JEDDAH. Al Hilal overcomes Al Ittihad 1-0 after O. Ighalo scored just 1 goal (12′).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato who was helped by Alessandro Giallatini and Ciro Carbone. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 6 Total 4
- 3 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 81
- 111 Dangerous attack 73
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Al Ittihad was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Al Hilal that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was more pushing with 111 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Al Hilal was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Al Ittihad shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Hilal shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 1 yellow card (Tarek Hamed). Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal received 4 yellow cards (Ali Al-Bulayhi, Mohamed Kanno, Saud Abdulhamid and Abdulelah Al-Malki).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Ittihad will stay with 24 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Hilal will have 25 points like Al Shabab to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Tai on the 4th of February with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).
Al Hilal will host Al Adalh on the 15th of January with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Hilal (0 draws).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
77'
32'
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, Igor Coronado, Abdulaziz Ali Al Bishi, Romário Ricardo da Silva, Hélder Wander Sousa Azevedo Costa and Abderrazak Hamdallah.
The home team had on the bench: Hamdan Al Shamrani, Marwan Al Sahafi, Abdulrahman Al Obod, Abdullah Al Jadani, Haroune Camara, Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi, Suwailem Al Menhali, Abdulkareem Ali Maghrabi and Mohammed Al Saiari.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 3 changes: Hélder Costa for Abdulrahman Al-Oboud (63′), Zakaria Al Hawsawi for Hamdan Al Shamrani (77′) and Abdulaziz Al Bishi for Mohammed Al-Saiari (87′).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal
12'
Al Hilal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Abdullah Ibrahim Al Maiouf, Hyun-Soo Jang, Ali Albulayhi, Hamad Al Yami, Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid, Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallego, André Martín Carrillo Díaz, Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari, Mohammed Kanoo, Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira and Odion Jude Ighalo.
They had on the bench: Luciano Vietto, Saleh Khalid Al Shehri, Moussa Marega, Mohammed Khalil Al Owais, Muteb Al Mufarrij, Abdullah Ibrahim Otayf, Khalifah Aldawsari, Abdulelah Al Malki and Nasser Al Dawsari.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 5 changes: Hamad Al Tuhayfan for Nasser Al-Dawsari (63′), Michael Delgado for Moussa Marega (76′), Mohamed Kanno for Abdulelah Al-Malki (76′), Odion Ighalo for Luciano Vietto (89′) and Salem Al-Dawsari for Saleh Al-Shehri (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
