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​

Al Hilal

3 - 2

Al Raed

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 104 Attack 62
  • 86 Dangerous attack 41
  • 81 Ball safe 77
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

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

18'
26'
Mohammed Al-Qahtani(goal)
36'
Ahmed Al Jubaya- sub ->Mohammed Al-Owais
46'
46'
46'
Nayef Hazazi- sub ->Alexandru Mitrita
65'
65'
Mohammed Fouzair- sub ->Mansour Al-Bishi
65'
Raed Al-Ghamdi- sub ->Julio Tavarès
Michael- sub ->Luciano Vietto
65'
Saleh Al-Shehri- sub ->Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani
74'
74'
79'
Abdullah Al-Fahad- Yellow
80'
82'
Rakan Al-Dosari- sub ->Abdullah Al-Fahad
90'
Pablo Santos(goal)Yahia Al-Shehri
90'
Rakan Al-Dosari(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Ittihad
72
30
Al Nassr
67
30
Al Hilal
59
30
Al Shabab
56
30
Al Taawoun
55
30
Al Fateh
43
30
Al Ettifaq
37
30
Damac
36
30
Al Raed
34
30
Al Tai
34
30
Al Feiha
33
30
Abha
33
30
Al-Wehda
32
30
Al Khaleej
31
30
Al Adalh
28
30
Al Batin
20
30

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
G
Mohammed Al-Owais 21.Saudi Arabia
46'
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia
D
Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia
M
G. Cuéllar 6.Colombia
65'
M
Musab Al Juwayr 43.Saudi Arabia
18'
M
Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia
74' 36'
M
S. Alzaid 39.Saudi Arabia
74'
M
Luciano Vietto 10.Argentina
65'
F
O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria
Substitutes
G
Ahmed Al Jubaya 60.Saudi Arabia
46'
D
Mohammed Al Khaibari 67.Saudi Arabia
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Muath Fagihy 42.Saudi Arabia
M
André Carrillo 19.Peru
74'
M
Abdullah Otayf 8.Saudi Arabia
65' 80'
F
Michael 96.Brazil
65'
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia
74'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia

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
G
Ahmad Al-Harbi 23.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al-Fahad 19.Saudi Arabia
82' 79'
D
Khalid Al-Khathlan 4.Saudi Arabia
D
Mubarak Al Rajeh 94.Saudi Arabia
D
Yahya Sunbul 45.Saudi Arabia
D
Pablo Santos 28.Brazil
90'
M
Damjan Djokovic 88.Croatia
46'
M
Sultan Farhan 44.Saudi Arabia
26'
M
Mansour Al-Bishi 14.Saudi Arabia
65'
F
Julio Tavarès 17.Cape Verde
65'
F
Alexandru Mitriţă 82.Romania
46'
Substitutes
G
Meshary Sanyor 50.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulmalik Al-Shammari 7.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Fouzair 10.Morocco
65'
M
Abdullah Yahya Maghrahi 6.Saudi Arabia
M
Nayef Hazazi 18.Saudi Arabia
46'
F
Raed Al-Ghamdi 9.Saudi Arabia
65'
F
Rakan Al-Dosari 20.Saudi Arabia
82' 90'
F
Yahia Al Shehri 8.Saudi Arabia
46'

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

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