RIYADH. Al Nassr had a close win over Al Ahli Jeddah. Al Nassr took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco who had the assistance of Rafael da Silva Alves and Leandro Dos Santos Ruberdo. The 4th official was Sami Al Jires. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 37.94 degrees Celsius or 100.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 8%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Nassr was in firm control of the ball 60% while Al Ahli Jeddah was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahli Jeddah was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Al Nassr was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Nassr shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ahli Jeddah shot 21 times, 9 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr received 2 yellow cards (Talisca and Sadio Mané). Regarding the opposition, Al Ahli Jeddah received 2 yellow cards (Saad Balobaid and Ali Majrashi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Nassr will have 15 points like Al Ahli Jeddah to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Al Ahli Jeddah will stay with 15 points like Al Nassr to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Nassr will host Al Wahda on the 5th of May with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Nassr (5 draws).
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 Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr
84'
34'
17', 45'
Al Nassr adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Nawaf Al Aqidi , Sultan Al Ghannam , Ali Lajami , Aymeric Laporte , Alex Telles , Abdullah Al Khaibari , Marcelo Brozovic , Talisca , Otávio , Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulelah Al Amri, Seko Fofana , Khalid Al-Ghannam, Nawaf Al-Boushal, Sami Al Naji, Ali Al-Hassan, Mohammed Qasem, Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Waleed Abdullah.
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 3 changes: Sadio Mané for Abdulrahman Ghareeb (84′), Otávio for Seko Fofana (77′) and Mohammed Al-Majhad for Fahad Al-Rashidi (90′).
Best player: Talisca
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Nassr was Talisca.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Al Ahli Jeddah – Formation
Al Ahli
Also Al Ahli Jeddah adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matthias Jaissle played with: Edouard Mendy , Ali Majrashi , Merih Demiral , Roger Ibañez , Bassam Al-Hurayji , Mohammed Al-Majhad , Franck Kessié , Gabri Veiga , Roberto Firmino , Allan Saint-Maximin and Riyad Mahrez .
They had on the bench: Sumaihan Al-Nabit , Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Fahad Al-Rashidi, Firas Al-Buraikan , Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani , Saad Balobaid , Ali Al-Asmari and Abdullah Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdo.
Substitutions
Al Ahli Jeddah made 5 changes: Gabri Veiga for Sumaihan Al-Nabit (66′), Allan Saint-Maximin for Firas Al-Buraikan (66′), Bassam Al-Hurayji for Saad Balobaid (85′), Mohammed Al-Majhad for Fahad Al-Rashidi (90′) and Roberto Firmino for Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (85′).
Best player: Riyad Mahrez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli Jeddah was Riyad Mahrez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Nassr – Al Ahli Jeddah – 4-3
- Al Wahda – Abha – 4-0
- Al Riyadh – Al Feiha – 1-3
- Al Akhdoud – Al Khaleej – 0-1
