DAMMAM. Al Fateh tops Al Khaleej 3-1. Al Fateh was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Mourad Batna (10′), Mourad Batna (13′) and Sofiane Bendebka (66′). Al Khaleej reduced the distance with a penalty (82′) by Fábio Martins, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Beredi who had the assistance of Mohammed Al Shehri and Sami Al Arfaj. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 38.99 degrees Celsius or 102.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 6 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 0
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 101 Attack 82
- 52 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Al Khaleej was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Al Fateh that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Khaleej was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Fateh was able to find the solution to win this match.
Al Khaleej shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Fateh shot 8 times, 7 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Al Khaleej received 1 yellow card (Pedro Rebocho). Regarding the opposition, Al Fateh received 1 yellow card (Mukhtar Ali).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Khaleej will stay with 5 points like Al Shabab to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Al Fateh will have 11 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Khaleej will host Al Wahda on the 8th of May with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (1 draw).
Al Fateh will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 3rd of April with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Al Fateh (4 draws).
Al Khaleej – Formation
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Al Khaleej started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: I. Šehić
, Arif Al-Haydar , Mohammed Al Khabrani , L. López , Pedro Rebocho , Khaled Al Sumairi , Jung Woo-Young , K. Narey , Ivo Rodrigues , Fábio Martins and Mohamed Sherif .The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al Salem
, Abdullah Al Shanqiti, Mansour Hamzi , Hassan Al Majhad, Bandar Nasser , Saeed Al Hamsal , Riyadh Al Ibrahim, Marwan Al Haidari and Hamad Al Abdan .Substitutions
Al Khaleej made 5 changes: K. Narey for Abdullah Al-Salem (90′), Arif Al-Haydar for Saeed Al Hamsal (75′), Ivo Rodrigues for Hamad Al Abdan (75′), Khaled Al Sumairi for Mansour Hamzi (63′) and Pedro Rebocho for Bandar Al Mutairi (75′).
Best player: Fábio Martins
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Khaleej was Fábio Martins.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 31 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.Al Fateh – Formation
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Al Fateh started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Slaven Bilić played with: Jacob Rinne
, Saeed Baattia , Marwane Saadane , Jason Denayer , Tawfiq Buhumaid , Mourad Batna , Sofiane Bendebka , Mukhtar Ali , Abbas Sadiq Alhassan , Lucas Zelarayán and Cristian Tello .These were the players on the bench: Ali Alzubaidi
, Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi , Nouh Al-Mousa, Mohammed Al-Fuhaid , Mohammed Al Saeed , Mustafa Malaika, Ali Al Masoud, Qasim Al-Oujami and Abdullah Al-Mogren.Al Fateh could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (injured) and Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Fateh made 4 changes: Tawfiq Buhumaid for Mohammed Al Saeed (70′), Abbas Sadiq Alhassan for Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (76′), Saeed Baattia for Ali Alzubaidi (77′) and Lucas Zelarayán for Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi (86′).
Best player: Mourad Batna
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Fateh was Mourad Batna.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 33 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.