NIORT. Al Rayyan snatched a late win Al Arabi 1-0 after Rodrigo scored just 1 goal (90′). Al Arabi was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
Al Rayyan remained with 10 players after Abdelaziz Hatem received a red card in the 73′. Nonetheless, Al Rayyan still managed to win this contest playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim who had the assistance of Ramzan Saeed Al Naemi and Yousef Aref Al Shamari. The 4th official was Mohammed Ahmed Al Obedly. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 39.91 degrees Celsius or 103.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 17%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Arabi was in firm control of the ball 65% while Al Rayyan was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Arabi was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Rayyan succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Rayyan shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Al Arabi shot 18 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Al Rayyan received 3 yellow cards (Bassam Al-Rawi, Ahmed Al Minhali and Thiago Mendes). Talking about the opposition, Al Arabi received 2 yellow cards (Helal Mohammed and Youssef Msakni).
(Al Rayyan) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (73′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Rayyan will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Al Arabi will stay with 3 points like Al Mu’aidar to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Rayyan will play away with Al Wakrah on the 28th of September with a 21-8 head to head stats in favor of Al Rayyan (5 draws).
Al Arabi will host Qatar SC on the 28th of September with a 13-12 head to head stats in favor of Al Arabi (13 draws).
Al Rayyan – Formation
Al Rayyan
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73'
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90'
Al Rayyan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Fahad Baker , Bassam Al-Rawi , André Amaro , Shogo Taniguchi , Ahmed Al Minhali , Thiago Mendes , Abdelaziz Hatem , Gabriel Pereira , Róger Guedes , Ibrahim Ali and Rodrigo .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Tabata , Adel Bader Al Ahmad, Abdulrahman Al Harazi, Saud Al Hajiri, Mostafa Osama Abouelela, Achraf Bencharki , Fahad Al Qesaimi, Abdulhadi Kasr Al-Oun, Yousef Ali Al-Alawi and Mouaz Gadelseed Abdalla.
Substitutions
Al Rayyan made 2 changes: Ibrahim Ali for Achraf Bencharki (46′) and Gabriel Pereira for Rodrigo Tabata (79′).
Best player: Rodrigo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Rayyan was Rodrigo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Al Arabi – Formation
Al Arabi
Al Arabi started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Younes Ali Rahmati played with: Jasem Adel Al Hail , Abdullah Marafee , Yousuf Muftah , Abdou Diallo , Helal Mohammed , Ahmed Fathy , Mohamed Taabouni , Rafinha Alcântara , Marco Verratti , Youssef Msakni and Omar Al-Somah .
These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Sayyar, Abdulrahman Anad, Hamid Ismail , Mohammed Alaa Eldin, Ibrahim Nasser Kala, Mahmud Abunad, Abdullah Murisi, Noureldin Ahmed, Salem Reda Salem , Marwan Sharaf Salaheldin Hassan, Tamer Bouri and Rami Suhail Ali .
Al Arabi could not rely on the presence of Hamid Ismail (injured) and Salem Reda Salem (injured).
Substitutions
Al Arabi made 4 changes: Ahmed Fathy for Hamid Ismail (70′), Abdullah Marafee for Salem Reda Salem (90′), Mohamed Taabouni for Rami Suhail Ali (90′) and Rafinha Alcântara for Abdullah Murisi (90′).
Best player: Rafinha Alcântara
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Arabi was Rafinha Alcântara.
His rating is with 61 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 18 duels out of 25. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
