All eyes will be on the much anticipated AFC Champions League Elite semi-final showdown between Al-Nassr and Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday. As theyโve both progressed this far, and with the prize for the team that gets through the tie being a coveted place in the final, this looks set to be a great game.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Al-Nassr v Kawasaki Frontale match are shown here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Al-Nassr
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Al-Nassr will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 1-4 AFC Champions League Elite victory against Yokohama F. Marinos.
For Al-Nassr, goals were scored by Jhon Durรกn (27', 49'), Sadio Manรฉ (31') and Cristiano Ronaldo (38'). Kota Watanabe (53') scored for Yokohama F. Marinos.
Al-Nassr have been conceding pretty frequently of late, although theyโve also managed to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Al-Nassr have conceded in 6 of them in addition to scoring in 6 of those matches. We will just have to see if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Kawasaki Frontale
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Kawasaki Frontale come into this clash after a 3-2 AFC Champions League Elite win vs Al-Sadd in their last match.
For Kawasaki Frontale, the scorers were Erison (4'), Marcinho (21') and Yasuto Wakizaka (98'). Paulo Otรกvio (9') and Claudinho (71') scored for Al-Sadd. The match was eventually decided in extra time and won by Kawasaki Frontale.
Kawasaki Frontale have had no problems opening up opposition defences in their most recent fixtures, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesnโt mask the fact that Kawasaki Frontale have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same games.
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Team News: Al-Nassr
There arenโt many personnel worries, with just one fitness concern for the Al-Nassr gaffer Stefano Pioli to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. Sami Al-Najei (Cruciate ligament tear) is sidelined.
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Team News: Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale manager Shigetoshi Hasebe has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Geun-hyeong Lee (Meniscus tear), Jesiel (Hamstring injury), Shintaro Kurumaya (Adductor injury) and Yu Kobayashi (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
We envisage that Al-Nassr will probably see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.
At the other end, Kawasaki Frontale may well struggle to break down their defence but we do think itโs quite likely that they will be managing to get on the scoresheet as well here.
Therefore, we are anticipating a decent 3-1 win for Al-Nassr come full-time.
Victor Martins,
17:00 28/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Al-Nassr
Formed: 1955
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park (25,000)
Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo
Chairman: Musalli Al-Muammar
Manager: Stefano Pioli
Competitions: Professional League position 3, AFC Champions League Elite (Semi-Finals)