaq starting XI: Marek Rodak, Madallah Al Olayan, Abdullah Khateeb, Jack Hendry, Abdulbasit Hindi, Faris Al Ghamdi, Ondrej Duda, Alvaro Medran, Francisco Calvo, Georginio Wijnaldum, Moussa Dembele
Al-Ettifaq substitutes: To follow
Al Nassr starting line-up vs Al Ettifaq
Al-Nassr centre-back Mohamed Simakan has a hamstring issue and midfielders Sami Al-Najei and Abdulmalik Al-Jaber have knee injuries, but winger Ayman Yahya is back on the bench after recovering from a knee injury.
Ronaldo is captain is part of a familiar star-studded forward line featuring the 40-year-old, Joao Felix and former Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman.
Al-Nassr starting XI: Nawaf Al Aqidi, Sultan Al Ghannam, Inigo Martínez, Abdulelah Al Amri, Saad Al Nasser, Wesley, Angelo, Marcelo Brozovic, Kingsley Coman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix
Al-Nassr substitutes: To follow
How to watch Al Ettifaq vs Al Nassr
The match kicks off at 17:30 GMT on Tuesday (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT). In the UK, the Saudi top-flight broadcast channel is the Saudi Pro League YouTube channel.
In the US, FOX Sports are the Saudi Pro League live broadcasters.