Even in Defeat, Al Nassr Hits a Historic Milestone Against Al Hilal in the Roshen League

Match snapshot

Al Nassr delivered a remarkable stat in the Saudi Pro League despite a derby loss to their Riyadh rivals. They fell 3-1 to Al Hilal at Kingdom Arena in round 15.

Their only goal came from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 42nd minute, after a clever pass from Joao Felix to Kingsley Coman to set up the finish.

Opta statistics credited it as the 40th goal Nassr has scored against Hilal in the Saudi Pro League since 2008-09.

That strike helped Nassr move level with Al Ittihad at 40 goals against Hilal in league history.

Hilal remains the team that has scored most against Nassr in the league, with 63 goals in the rivalry.

Ronaldo's goal was not enough to rescue a derby moment for his side.

The showdown once again highlighted the league's competitiveness and left fans debating the next chapter of this storied rivalry.

The match also featured a notable stat: Nassr now has a historical edge in goals against Hilal, a fact that will be hard to ignore for analysts.

Punchline 1: Ronaldo aimed with the precision of a marksman—too bad the target kept changing as the scoreboard did a little jig.

Punchline 2: If derbies were a sniper competition, this one would be classified as “close, but not deadly”—the goal for Nassr was a spark, the result a different story.