RIYADH. Al Hilal bested Al Raed. Al Hilal made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the King Saud University Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Raed Al Zahrani who was helped by Abdullah Al Qahtani and Sami Al Arfaj. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.1 degrees Celsius or 91.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 59% while Al Raed was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match.
Al Hilal shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Al Raed shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Hilal didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Al Raed received 2 yellow cards (Sultan Al-Farhan and Abdullah Al-Fahad).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Hilal will have 59 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Raed will stay with 34 points like Al Tai to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ramón Ángel Díaz decided to play with the following team: Mohammed Khalil Al Owais, Mohammed Yahya Jahfali, Mohammed Al Burayk, Ali Albulayhi, Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid, Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallego, Musab Fahz Aljuwayr, Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani, Suhayb Ayman Alzaid, Odion Jude Ighalo and Luciano Vietto.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Alkhaibari, André Martín Carrillo Díaz, Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani, Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira, Saleh Khalid Al Shehri, Ahmed Al Jubaya, Abdullah Alhamddan, Abdullah Ibrahim Otayf and Muath Muath.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 5 changes: Mohammed Al-Owais for Ahmed Al Jubaya (46′), Gustavo Cuéllar for Abdullah Otayf (65′), Luciano Vietto for Michael Delgado (65′), Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani for Saleh Al Shehri (74′) and Suhayb Alzaid for André Carrillo (74′).
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Marius Ninel Şumudică played with: Ahmad Ali Al Harbi, Pablo Renan dos Santos, Abdullah Al Fahad, Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khathlan, Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh, Damjan Đoković, Sultan Farhan, Yahya Sobel, Mansor Faiez Al Beshe, Júlio Tavares and Alexandru Ionuț Mitriță.
They had on the bench: Mohamed Fouzair, Rayed Al Ghamdi, Abdulmalek Al Shammary, Mshari Sanyoor, Abdullah Magrshi, Rakan Aldosari, Yehya Sulaiman Al Shehri and Naif Hazazi.
Al Raed could not rely on the presence of Nayef Hazazi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Raed made 5 changes: Damjan Djokovic for Yehya Al Shehri (46′), Alexandru Mitrita for Naif Hazazi (46′), Julio Tavarès for Rayed Al Ghamdi (65′), Mansour Al-Bishi for Mohamed Fouzair (65′) and Abdullah Al-Fahad for Rakan Aldosari (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Dhamk – Al Shabab – 1-4
- Al Adalh – Al Ittifaq – 0-2
- Al Wahda – Al Feiha – 0-1
- Al Nassr – Al Fateh – 3-0
- Al Hilal – Al Raed – 3-2
- Al Ittihad – Al Tai – 2-0
- Al Khaleej – Abha – 3-1
- Al Taawon – Al Batin – 3-1