One of the rare things in the world of Saudi football is that the fans of Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr poles agree on a specific matter regarding the two teams. This is what happened on social media, as most of the fans of the two big teams expressed their dissatisfaction with the prices of tickets for the derby, which will be held this evening (Tuesday), corresponding to the 27th of Ramadan this year, at King Fahd International Stadium. This was evident through the weak demand for tickets for the confrontation, in which Al-Hilal will have 70% and Al-Nasr 30%. The last round of the Saudi Professional Roshan League, as well as Al-Hilal, which stumbled in the last 3 rounds, as it lost two matches against Al-Shabab and Al-Batin and tied with Al-Ta’i, in addition to the presence of international star Cristiano Ronaldo, who will appear in the capital’s derby for the first time.
Perhaps the most important reason is the timing of the match in the last ten days of the blessed month of Ramadan for the first time in the history of the Saudi League, in addition to the high ticket prices, as the lowest ticket price will be 138 riyals, which is considered high, especially since the technical and results conditions of the two teams are not good during this period. This enhances the possibility of the derby appearing with a weak public presence, and this was reflected in the interest of the fans of both teams to buy tickets so far.
Al-Hilal management faced great criticism from some media professionals and Al-Hilal fans about ticket prices, and they considered this a marketing failure in exploiting this match, as many see, from their point of view, that Al-Hilal management did not take advantage of this event to motivate the blue fans to attend, especially since the match is on their land and it was possible Putting reasonable prices within reach of everyone until the Durra stadium is filled.
It is noteworthy that the phenomenon of raising ticket prices for some matches in which Al-Nassr is a party after the presence of “Don” Cristiano Ronaldo, has faced harsh criticism from most of those interested in sports affairs in the recent period, and perhaps the most prominent of them is the recent Al-Shabab and Al-Nasr match, which witnessed a public reluctance from Al-Nasr to protest the increase in ticket prices. , in which the attendance did not exceed 6,000 spectators at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Malaz.
Capital Derby:
The date is inappropriate
High ticket prices
Not motivating the crowd
Not good technical conditions
Falah Al-Qahtani (Riyadh) @falahsport