Al-Nassr host Neftchi in the AFC Champions League. Neftchi have been picking up wins fairly regularly this year, while Al-Nassr's results have swung between good and bad.
Both sides have played just one match in this year's group stage, and the early picture already looks uneven between them. Whether that gap holds up over a full ninety minutes is still open.
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Recent form
Al-Nassr's last 20 matches across all competitions read 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, with 39 goals scored and 29 conceded. That's a decent return overall, though their most recent continental trip ended badly, a 4-0 defeat away to Al Ain. Domestically they've mixed home wins over Abha and Al-Fateh with away defeats at Al-Ettifaq and Al Riyadh.
Al-Nassr: 20 completed matches; Neftchi: 20 completed matches.
Al-Nassr
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 39
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +10
Neftchi
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +17
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al Ain | Al-Nassr | 15.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Pro League | Al Khaleej Saihat | Al-Nassr | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Nassr | Abha | 09.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Ittihad FC | Al-Nassr | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Nassr | Al Taawon | 28.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Nassr | 25.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Pro League | Al Riyadh | Al-Nassr | 21.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Pro League | Al-Nassr | Al-Fateh | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Al-Nassr | Almeria | 04.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Estrela | Al-Nassr | 01.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League | Lokomotiv | Neftchi | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Neftchi | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 14.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Super League | Neftchi | Surkhon | 09.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Super League | Nasaf | Neftchi | 04.09.2026 | 6-2 |
| Cup | Neftchi | Pakhtakor | 29.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Super League | Neftchi | Sogdiana | 23.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Super League | Buxoro | Neftchi | 18.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| Super League | Andijan | Neftchi | 13.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Super League | Neftchi | Qizilqum | 08.08.2026 | 5-0 |
| Super League | Dinamo Samarqand | Neftchi | 03.08.2026 | 0-0 |
Neftchi's equivalent record is stronger: 13 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from 20 games, with 37 scored and just 20 conceded. They've been winning regularly in Uzbekistan's Super League, and their only continental outing so far was a 1-0 win over Al Quwa Al Jawiya.
Comparative Team Statistics: Al-Nassr vs Neftchi
Group table after one match
With only one group game played each, the table is still tiny. Neftchi sit sixth with three points after that opening win, while Al-Nassr are down in sixteenth having lost 4-0 without scoring. It's an early snapshot rather than a settled picture, but it does show which side has started better.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Region | |||||||
| 1 | Al Ain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 3 |
| 2 | Esteghlal FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 3 |
| 3 | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 4 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 6 | Neftchi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 7 | Al-Ittihad FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 8 | Al Shamal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 9 | Pakhtakor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 10 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 11 | Al-Wasl FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 12 | Al-Gharafa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 13 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 14 | Tractor Sazi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 15 | Al Sadd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 16 | Al-Nassr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/4 | 0 |
One match each means the table could look very different by the time these two teams have played a few more group games.
How this one could go
Al-Nassr's continental setback came away from home, and their domestic home form this year has actually been decent, with wins over Abha, Al Taawon and Al-Fateh. That suggests they could be sharper here than they were against Al Ain.
Neftchi arrive with confidence after a run of wins, but this will be a tougher away test than most of the games in their recent sample. They've also shown they can be exposed on the road, losing 5-1 at Sogdiana earlier in the year.
Key player statistics: Al-Nassr vs Neftchi
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Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Mané | Senegal | 34 | Midfielder | 175 | 69 |
| K. Coman | France | 30 | Midfielder | 181 | 76 |
| João Félix | Portugal | 26 | Midfielder | 181 | 70 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 41 | Attacker | 187 | 83 |
| Íñigo Martínez | Spain | 35 | Defender | 182 | 76 |
| Bento | Brazil | 27 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 92 |
| M. Simakan | France | 26 | Defender | 187 | 82 |
| Nader Al Sharari | Saudi Arabia | 30 | Defender | 181 | 80 |
| Abdullah Al Khaibari | Saudi Arabia | 30 | Midfielder | 175 | 68 |
| Abdullah Al Hamdan | Saudi Arabia | 27 | Attacker | 186 | 78 |
| Abdulelah Al Amri | Saudi Arabia | 29 | Defender | 184 | 73 |
| Ali Al Hassan | Saudi Arabia | 29 | Midfielder | 183 | 67 |
| Sami Al Naji | Saudi Arabia | 29 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| Nawaf Boushal | Saudi Arabia | 27 | Defender | 174 | 64 |
| Ayman Yahya | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Midfielder | 173 | 71 |
| Samú Costa | Portugal | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 75 |
| Nawaf Al Aqidi | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 88 |
| Mohammed Maran | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Attacker | 174 | 67 |
| Ângelo | Brazil | 21 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| Saad Al Nasser | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Defender | 172 | 69 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Marušić | Serbia | 32 | 187 cm | 82 kg | |
| Ratinho | Brazil | 30 | 167 cm | 62 kg | |
| Yan Sasse | Brazil | 29 | 174 cm | 76 kg | |
| M. Forss | Finland | 27 | 182 | 76 | |
| I. Alibaev | Uzbekistan | 32 | 173 cm | 65 kg | |
| S. Perica | Croatia | 31 | 192 cm | 76 kg | |
| A. Turaev | Uzbekistan | 37 | 190 cm | 84 kg | |
| F. Sayfiyev | Uzbekistan | 35 | 180 | 68 | |
| B. Ciger | Serbia | 32 | 186 cm | 80 kg | |
| B. Ergashev | Uzbekistan | 31 | 189 | 89 | |
| K. Giyosov | Uzbekistan | 31 | 178 cm | n/a | |
| A. Ismailov | Uzbekistan | 28 | 177 cm | 70 kg | |
| B. Toshmirzaev | Uzbekistan | 29 | n/a | n/a | |
| M. Ubaydullayev | Uzbekistan | 32 | 185 cm | n/a | |
| K. Kouao | Côte d'Ivoire | 28 | 173 | 65 | |
| Alisher Odilov | Uzbekistan | 25 | 178 cm | 67 kg | |
| Michel | Brazil | 23 | 188 | 83 | |
| A. G'ofurov | Uzbekistan | 31 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rustambek Fomin | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| I. Shokirov | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Putting it together, there's a genuine contrast in recent form between these two, with Neftchi's numbers looking the healthier of the two right now. But Al-Nassr's home form has held up better than their away struggles suggest, and the group table is still far too small to draw firm conclusions from.
With no market to assess here, this is one we're happy to leave alone rather than force a pick.
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