JEDDAH. Al Ittihad was ultimately too strong for Al Taawon with the goal of Hélder Costa (38′), Abderrazak Hamdallah (73′) and Abderrazak Hamdallah (90′ pen).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski with the support of Mark Borsch and Robert Kempter. The 4th official was Abdullah Al-Shehri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 9 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 81 Attack 80
- 48 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Al Ittihad was in firm control of the ball 55% while Al Taawon was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the match.
Al Ittihad shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Al Taawon received 3 yellow cards (Saad Al-Nasser, Hasan Kadesh and Faisal Darwish).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Ittihad will have 21 points like Al Hilal to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon will stay with 20 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Tai on the 2nd of February with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).
Al Taawon will play away agasint Al Batin on the 2nd of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
88'
38'
Al Ittihad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe, Ahmed Hegazi, Ahmed Mohammed Sharahili, Muhannad Mustafa Shanqeeti, Zakaria Al Hawsawi, Tarek Hamed, Bruno Henrique Corsini, Abdulaziz Ali Al Bishi, Romário Ricardo da Silva, Hélder Wander Sousa Azevedo Costa and Abderrazak Hamdallah.
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al Jadani, Suwailem Al Menhali, Awad Haidar Al Nashri, Marwan Al Sahafi, Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi, Madallah Alolayan, Haroune Camara, Ahmed Bamsaud and Mohammed Al Saiari.
Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Awad Al-Nashri (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Bruno Henrique for Awad Al-Nashri (73′), Zakaria Al Hawsawi for Ahmed Bamsaud (88′), Abdulaziz Al Bishi for Haroune Camara (88′) and Romarinho for Omar Hawsawi (90′).
Al Taawon – Formation
Al Taawoun
90'
Al Taawon started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson Tenorio dos Santos, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, Hasan Kadesh, Mohammed Zayed Al-Ghamdi, Saad Yaslam Balobaid, Álvaro Medrán Just, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Achraf El Mahdioui, Saad Fahad Al Nasser, Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana and Fahad Ayidh Al Rashidi.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ziyad Al Sahafi, Hassan Alamiri, Raghid Alaa Najjar, Tariq Mohammed, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli, Turki Fahad Al Mutairi, Sumayhan Alnabit, Faisal Darwish Faraj and Abdullah Hadi Radif.
Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Sumaihan Al-Nabit (injured).
Substitutions
Al Taawon made 3 changes: Mohammed Al-Ghamdi for Faisal Darwish (32′), Fahad Al-Rashidi for Sumaihan Al-Nabit (58′) and Saad Al-Nasser for Abdullah Radif (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Nassr – Al Hilal – 2-2
- Al Feiha – Al Tai – 2-1
- Al Ittihad – Al Taawon – 3-0
- Al Fateh – Al Shabab – 4-1
- Al Batin – Al Raed – 1-2
