RIYADH. Al Nassr beats Al Ittifaq 1-0 after Talisca scored just 1 goal (31′). Al Nassr was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Saud University Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Khaled Al Teris who was helped by Yasser Al Sultan and Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh. The 4th official was Sultan Al Okairy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 5 Total 4
- 1 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 59 Attack 45
- 19 Dangerous attack 13
- 69 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Nassr had a superior ball possession 67% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr had a more offensive attitude with 19 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.
Al Nassr shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq received 2 yellow cards (Saeed Al Muwallad and Saad Al Mosa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Nassr will have 33 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq will stay with 16 points like Al Raed to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Nassr will play away with Al Fateh on the 3rd of February with a 14-3 head to head record in favor of Al Nassr (8 draws).
Al Ittifaq will host Al Adalh on the 3rd of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Al Ittifaq (0 draws).
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr
67'
31'
Al Nassr started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rudi Garcia decided to play with the following team: Nawaf Alaqidi, Abdullah Mohammed Madu, Sultan Abdullah Al Ghanam, Ali Alawjami, Abdulelah Al Amri, Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez, Anderson Souza Conceição, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Al Sulaiheem, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro and Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
The home team had on the bench: Ayman Yahya, Mohammed Maran, Majed Mohammed, Abdulaziz Abdul Rahma, Mohammed Abdulhakim Al Fatil, Jaloliddin Masharipov, Sami Khalil Al Naji, Ali Al Hassan and Nawaf Boushal.
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 3 changes: Abdulrahman Ghareeb for Ayman Yahya (66′), Pity Martínez for Sami Al-Najei (67′) and Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem for Ali Al-Hassan (75′).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
22'
Al Ittifaq started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Patrice Carteron played with: Paulo Victor de Mileo Vidotti, Marcel Tisserand, Saeed Fawaz Al Mowalad, Abdullah Ahmed Khateeb, Saad Al Mousa, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Victor Vinicius Coelho Santos, Robin Quaison, Youssoufou Niakaté and Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi.
They had on the bench: Fahad Ghazi Zahim, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Rayan Darwish Albloushi, Turki Baljoush, Abdulrahman Oumar, Ahmed Alghamdi, Nawaf Hazazi, Abdullah Al Salem and Abdulrahman Al Obaid.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: Faisal Al Ghamdi for Hamed Al Ghamdi (81′), Robin Quaison for Ahmed Al Ghamdi (81′), Saeed Al Muwallad for Abdulrahman Oumar (83′), Y. Niakaté for Abdulrahman Al Obaid (90′) and Vitinho for Abdullah Al Salem (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
