Al Wahda estinguishes Abha 4-0 with a great performance

MECCA. Al Wahda crushes Abha 4-0 with goals of

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David Brown
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Al Wahda estinguishes Abha 4-0 with a great performance

MECCA. Al Wahda crushes Abha 4-0 with goals of Craig Goodwin (8′), Abdullah Al Hafith (24′), F. Fajr (65′) and O. Ighalo (88′). Al Wahda was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mecca on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Raed Al Zahrani with the support of Ibrahim Al Dakheel and Bader Ali Al Shamrani. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 43.57 degrees Celsius or 110.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 9%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al-Wehda

4 - 0

Team 1

Abha

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 25 Total 8
  • 12 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 74 Attack 77
  • 45 Dangerous attack 31
  • 64 Ball safe 58
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 66% while Abha was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wahda was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match​.

Al Wahda shot 25 times, 12 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Abha shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Waleed Bakshwn). On the other side, Abha received 1 yellow card (Saleh Al Qumayzi).

Match Timeline

Craig Goodwin(goal)
8'
Abdullah Al Hafith(goal)F. Fajr
24'
Craig Goodwin(VAR)
27'
44'
Saleh Al-Qumayzi- Yellow
46'
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri- sub ->Mohammed Al Oufi
55'
55'
Saad Al-Salouli- sub ->Uroš Matić
F. Fajr(goal)Hussain Al Eisa
65'
V. van Crooij- sub ->Hussain Al Eisa
70'
Waleed Bakshwn- Yellow
73'
78'
Meshal Al-Mutairi- sub ->François Kamano
Yahya Naji- sub ->J. El Yamiq
80'
Ala Al Hajji- sub ->Anselmo
82'
Abdulaziz Noor- sub ->Craig Goodwin
82'
84'
O. Ighalo(goal)Abdulaziz Noor
88'
Naif Kariri- sub ->Islam Hawsawi
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
30
Al Shabab
41
30
Al Fateh
41
30
Al Ettifaq
41
30
Al Feiha
41
30
Damac
38
30
Al Khaleej
36
30
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
30
Al Riyadh
29
30
Al Akhdoud
28
30
Abha
28
30
Al Tai
27
30
Al Hazm
20
30

After playing this match, Al Wahda will have 12 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Abha will stay with 6 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Wahda will host Al Hilal on the 26th of May with a 21-2 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (5 draws).

Abha will play away agasint Al Ahli Jeddah on the 15th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (4 draws).

Al Wahda – Formation

Al-Wehda
G
Munir Mohamedi 1.Morocco
7.8
D
Saeed Al Muwallad 2.Saudi Arabia
7.1
D
Jawad El Yamiq 5.Morocco
7.3
80'
D
Abdullah Al Hafith 17.Saudi Arabia
7.9
Goals24'
D
Islam Hawsawi 27.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90'
M
Waleed Bakshwn 4.Saudi Arabia
7.3
73'
M
Craig Goodwin 23.Australia
8.1
82' Goals8'
M
Hussain Al-Eisa  28.Saudi Arabia
8.5
70'
M
F. Fajr 76.Morocco
9.4
Goals65'
M
Anselmo 87.Brazil
8.1
82'
F
O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria
6.3
Goals88'
Substitutes
G
Abdulquddus Atiah 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulelah Al Bukhari 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Ó. Duarte 6.Costa Rica
D
Naif Kariri 38.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Abdulaziz Noor 24.Saudi Arabia
7.5
82'
M
Ala Al Hajji 88.Saudi Arabia
7.0
82'
M
Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi 90.Saudi Arabia
F
V. van Crooij 7.Netherlands
6.8
70'
F
Yahya Naji 80.Saudi Arabia
6.6
80'

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

The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: M. Mohamedi (7.8), Saeed Al Muwallad (7.1), Abdullah Al Hafith (7.9), J. El Yamiq (7.3), Islam Hawsawi (7.0), F. Fajr (9.4), Waleed Bakshwn (7.3), Craig Goodwin (8.1), Anselmo (8.1), Hussain Al Eisa (8.5) and O. Ighalo (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulelah Al Bukhari, Ó. Duarte, Vito van Crooij (6.8), Abdulquddus Atiah, Abdulaziz Noor (7.5), Naif Kireiri, Yahya Naji (6.6), Ala Al Hajji (7.0) and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi.

Substitutions

Al Wahda made 5 changes: Anselmo for Ala Al Hajji (82′), Craig Goodwin for Abdulaziz Noor (82′), Hussain Al Eisa for Vito van Crooij (70′), J. El Yamiq for Yahya Naji (80′) and Islam Hawsawi for Naif Kireiri (90′).

Best player: F. Fajr​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wahda was F. Fajr.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 66 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.

Abha – Formation

Abha
G
Ciprian Tătărușanu 16.Romania
7.3
D
Mohammed Naji 3.Saudi Arabia
6.3
D
Saleh Al-Qumayzi 17.Saudi Arabia
6.1
44'
D
Fabián Noguera 18.Argentina
6.1
D
Zakaria Al-Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia
6.7
M
Grzegorz Krychowiak 5.Poland
6.7
M
Uros Matic 8.Serbia
6.4
55'
M
Hassan Al-Ali 9.Saudi Arabia
6.8
55'
M
François Kamano 11.Guinea
6.4
78'
M
Mohammed Al-Oufi 24.Saudi Arabia
7.0
46'
F
K. Toko-Ekambi 7.Cameroon
7.1
84'
Substitutes
G
Abdulrahman Al-Bouq 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Ahmad Al-Hbeab 6.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 13.Saudi Arabia
6.3
46'
D
Ziyad Al-Sahafi 30.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Al-Salouli 88.Saudi Arabia
6.4
55'
M
Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya 14.Saudi Arabia
M
Meshal Al-Mutairi 77.Saudi Arabia
6.8
78'
F
Ahmad Jaber 71.Saudi Arabia
6.8
55'
F
Omar Al Ruwaili 90.Saudi Arabia
6.8
84'

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

Roel Coumans played with: Ciprian Tătărușanu (7.3), Saleh Al Qumayzi (6.1), Fabián Noguera (6.1), Zakaria Al-Sudani (6.7), Mohammed Naji (6.3), Grzegorz Krychowiak (6.7), Uroš Matić (6.4), Hassan Al-Ali (6.8), François Kamano (6.4), Mohammed Al Oufi (7.0) and Karl Toko Ekambi (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ahmad Al Hbeab, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Mohammed Al-Konaideri (6.3), Fahad Bin Jumayah, Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Ahmad Jaber (6.8), Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi (6.8), Saad Alselouli (6.4) and Omar Al-Ruwaili (6.8).

Substitutions

Abha made 4 changes: Uroš Matić for Saad Alselouli (55′), Hassan Al-Ali for Ahmad Jaber (55′), Mohammed Al Oufi for Mohammed Al-Konaideri (46′) and Karl Toko Ekambi for Omar Al-Ruwaili (84′).

Best player: Ciprian Tătărușanu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Abha was the goalkeeper: Ciprian Tătărușanu. His rating is 7.34. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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