Al Shabab was in the end too strong for Al Ta’ee with the goal of Carlos (3′), O. Ighalo (23′) and Hussain Al Monassar (62′). Al Shabab took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played on Thursday and it started at 4:50 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Al Rumaikhani with the help of Khalaf Al Shamari and Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Shabab had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Ta’ee was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shabab won the match.
Al Shabab shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ta’ee shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Al Ta’ee received 2 yellow cards (Hamed Fallatah and Osama Al-Khalaf).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Al Shabab will have 18 points like Dhamk to stay in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ta’ee will stay with 7 points to move up in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will host Al Nassr on the 5th of November with a 14-9 head to head stats in favor of Al Shabab (10 draws).
Al Ta’ee will play away agasint Al Raed on the 3rd of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Fawaz Al Qarni, I. Lichnovsky, Ahmed Sharahili, Ali Majrashi, Moteb Al-Harbi, É. Banega, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Sagourq, Hussain Al Monassar, O. Ighalo and Carlos.
The home team had on the bench: Khaled Al Ghamdi, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari, Abdullah Al-Joui, Paulinho, Hussain Alsebyani, Hussain Shae’an, Fares Garzae, Jamal Bajandouh and Nawaf Al Abid.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 5 changes: Fawaz Al Sagourq for Khaled Al Ghamdi (77′), Ali Majrashi for Paulinho (77′), Hattan Bahebri for Abdullah Al-Joui (78′), Ahmed Sharahili for Nader Abdullah Al Sharari (87′) and É. Banega for Nawaf Al Abid (87′).
Al Ta’ee – Formation
Al Ta’ee started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Talking about the opposition, Zoran Manojlovic played with: M. Lukov, Marcelo, Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Lucas, Hassan Al Jubairi, A. Sayoud, Dener, Mohammed Harzan, Osama Al-Khalaf and Hamed Fallatah.
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Attiyah, Abdul Wahab Jafar, Nawaf Al Arifi, Abdulkarim Al Qahtani, Bader Nawaf, Mohammed Al-Thani, Fahad Al Johani, C. Malele and Abdulaziz Al Harabi.
Substitutions
Al Ta’ee made 4 changes: Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi for C. Malele (39′), Mohammed Harzan for Abdulkarim Al Qahtani (67′), Hamed Fallatah for Abdulaziz Al Harabi (77′) and A. Sayoud for Mohammed Al-Thani (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.