"Al-Nassr came close to opening the scoring twice in the opening exchanges, with Cristiano Ronaldo volleying against the crossbar after Mohamed Simakan's inch-perfect pass. The pair combined again two minutes later as Ronaldo's teasing free-kick was headed into the bottom-right corner by Simakan, but the goal was ruled out for an offside by VAR. Jorge Jesus' side continued to be frustrated as Al-Taawoun goalkeeper Mailson produced a string of fine stops to deny respective efforts at goal from Ronaldo and Sadio Mane."
"Data Debrief: Al-Nassr keep scoring run going After narrow victories over Al-Shabab and Damac, Al-Nassr produced another wasteful display in front of goal here, having registered an expected goals (xG) total of just 1.2 from their 20 shots compared to Al-Taawoun's 0.05 from their three attempts. Nevertheless, they managed to force the opening that got them over the line, and in doing so completed a league double over Al-Taawoun for the sixth time, and their first since the 2021-22 campaign."
Al-Nassr ended a four-game winless league run by securing a 1-0 victory over Al-Taawoun through Mohammed Al Dossary's 45th-minute own goal. Cristiano Ronaldo struck the crossbar and had a headed goal by Mohamed Simakan ruled out for offside, while Al-Taawoun goalkeeper Mailson made several strong saves. Sadio Mane's cross led to the own goal and he later hit the post after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations. Al-Nassr registered an xG of 1.2 from 20 shots and completed a league double over Al-Taawoun for the sixth time, their first since 2021-22.
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