Cristiano Ronaldo, the Al-Nassr captain, scored a hat-trick against Al-Kholood in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes to lead his team to a 5-3 home win in round 12 of the Saudi Pro League on Thursday 29 October 2026.
The first half had ended 2-2 before Ronaldo settled the result in the final quarter of the match with a treble that took his tally to 8 goals in the competition, putting him joint-second with Al-Qadsiah’s Tigani Raheem.
Saudi Pro League top scorers
- I. Toney (Al-Ahli) — 13 goals
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) — 8 goals
- Tigani Raheem (Al-Qadsiah) — 8 goals
- M. Retegui (Al-Qadsiah) — 7 goals
- Youssef En-Nesyri (Al-Ittihad) — 7 goals
- A. Lacazette (Neom) — 6 goals
- Francisco Trincão (Al-Ahli) — 6 goals
- Gabriel Martinelli (Al-Hilal) — 6 goals
- G. Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad) — 6 goals
- K. Kenyones (Al-Qadsiah) — 6 goals
InfoSports numbers
- 13 goals at the top of the charts for Toney, a full 5 goals clear of his nearest challengers.
- 8 goals is Ronaldo’s tally after round 12, the product of the hat-trick he scored between the 66th and 81st minutes.
- 3.66 is Al-Nassr’s expected goals (xG) compared to 1.98 for Al-Kholood, meaning the gap between the two teams in this respect was more than double what the visitors managed.
Round context and reading the table
According to match data, this is Ronaldo’s first hat-trick in the Saudi Pro League this season, and it gives him a morale boost in the race for the Golden Boot, which Toney leads by a comfortable margin. As for Al-Nassr, the win took their tally to 25 points from 10 matches and lifted them to second place on goal difference behind Al-Qadsiah, making the next match against Al-Hazem on Thursday 5 November an important stop in maintaining that position.
Al-Kholood, meanwhile, await a home meeting with Al-Khaleej on Thursday 5 November, after a defeat that exposed the fragility of their defence against Al-Nassr’s attack in the second half.
Man of the match outside the scoring circle
Julian Dominguez received the highest rating in the match (10) after scoring two goals and providing an assist, a figure that shows Al-Nassr’s threat was not confined to Ronaldo alone. The question for Saudi Pro League fans remains: can Ronaldo close the gap on Toney in the coming rounds? Share your opinion in the comments, follow the official platforms for match broadcasts and avoid fake links.
