Al Hilal conquers Al Ittihad 4-3

JEDDAH. Al Hilal had a narrow win over Al Ittihad.

By
Mark Hall
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Al Hilal conquers Al Ittihad 4-3

JEDDAH. Al Hilal had a narrow win over Al Ittihad. Al Hilal took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Alberto Escobar Toca with the collaboration of Luis Aroldo Ventura and Humberto Panjoj. The 4th official was Abdullah Al-Harbi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.03 degrees Celsius or 96.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ittihad

3 - 4

Team 1

Al Hilal

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 16 Total 14
  • 9 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 82 Attack 107
  • 42 Dangerous attack 51
  • 85 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Hilal had a strong ball possession 56% while Al Ittihad was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the encounter.​

Al Ittihad shot 16 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 3 yellow cards (Saleh Al-Amri, Ahmed Bamasud and Omar Hawsawi). On the opposite side, Al Hilal received 1 yellow card (Ali Al-Boleahi).

Match Timeline

Romarinho(goal)Abderrazak Hamdallah
16'
20'
Aleksandar Mitrovic(goal)Saud Abdulhamid
K. Benzema(goal)Ahmed Bamasud
38'
Omar Hawsawi- Yellow
41'
Abderrazak Hamdallah(goal)
45'
46'
Michael- sub ->Mohamed Kanno
60'
Aleksandar Mitrovic(goal)
Jota- sub ->Igor Coronado
60'
Ahmed Bamasud - Yellow
63'
65'
Aleksandar Mitrovic(penalty)
Muhannad Al Shanqiti- sub ->Ahmed Bamasud
67'
Hassan Kadesh- sub ->Madallah Al-Olayan
67'
71'
Salem Al-Dawsari (goal)Sergej Milinković-Savić
Saleh Al Amri- sub ->Romarinho
81'
Zakaria Al Hawsawi- sub ->Omar Hawsawi
82'
86'
Nasser Al-Dawsari- sub ->Yasir Al-Shahrani
87'
Salman Al-Faraj- sub ->Michael
88'
Ali Al-Bulayhi- Yellow
90'
Mohammed Al-Burayk- sub ->Malcom
Saleh Al Amri- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
83
29
Al Nassr
71
29
Al Ahli
55
29
Al Taawoun
51
30
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
41
29
Al Fateh
41
30
Al Shabab
38
29
Damac
38
30
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
29
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
29
Al Riyadh
29
30
Al Akhdoud
28
30
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
29
Al Hazm
20
30

After playing this match, Al Ittihad will stay with 12 points like Al Ahli Jeddah to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Hilal will have 13 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Akhdoud on the 14th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Al Hilal will host Al Riyadh on the 14th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
Marcelo Grohe 34.Brazil
6.4
D
Omar Hawsawi 4.Saudi Arabia
5.7
82' 41'
D
Ahmed Sharahili  20.Saudi Arabia
6.4
D
Ahmed Bamasud  28.Saudi Arabia
7.0
67' 63'
D
Madallah Al-Olayan 33.Saudi Arabia
6.4
67'
M
N. Kanté 7.France
7.5
M
Fabinho 8.Brazil
7.0
M
Igor Coronado 10.Brazil
7.9
60'
M
Romarinho 90.Brazil
7.1
81' Goals16'
M
Abderrazak Hamdallah 99.Morocco
7.9
Goals45'
F
K. Benzema 9.France
8.7
Goals38'
Substitutes
G
Osama Al Mermesh 88.Saudi Arabia
D
Zakaria Al Hawsawi 12.Saudi Arabia
82'
D
Muhannad Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
6.3
67'
D
Hassan Kadesh 15.Saudi Arabia
7.1
67'
M
Sultan Farhan 6.Saudi Arabia
M
Marwan Al Sahafi 17.Saudi Arabia
F
Jota 11.Portugal
6.6
60'
F
Haroune Camara 70.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia
81' 90'

Al Ittihad adopted the 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 (6.4), Madallah Al-Olayan (6.4), Omar Hawsawi (5.7), Ahmed Sharahili (6.4), Ahmed Bamasud (7.0), N’Golo Kanté (7.5), Fabinho (7.0), Romarinho (7.1), Abderrazak Hamdallah (7.9), Igor Coronado (7.9) and Karim Benzema (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Sultan Farhan, Jota (6.6), Zakaria Al Hawsawi, Muhannad Alshanqeeti (6.3), Hassan Kadesh (7.1), Marwan Al Sahafi, Haroune Camara, Saleh Al-Amri and Osama Al-Mermesh.

Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Jota (injured) and Saleh Al-Amri (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 5 changes: Igor Coronado for Jota (60′), Romarinho for Saleh Al-Amri (81′), Madallah Al-Olayan for Hassan Kadesh (67′), Ahmed Bamasud for Muhannad Alshanqeeti (67′) and Omar Hawsawi for Zakaria Al Hawsawi (82′).

Best player: Karim Benzema​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Karim Benzema.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 23 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal
G
Bono 37.Morocco
7.8
D
Kalidou Koulibaly  3.Senegal
7.0
D
Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia
6.8
88'
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
6.4
86'
D
Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia
6.7
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
7.0
M
Sergej Milinković-Savić 22.Serbia
7.0
M
Mohamed Kanno 28.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
M
Salem Al-Dawsari  29.Saudi Arabia
7.8
Goals71'
M
Malcom 77.Brazil
7.0
90'
F
Aleksandar Mitrovic 9.Serbia
9.1
Goals20', 60', 65'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Khalifah Al-Dawsari 4.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
D
Hassan Tambakti 87.Saudi Arabia
M
Salman Al-Faraj 7.Saudi Arabia
87'
M
Nasser Al-Dawsari 16.Saudi Arabia
86'
M
Michael 96.Brazil
7.3
46'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia

Also Al Hilal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Bono (7.8), Saud Abdulhamid (6.7), Kalidou Koulibaly (7.0), Ali Al-Boleahi (6.8), Yasir Al-Shahrani (6.4), Rúben Neves (7.0), Mohamed Kanno (6.7), Malcom (7.0), Sergej Milinković-Savić (7.0), Salem Al-Dawsari (7.8) and Aleksandar Mitrović (9.1).

They had on the bench: Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Mohammed Al-Burayk, Khalifah Aldawsari, Salman Al-Faraj, Abdullah Al-Hamddan, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Jahfali, Hassan Al Tambakti and Michael (7.3).

Al Hilal could not rely on the presence of Nasser Al-Dawsari (injured).

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 4 changes: Mohamed Kanno for Michael (46′), Malcom for Mohammed Al-Burayk (90′), Yasir Al-Shahrani for Nasser Al-Dawsari (86′) and Michael for Salman Al-Faraj (87′).

Best player: Aleksandar Mitrović​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Hilal was Aleksandar Mitrović.

His rating is (9.1) with 3 goals, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​