JEDDAH. Al Ahli Jeddah overcame Al Taawon.

Al Ahli Jeddah remained in players after Abdulbasit Hindi received a red card in the 90′. On the other side, also Álvaro Medrán received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Al Taawon lost the match.

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Matonte with the assistance of Nicolás Taran and Martín Soppi. The 4th official was Fareeh Al Jaloud. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.1 degrees Celsius or 91.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Ahli

3 - 2

Al Taawoun

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 68 Attack 98
  • 44 Dangerous attack 37
  • 92 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Al Ahli Jeddah was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Al Taawon that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Ahli Jeddah was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ahli Jeddah won the match​.

Al Ahli Jeddah shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Ahli Jeddah received 4 yellow cards (Bassam Al-Hurayji, Abdulbasit Hindi, Roger Ibañez and Ali Majrashi). Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon received 1 yellow card (Flávio).

(Al Ahli Jeddah) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Also, Al Taawon didn’t end the match with 11 players after Álvaro Medrán (Al Taawon) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Abdulbasit Hindi(goal)Riyad Mahrez
4'
23'
Waleed Al-Ahmad(own-goal)
Bassam Al-Hurayji- sub ->Abdullah Al-Amar
36'
Ali Majrashi- Yellow
45'
45'
João Pedro(goal)Álvaro Medrán
46'
Musa Barrow- sub ->Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn
46'
Awn Al-Saluli- sub ->Ashraf El Mahdioui
51'
Musa Barrow(goal)
Roger Ibañez- Yellow
60'
Sumaihan Al-Nabit- sub ->Mohammed Al-Majhad
61'
66'
Flávio- Yellow
Allan Saint-Maximin(goal)Sumayhan Al Nabit
67'
75'
Fahad Al-Abdulraziq- sub ->Mohamed Al-Ghamdi
83'
Abdulfattah Adam- sub ->Muath Muath
83'
Abdulmalik Al-Shammari- sub ->Flávio
Saad Balobaid- sub ->Ali Majrashi
83'
Fahad Al-Rashidi- sub ->Allan Saint-Maximin
84'
Abdulbasit Hindi- Yellow
87'
90'
Musa Barrow(VAR)
Abdulbasit Hindi- Red
90'
90'
Bassam Al-Hurayji- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
89
31
Al Nassr
77
31
Al Ahli
58
31
Al Taawoun
52
31
Al Ittihad
50
31
Al Ettifaq
44
31
Al Fateh
42
31
Al Feiha
42
31
Al Shabab
41
31
Damac
39
31
Al Khaleej
36
31
Al-Wehda
35
31
Al Raed
32
31
Al Riyadh
30
31
Abha
29
31
Al Akhdoud
28
31
Al Tai
28
31
Al Hazm
20
31

After playing this match, Al Ahli Jeddah will have 15 points like Al Ittihad to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon will stay with 13 points like Al Ittifaq to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ahli Jeddah will host Al Feiha on the 26th of May with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (5 draws).

Al Taawon will play away agasint Dhamk on the 1st of May with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Taawon (2 draws).

Al Ahli Jeddah – Formation

Al Ahli
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
6.8
D
Roger Ibañez 3.Brazil
6.6
60'
D
Abdullah Al-Ammar 15.Saudi Arabia
6.7
36'
D
Ali Majrashi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.3
83' 45'
D
Abdulbasit Hindi 37.Saudi Arabia
7.3
87' 90' 4'
M
Riyad Mahrez 7.Algeria
8.4
M
Gabri Veiga 24.Spain
7.3
M
Mohammed Al-Majhad 29.Saudi Arabia
6.7
61'
M
Franck Kessié 79.Ivory Coast
7.7
M
Allan Saint-Maximin 97.France
7.1
84' 67'
F
Roberto Firmino 10.Brazil
6.6
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Abdo 62.Saudi Arabia
D
Bassam Al-Hurayji 6.Saudi Arabia
6.8
36' 90'
D
Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Fahd Al-Hamad 26.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
6.4
83'
M
Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia
6.7
61'
M
Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani 30.Saudi Arabia
M
Ali Al-Asmari 40.Saudi Arabia
F
Fahad Al-Rashidi 19.Saudi Arabia
6.6
84'

Al Ahli Jeddah started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy (6.8), Ali Majrashi (6.3), Roger Ibañez (6.6), Abdulbasit Hindi (7.3), Abdullah Al-Amar (6.7), Mohammed Al-Majhad (6.7), Franck Kessié (7.7), Riyad Mahrez (8.4), Gabri Veiga (7.3), Allan Saint-Maximin (7.1) and Roberto Firmino (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Bassam Al-Hurayji (6.8), Sumayhan Al Nabit (6.7), Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Fahad Al Rashidi (6.6), Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani, Saad Yaslam Balobaid (6.4), Ali Al-Asmari and Abdullah Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdo.

Al Ahli Jeddah could not rely on the presence of Sumayhan Al Nabit (injured) and Bassam Al-Hurayji (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ahli Jeddah made 4 changes: Mohammed Al-Majhad for Sumayhan Al Nabit (61′), Ali Majrashi for Saad Yaslam Balobaid (83′), Allan Saint-Maximin for Fahad Al Rashidi (84′) and Abdullah Al-Amar for Bassam Al-Hurayji (36′).

Best player: Riyad Mahrez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli Jeddah was Riyad Mahrez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun
G
Mailson 1.Brazil
7.1
D
Andrei Girotto 4.Brazil
7.5
D
Mohammed Al-Ghamdi 6.Saudi Arabia
6.1
75'
D
Waleed Al-Ahmad 23.Saudi Arabia
6.8
D
Muath Fagihy 42.Saudi Arabia
6.6
83'
M
Álvaro Medrán 10.Spain
7.9
90'
M
Aschraf El Mahdioui 18.Netherlands
7.0
46'
M
Flávio 24.Brazil
6.8
83' 66'
M
Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn 29.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
F
Mateus 16.Brazil
7.7
F
João Pedro 30.Brazil
7.3
45'
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al-Dhulayfi 27.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulmalik Al-Shammari 9.Saudi Arabia
6.7
83'
D
Fahad Al-Abdulraziq 11.Saudi Arabia
7.0
75'
D
Awn Al-Saluli 93.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
M
Sattam Al-Roqi 7.Saudi Arabia
M
Ahmed Ashraf 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Iyad Luay Ali Madani 32.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdulfattah Adam 88.Saudi Arabia
6.8
83'
F
Musa Barrow 99.Gambia
7.3
46' 51'

Al Taawon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson (7.1), Mohamed Al-Ghamdi (6.1), Andrei Girotto (7.5), Waleed Al-Ahmed (6.8), Muath Muath (6.6), Flávio (6.8), Ashraf El Mahdioui (7.0), Álvaro Medrán (7.9), Mateus (7.7), Joao Pedro (7.3) and Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sattam Al Roqi, Abdulmalek Al-Shammary (6.7), Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (7.0), Ahmed Ashraf, Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Iyad Luay Ali Madani, Abdulfattah Adam (6.8), Awn Al Saluli (6.7) and Musa Barrow (7.3).

Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Abdulmalek Al-Shammary (injured) and Musa Barrow (injured).

Substitutions

Al Taawon made 5 changes: Mohamed Al-Ghamdi for Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (75′), Muath Muath for Abdulfattah Adam (83′), Flávio for Abdulmalek Al-Shammary (83′), Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn for Musa Barrow (46′) and Ashraf El Mahdioui for Awn Al Saluli (46′).

Best player: Álvaro Medrán​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Taawon was Álvaro Medrán.

His rating is (7.9) with 61 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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