Al Hilal and Al Nassr faced each other twice in the Saudi Super Cup in 2015 and 2020 (Anadolu Agency)
Today, Monday, Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will host an anticipated fiery confrontation between Al Hilal and Al Nasr in the semi-finals of the Saudi Super Cup football competition in its new look.
The 12th edition of the Saudi Super Cup will be held with the participation of 4 teams for the first time, and the second confrontation in the round of four will be between Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda on Monday as well, with the final being next Thursday.
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Al Hilal is looking forward to continuing its record consecutive victories of 32 in various competitions following its 4-1 victory over Al Khaleej in the Saudi League.
Al-Hilal leads the league by 12 points from its rival Al-Nasr after 27 stages, and thus is moving steadily towards winning the title, which is one of its goals, in addition to winning the AFC Champions League title, in which it reached the semi-finals, where on the 16th of this month it will visit Al-Ain of the Emirates before playing the second leg. At home on the 23rd of this month.
Al-Hilal’s preparations are in place 💯
to confront #Al-Hilal_Al-Nasr 🏟️ #Diriyah_Saudi_Super_Cup #Super_in_AbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/42J8AtPzoD
- Diriyah Saudi Super Cup (@SaudiSuperCup) April 7, 2024
On the other hand, Al-Nasr is looking forward to improving its image and saving its season by winning the Super Cup after the gap with Al-Hilal in the league widened.
Al Hilal is missing the services of Serbian striker Alexander Mitrovic and Saud Abdel Hamid due to injury, in addition to Brazilian Neymar, who has been absent for some time due to a ruptured cruciate ligament.
Despite Mitrovic's absence, Al Hilal does not suffer offensively in light of the brilliance of Brazilian Felipe Malcolm, who scored two goals in Al Hilal's victory over Al Khaleej. Saleh Al Shehri also excelled by scoring for the second match in a row.
Super goals 🌟
Watch and enjoy 🎧#Saudi_Super_Cup pic.twitter.com/mboBcSnUe3
- Diriyah Saudi Super Cup (@SaudiSuperCup) April 3, 2024
On the other hand, Al-Nasr will miss some names, most notably the Brazilian Anderson Talisca due to his knee injury, and Abdul-Ilah Al-Omari, as well as the duo Walid Abdullah and Nawaf Al-Aqidi.
Al-Nasr also received a painful blow after the absence of Sami Al-Naji, who suffered a severe injury during the Damak match in the league, was confirmed.
Al-Nasr’s preparations are in place 💯
to confront #Al-Hilal_Al-Nasr 🏟️ #Diriyah_Saudi_Super_Cup #Super_in_AbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/Vv0N3h4oUS
- Diriyah Saudi Super Cup (@SaudiSuperCup) April 7, 2024
The date of the match between Al Hilal and Al Nassr in the 2024 Saudi Super Cup semi-final
The date of the match between Al Hilal and Al Nassr in the 2024 Saudi Super Cup is Monday, April 8, 2024, at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. The match between Al Hilal and Al Nasr will start at 22:30 Mecca time and 23:30 UAE time.
Today's most prominent matches 04-08-2024. pic.twitter.com/HxQx3MIAxW
- Al Jazeera Net Sports (@AJASports) April 8, 2024
Channels broadcasting the Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr match in the Saudi Super Cup semi-final
The Al Hilal and Al Nassr match can be watched today, Monday, on the Saudi Channel (SSC1 HD). Fahd Al Otaibi and Hatem Bteisha will comment on the match. The match will also be broadcast on the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (AD SPORTS 2 HD).
Saudi arbitration crew
The match is managed by a Saudi team of referees, led by referee Muhammad Al-Huwaish and assisted by Khalaf Al-Shammari and Yasser Al-Sultan.
Referees for today's two matches in the semi-finals of the @SaudiSuperCup ⚽️🔽 pic.twitter.com/4F7fv1Yrpj
- Saudi Football Federation (@saudiFF) April 8, 2024
Historical confrontations in the Saudi Super Cup
Today's match, Monday, will be the third confrontation between the two teams this season, after the first in the league, when Al Hilal won 3-0, and the second in the Riyadh Season Cup, where it won 2-0.
The two teams faced off twice in the Super Cup: the first in 2015 at Loftus Road Stadium in London in the first edition, and Al Hilal won 1-0, and the second in 2020 at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, and Al-Nasr won 3-0.
Al-Hilal holds the record for the number of titles in the competition, having won it 3 times in 2015, 2018 and 2021, while Al-Nasr won twice in 2019 and 2020.
Numbers and statistics 📊
The most prominent events in the history of the Super Cup 🔢 #Diriyah_Saudi_Super_Cup #Super_in_AbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/VtTVbwl5n6
- Diriyah Saudi Super Cup (@SaudiSuperCup) April 7, 2024
Source: Al Jazeera + agencies