Al Nassr 3-0 Al Diriyah: result and goals
Al Nassr beat Al Diriyah 3-0 on Friday, 9 October 2026 in the Saudi Pro League.
Goals: Cristiano Ronaldo 23', Samú Costa 35', Kingsley Coman 77'.
Al Nassr sit 2nd on 25 points.
Al Diriyah sit 8th on 15 points.
Al Nassr have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Al Diriyah have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- Saudi Pro League
- Kick-off
- Friday, 9 October 2026, 19:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Al-Awwal Park, King Fahd International Stadium
Match events
NSRDIR23'⚽Cristiano Ronaldo 1-0
28'Chancel Mbemba
35'⚽Samú ast. Joao Félix 2-0
45+2'Abdulaziz Al Faraj
68'⇄▲ Lovro Chelfi ▼ Hussain Al Sibyani
68'⇄▲ Mohamed Hameran ▼ Abdulaziz Al Faraj
77'⚽Kingsley Coman ast. Sadio Mané 3-0
78'⇄▲ Aiman Yahya ▼ Kingsley Coman
78'⇄▲ Sami Al Naji ▼ Abdullah Al Khaibari
78'⇄▲ Abdullah Al Hamddan ▼ Joao Félix
83'⇄▲ Taher Wadi ▼ Óscar Rodríguez
84'⇄▲ Hussain Al Qahtani ▼ Adil Boulbina
84'⇄▲ Meshari Al Nemer ▼ Idrissa Gana Gueye
84'⇄▲ Saad Al Nasser ▼ Awad Aman
Live commentary
- 84'Saad Al Nasser (Al Nassr) Substitution at 84'
- 84'Meshari Al Nemer (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 84'
- 83'Hussain Al-Qahtani (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 83'
- 83'Taher Wadi (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 83'
- 78'Abdullah Al-Hamdan (Al Nassr) Substitution at 78'
- 78'Sami Al-Najei (Al Nassr) Substitution at 78'
- 78'Aiman Yahya (Al Nassr) Substitution at 78'
- 77'Kingsley Coman (Al Nassr) Goal at 77'
- 68'Lovro Chelfi (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 68'
- 68'Mohammed Dheban (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 68'
- 45'+2'Abdulaziz Al Faraj (Al Diriyah) Yellow Card at 45'+2'
- 35'Samú Costa (Al Nassr) Goal at 35'
- 28'Chancel Mbemba (Al Diriyah) Yellow Card at 28'
- 23'Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 23'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
NSRDIR
General
52%Possession48%
6Big chances1
3Big chances missed1
10Corners8
Shots
17Total shots10
6Shots off target9
10Shots on target1
1Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
14Shots inside box8
3Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
3.26xG0.77
2.80xG open play0.53
0.46xG set play0.24
3.26Non-penalty xG0.77
3.89xG on target (xGOT)0.08
Passes
376Passes342
328 (87%)Accurate passes298 (87%)
154Own half137
174Opposition half161
22 (59%)Accurate long balls27 (57%)
6 (24%)Accurate crosses7 (25%)
12Throw-ins17
21Touches in opposition box19
3Offsides2
Defence
14Tackles11
6Interceptions8
0Shot blocks2
27Clearances25
1Keeper saves6
Duels
31Duels won46
22 (39%)Ground duels won34 (61%)
9 (43%)Aerial duels won12 (57%)
4 (36%)Successful dribbles8 (62%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
15Fouls committed4
General
56%Possession44%
5Big chances1
3Big chances missed1
6Corners3
Shots
10Total shots3
3Shots off target2
7Shots on target1
0Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
9Shots inside box3
1Shots outside box0
Expected goals (xG)
2.25xG0.43
1.89xG open play0.34
0.35xG set play0.08
2.25Non-penalty xG0.43
2.46xG on target (xGOT)0.08
Passes
171Passes138
155 (91%)Accurate passes115 (83%)
63Own half55
92Opposition half60
9 (69%)Accurate long balls14 (58%)
5 (26%)Accurate crosses3 (25%)
5Throw-ins6
14Touches in opposition box12
1Offsides2
Defence
4Tackles1
3Interceptions2
0Shot blocks1
12Clearances14
1Keeper saves4
Duels
13Duels won17
8 (42%)Ground duels won11 (58%)
5 (45%)Aerial duels won6 (55%)
2 (67%)Successful dribbles5 (100%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
5Fouls committed2
General
49%Possession51%
1Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
4Corners5
Shots
7Total shots7
3Shots off target7
3Shots on target0
1Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box5
2Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.02xG0.34
0.91xG open play0.18
0.11xG set play0.16
1.02Non-penalty xG0.34
1.42xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
205Passes204
173 (84%)Accurate passes183 (90%)
91Own half82
82Opposition half101
13 (54%)Accurate long balls13 (57%)
1 (17%)Accurate crosses4 (25%)
7Throw-ins11
7Touches in opposition box7
2Offsides0
Defence
10Tackles10
3Interceptions6
0Shot blocks1
15Clearances11
0Keeper saves2
Duels
18Duels won29
14 (38%)Ground duels won23 (62%)
4 (40%)Aerial duels won6 (60%)
2 (25%)Successful dribbles3 (38%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
10Fouls committed2
Al NassrAl Diriyah
Expected goals (xG)
3.26–0.77
xG on target (xGOT)
3.89–0.08
Shots
17–10
Big chances
6–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Al Diriyah (10)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedAl Nassr (17) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
Ratings
Al Nassr7.3
- 8.57Cristiano Ronaldo⚽
- 8.310Sadio ManéA
- 8.379Joao FélixA
- 8.021Kingsley Coman⚽
- 8.011Samú⚽
- 7.63Mohamed Simakan
- 7.312Nawaf Bu Washl
- 7.224Bento
- 7.070Awad Aman
- 7.017Abdullah Al Khaibari
- 6.926Iñigo Martínez
- 6.414Sami Al Naji▲78'
- 6.323Aiman Yahya▲78'
- 6.09Abdullah Al Hamddan▲78'
Al Diriyah6.4
- 7.016Hussain Al Sibyani
- 6.914Óscar Rodríguez
- 6.72Abdulaziz Al Faraj
- 6.620Enzo Millot
- 6.533Waleed Abdullah
- 6.399Chancel Mbemba
- 6.310Adil Boulbina
- 6.35Idrissa Gana Gueye
- 6.287Qasem Lajami
- 6.229Darwin Núñez
- 6.221Mohamed Hameran▲68'
- 6.225Lovro Chelfi▲68'
- 5.719Berat Djimsiti
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Al Nassr4-4-27.3
247.2Bento
127.3Bu Washl
37.6Simakan
266.9Martínez
707.0Aman ▼
177.0Al Khaibari ▼
336.5Abdullah
195.7Djimsiti
876.2Lajami
167.0Al Sibyani ▼
106.3Boulbina ▼
56.3Gana Gueye ▼
206.6Millot
296.2Núñez
146.9Rodríguez ▼
Al Diriyah5-3-26.4
Al Nassr · Substitutes
- 14Sami Al Naji▲78'6.4
- 23Aiman Yahya▲78'6.3
- 9Abdullah Al Hamddan▲78'6.0
- 6Saad Al Nasser▲84'
- 22Abdulhadi Al Alwan
- 50Majed Qasheesh
- 4Nader Al Sharari
- 94Abdulrahman Sufyani
- 60Saad Haqawi
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Al Diriyah · Substitutes
- 21Mohamed Hameran▲68'6.2
- 25Lovro Chelfi▲68'6.2
- 12Taher Wadi▲83'
- 52Hussain Al Qahtani▲84'
- 75Meshari Al Nemer▲84'
- 34Mansour Al Sibyani
- 4Saeed Al Rubaie
- 78Khalid Al Asiri
- 6Sultan Farhan
Manager: Bruno Lage
Last 5 matches
Al Nassr
WAl Taawoun2-128 Aug 2026
L@ Al Ittihad2-15 Sept 2026
WAbha2-19 Sept 2026
D@ Al Khaleej1-112 Sept 2026
L@ Al Ain4-015 Sept 2026
Al Diriyah
DAl Kholood1-126 Aug 2026
W@ Al Ettifaq3-029 Aug 2026
LAl Qadsiah2-03 Sept 2026
W@ Al Fateh2-19 Sept 2026
DAbha0-013 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Al Nassr
0
Draws
0
Al Diriyah
Last meetings
18 Aug 2026Al Diriyah1 – 4Al Nassr
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al Hilal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 27 | LWWWW |
| 2 |  Al Nassr | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 25 | WLWDL |
| 3 |  Al Qadsiah | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | +14 | 25 | DWWWL |
| 4 |  Al Ittihad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 23 | WWLWW |
| 5 |  Al Ahli | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 21 | LWWWW |
| 6 |  Neom SC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 19 | WDLLW |
| 7 |  Al Ettifaq | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 18 | DDWLW |
| 8 |  Al Diriyah | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 15 | DWLWD |
| 9 |  Al Kholood | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 12 | WLLLL |
| 10 |  Al Khaleej | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -7 | 12 | DDWWL |
| 11 |  Al Riyadh | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 12 | DWDLW |
| 12 |  Al Shabab | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | LDWDW |
| 13 |  Al Hazem | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 | LDLLD |
| 14 |  Al Fayha | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 8 | DDLLD |
| 15 |  Al Faisaly | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 7 | DLWDL |
| 16 |  Al Fateh | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 6 | LLWLL |
| 17 |  Al Taawoun | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -14 | 4 | LLDLL |
| 18 |  Abha | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 2 | LLDLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Al Nassr v Al Diriyah?
Al Nassr beat Al Diriyah 3-0 on Friday 9 October (Saudi Pro League).
Who scored in Al Nassr v Al Diriyah?
Goals: Cristiano Ronaldo 23', Samú Costa 35' and Kingsley Coman 77'.
When do Al Nassr play next?
Al Nassr play Al Wasl on Monday 26 October at 18:15 (UK time).
When do Al Diriyah play next?
Al Diriyah play Neom SC on Friday 30 October at 14:50 (UK time).
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