"Joao Felix scored his second Saudi Pro League hat-trick of the season as Al-Nassr thrashed Al-Fateh 5-1 at Al-Awwal Park. The Portugal international's opener was cancelled out by Sofiane Bendebka early in the second half, but Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a run of four goals in 20 minutes as Al-Nassr extended their lead at the top of the league to four points."
"Those worries increased for Jorge Jesus' side after Ronaldo saw his penalty saved by Amin Al Bukhari, but the striker got on the scoresheet a minute later with a curling effort from the edge of the box. Ronaldo then turned provider for Joao Felix's second goal before Angelo teed up Kinglsey Coman for a straightforward finish in the 75th minute, putting the game beyond the reach of Al-Fateh. Joao Felix then completed his treble soon after, firing into an empty net after Sadio Mane's initial effort was cleared off the line by captain Marwane Saadane."
"Data Debrief: Good omens for Al-Nassr It was a fairly rudimentary performance from Al-Nassr against a struggling Al-Fateh side, with the hosts producing 3.29 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to the visitors' 1.5 from 10 attempts. Al-Nassr have now won their first five matches of a league campaign for the third time in their history, also doing so in the 2014-15 and 2018-19 seasons. They won the league title on both of those occasions. Coman also became just the second Al-Nassr player to be involved in goals in each of the first 5 matches of a season, after Mohammed Al-Sahlawi (August-October 2012)."
Al-Nassr defeated Al-Fateh 5-1 at Al-Awwal Park with Joao Felix scoring a hat-trick and Cristiano Ronaldo contributing a goal and an assist. Felix opened with a long-range strike and later completed his treble after a Sadio Mane effort was cleared off the line. Ronaldo had a penalty saved but scored immediately afterwards and set up Felix's second. Angelo created the Coman goal that sealed the contest. Statistically, Al-Nassr produced 3.29 xG from 23 shots versus Al-Fateh's 1.5 from 10. Al-Nassr have won their first five league matches for the third time, previously in 2014-15 and 2018-19, and Coman has been involved in goals in each of the opening five games.
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