Cristiano Ronaldo headed home from a Joao Felix corner in the 75th minute as Al-Nassr beat Al-Ahli 2-0, extending the club's winning streak to 20 consecutive games across all competitions.
The result leaves Al-Nassr on 79 points after 26 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, with the team having scored 81 league goals and conceded 21. Ronaldo and Joao Felix have combined for over 40 league goals this season, a partnership that has been central to Al-Nassr's surge.
Those figures matter now because they put Al-Nassr in the driver's seat of the Saudi Pro League table in early May 2026. One source puts Al-Nassr five points clear of Al-Hilal in the title race, and the club is on course for its first domestic league trophy since the 2018-19 season.
Mathematically, Al-Nassr still needs between 2 and 4 more victories to clinch the title depending on rival results; the earliest chance to seal it comes on May 7 against Al-Shabab if other results go its way. If the title is not decided then, the fixture list points to a potentially decisive meeting: Al-Nassr is scheduled to play Al-Hilal on May 12, 2026.
The upcoming run creates immediate tension. Al-Hilal has four remaining matches listed in one source—Al-Khaleej on May 5, Al-Nassr on May 12, Neom on May 16 and Al-Fayha on May 21—meaning points available to Al-Hilal could narrow the gap before the league reaches a mathematical conclusion. Conversely, Al-Nassr's remaining matches listed in one source are Al-Shabab on May 7, Al-Hilal on May 12 and Damac on May 21, so the margin for error is small.
That narrow margin matters because the gap of five points is not insurmountable and because the exact number of wins Al-Nassr needs—two to four—depends on results elsewhere. The schedule hands both clubs clear opportunities to affect the outcome directly and indirectly: Al-Nassr can shorten the path to the title on May 7, and al hilal sfc can respond in kind during the May 12 showdown.
Al-Qadsiah's run of remaining unbeaten in 15 home fixtures underlines that pockets of resistance persist across the league, even as Al-Nassr accumulates dominant results. The arithmetic is simple but stubborn: until Al-Nassr reaches the threshold of victories that make the lead unassailable, every match carries the potential to alter the finish line.
For now, the picture is clear. Ronaldo's 75th-minute header from a Joao Felix corner in the 2-0 win over Al-Ahli reinforced the scoring engine that has produced 81 league goals and a 20-game winning streak, and it pushed Al-Nassr to 79 points with a likely path to the title. If Al-Nassr takes care of business on May 7, it could wrap the championship early; if not, the May 12 clash with Al-Hilal will be the defining moment of this title run.
