Al Hilal overcame Al Raed. Al Hilal was vastly superior ball possession (74%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias who was helped by Rui Licínio Barbosa Tavares and Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares. The 4th official was Abdullah Al Awedan.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 74% while Al Raed was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal was more aggressive with 25 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match.
Al Hilal shot 5 times, 5 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Raed shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (Mohammed Kanoo and Mohammed Jahfali). Regarding the opposition, Al Raed received 1 yellow card (Abdullah Al Fahad).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Hilal will have 15 points like Al Shabab to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Al Raed will stay with 11 points like Al Ahli Jeddah and Al Faisaly to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will play away with Al Ahli Jeddah on the 29th of October with a 18-5 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (11 draws).
Al Raed will host Al Batin on the 29th of October with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (1 draw).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal
80'
66'
53', 61'
Al Hilal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al Maiouf, Jang Hyun-Soo, Mohammed Al Burayk, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Hamad Al Yami, G. Cuéllar, Salman Al-Faraj, Mohammed Kanoo, Nasser Al-Dawsari, L. Vietto and Saleh Al-Shehri.
The home team had on the bench: Matheus Pereira, Musab Fahz Aljuwayr, Mohammed Jahfali, B. Gomis, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Abdullah Hadi Radif, Abdullah Al Jadani, Madallah Al-Olayan and Abdullah Al-Hamdan.
Al Hilal could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Jahfali (injured).
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 5 changes: G. Cuéllar for Matheus Pereira (46′), Hamad Al Yami for Abdullah Al-Hamdan (46′), Saleh Al-Shehri for B. Gomis (80′), Jang Hyun-Soo for Mohammed Jahfali (80′) and L. Vietto for Madallah Al-Olayan (85′).
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed
Al Raed started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Talking about the opposition, Pablo Javier Machín Díez played with: Iago Herrerín, Mohammed Salem, Mansour Al Harbi, Aqeel Al Sahbi, Renê, Abdullah Al Fahad, Eduardo Henrique, M. Fouzair, Ahmed Zain, Sultan Farhan and Éder.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yehya Al-Shehri, Ahmad Al Harbi, Rayed Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Al Doseri, Mansor Al-Beshe, Muteb Al-Mutlaq, Abdullah Almuqrin, Yahya Sunbul and Naif Hazazi.
Substitutions
Al Raed made 3 changes: Aqeel Al Sahbi for Rayed Al-Ghamdi (71′), Mansour Al Harbi for Yehya Al-Shehri (79′) and M. Fouzair for Mohammed Al Doseri (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
