JEDDAH. Al Ahli Jeddah tops Al Ittihad 1-0 after F. Kessié scored just 1 goal (31′). Al Ittihad was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
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 Danny Desmond Makkelie who was helped by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Mamdouh Al Shahdan. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.21 degrees Celsius or 93.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 4 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 139 Attack 88
- 74 Dangerous attack 34
- 70 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Ittihad was in firm control of the ball 62% while Al Ahli Jeddah was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Al Ahli Jeddah was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Al Ittihad shot 17 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ahli Jeddah shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Igor Coronado and Fabinho). On the other side, Al Ahli Jeddah received 5 yellow cards (Matthias Jaissle, Edouard Mendy, Gabri Veiga, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani and Riyad Mahrez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Ittihad will stay with 19 points like Al Nassr to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Al Ahli Jeddah will have 16 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will host Dhamk on the 22nd of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (3 draws).
Al Ahli Jeddah will host Al Feiha on the 26th of May with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (5 draws).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
46'
35'
Al Ittihad started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe , Madallah Al-Olayan , Luiz Felipe , Hassan Kadesh , Ahmed Bamasud , Romarinho , N’Golo Kanté , Fabinho , Igor Coronado , Karim Benzema and Abderrazak Hamdallah .
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Sultan Farhan, Zakaria Al Hawsawi , Muhannad Alshanqeeti , Awad Al-Nashri, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Haroune Camara and Saleh Al-Amri .
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 3 changes: Ahmed Bamasud for Zakaria Al Hawsawi (46′), Madallah Al-Olayan for Muhannad Alshanqeeti (46′) and Igor Coronado for Saleh Al-Amri (85′).
Best player: Karim Benzema
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Karim Benzema.
His rating is with 35 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Al Ahli Jeddah – Formation
Al Ahli
31'
Al Ahli Jeddah started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Matthias Jaissle played with: Edouard Mendy , Ali Majrashi , Roger Ibañez , Abdulbasit Hindi , Abdullah Al-Ammar , Gabri Veiga , Mohammed Al-Majhad , Franck Kessié , Riyad Mahrez , Roberto Firmino and Firas Al-Buraikan .
These were the players on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Sumaihan Al-Nabit , Haitham Asiri, Fahad Al-Rashidi , Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani , Saad Balobaid , Ali Al-Asmari and Rayan Hamed .
Al Ahli Jeddah could not rely on the presence of Sumaihan Al-Nabit (injured) and Fahad Al-Rashidi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ahli Jeddah made 5 changes: Ali Majrashi for Rayan Hamed (74′), Mohammed Al-Majhad for Sumaihan Al-Nabit (61′), Abdullah Al-Ammar for Saad Balobaid (61′), Gabri Veiga for Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (88′) and Firas Al-Buraikan for Fahad Al-Rashidi (88′).
Best player: Mohammed Al-Majhad
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli Jeddah was Mohammed Al-Majhad even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Ittihad – Al Ahli Jeddah – 0-1
- Al Nassr – Abha – 2-2
