HAFAR AL-BATIN. Al Shabab was finally too strong for Al Batin with the goal of Carlos (24′), Hattan Bahebri (29′) and O. Ighalo (72′).
The match was played at the Al-Batin FC Stadium stadium in Hafar Al-Batin on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sami Al Jires who was helped by Ibrahim Al Dakheel and Abdulaziz Ibrahim Al-Burayh. The 4th official was Abdullah Al Awedan.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Al Batin was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Al Shabab that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shabab won the match.
Al Batin shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Shabab shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Batin received 2 yellow cards (Fábio Abreu and Abdulaziz Al-Alawi). On the other side, Al Shabab received 1 yellow card (Turki Al-Ammar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Batin will stay with 6 points to move up in the 15th place. On the other side, Al Shabab will have 12 points like Al Nassr and Al Hilal to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Batin will host Al Feiha on the 21st of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Feiha (1 draw).
Al Shabab will play away agasint Al Ittihad on the 22nd of October with a 12-11 head to head in favor of Al Ittihad (10 draws).
Al Batin – Formation
Al Batin started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Nenad Lalatović decided to play with the following team: Mazyad Al-Enazi, Renato Chaves, Maurício Antônio, Mohammed Naji, Abdulaziz Al-Alawi, Mohammed Al Qarni, A. Acquah, Y. El Jebli, M. Rayhi, Fábio Abreu and Yousef Al-Shammari.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al-Dhafiri, Abdulaziz Al-Aryani, Abdalmajeed Obaid, Hussain Al-Eisa, Bader Nasser, Zakaria Al-Sudani, Meshaal Huriss, Saqr Al-Enazi and Mohammed Bassam Alhurayji.
Al Batin could not rely on the presence of Hussain Al-Eisa (injured).
Substitutions
Al Batin made 4 changes: Yousef Al-Shammari for Zakaria Al-Sudani (46′), A. Acquah for Hussain Al-Eisa (61′), Y. El Jebli for Abdalmajeed Obaid (68′) and M. Rayhi for Abdulaziz Al-Aryani (77′).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Fawaz Al Qarni, I. Lichnovsky, Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al-Harbi, É. Banega, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Sagourq, Hussain Al Monassar, Turki Al-Ammar, O. Ighalo and Carlos.
These were the players on the bench: Nader Abdullah Al Sharari, Zaid Al-Bawardi, Fares Garzae, Jamal Bajandouh, Ali Majrashi, Nawaf Al Abid, Abdullah Al-Joui, Khaled Al Ghamdi and Hussain Alsebyani.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 5 changes: Turki Al-Ammar for Jamal Bajandouh (73′), Hussain Al Monassar for Nawaf Al Abid (83′), Carlos for Abdullah Al-Joui (83′), Hattan Bahebri for Hussain Alsebyani (83′) and Moteb Al-Harbi for Fares Garzae (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Batin – Al Shabab – 0-3
- Al Feiha – Al Raed – 1-0
- Al Ta’ee – Abha – 0-1
- Al Ahli Jeddah – Al Ittifaq – 4-0