Al Ahli beats Al Wahda 3-1

JEDDAH. Al Ahli defeats Al Wahda 3-1.

October 22, 2023

JEDDAH. Al Ahli conquers Al Wahda 3-1. Al Ahli made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

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 Jesús Valenzuela Sáez with the collaboration of Jorge Urrego Martínez and Tulio Moreno. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.57 degrees Celsius or 90.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.

Match Statistics

Al Ahli

3 - 1

Al-Wehda

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

17 Total 3
7 On Target 1
7 Off Target 1
4 Shots blocked 1

86 Attack 90
34 Dangerous attack 38
59 Ball safe 47

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 1
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

8 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

9 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Ahli had a strong ball possession 56% while Al Wahda was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wahda was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Al Ahli managed to find the solution to win this match.

Al Ahli shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Wahda shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Al Ahli received 1 yellow card (Abdulbasit Hindi). Regarding the opposition, Al Wahda received 3 yellow cards (Abdulaziz Noor, Ó. Duarte and O. Ighalo).

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

Match Timeline

O. Ighalo- Yellow

Franck Kessié(VAR)

24'

35'

Ó. Duarte- Yellow

Allan Saint-Maximin(goal)Gabri Veiga

45'

Abdulbasit Hindi- Yellow

47'

46'

Abdulaziz Noor- sub ->Hussain Al Eisa

Abdulbasit Hindi(own-goal)

51'

Ali Al-Asmari- sub ->Franck Kessié

50'

56'

Naif Kariri- sub ->Ali Makki

Roger Ibañez(goal)Riyad Mahrez

68'

72'

Abdulelah Al Bukhari- sub ->Craig Goodwin

73'

Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi- sub ->Anselmo

Sumaihan Al-Nabit- sub ->Mohammed Al-Majhad

78'

83'

V. van Crooij- sub ->Islam Hawsawi

Riyad Mahrez(goal)Roberto Firmino

84'

90'

Ala Al Hajji- Red

90'

Abdulaziz Noor- Yellow

Fahad Al-Rashidi- sub ->Roberto Firmino

90'

Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani- sub ->Allan Saint-Maximin

90'

Saad Balobaid- sub ->Abdullah Al-Ammar

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Al Ahli will have 22 points like Al Nassr to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Wahda will stay with 13 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

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

Al Wahda will host Al Hilal on the 26th of May with a 21-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Hilal (5 draws).

Al Ahli – Formation

Al Ahli

Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal

6.8

Roger Ibañez 3.Brazil

7.9

68'

Bassam Al-Hurayji 6.Saudi Arabia

7.1

Abdullah Al-Ammar 15.Saudi Arabia

6.6

90'

Abdulbasit Hindi 37.Saudi Arabia

6.8

47'

Riyad Mahrez 7.Algeria

8.4

84'

Gabri Veiga 24.Spain

7.3

Mohammed Al-Majhad 29.Saudi Arabia

7.0

78'

Franck Kessié 79.Ivory Coast

6.3

50'

Allan Saint-Maximin 97.France

8.1

90'

45'

Roberto Firmino 10.Brazil

7.3

90'

Substitutes

Abdulrahman Al Sanbi 1.Saudi Arabia

Fahd Al-Hamad 26.Saudi Arabia

Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia

90'

Rayan Hamed 46.Saudi Arabia

Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia

7.1

78'

Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani 30.Saudi Arabia

90'

Ali Al-Asmari 40.Saudi Arabia

6.8

50'

Haitham Asiri 17.Saudi Arabia

Fahad Al-Rashidi 19.Saudi Arabia

90'

Al Ahli 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), Bassam Al-Hurayji (7.1), Roger Ibañez (7.9), Abdulbasit Hindi (6.8), Abdullah Al-Ammar (6.6), Mohammed Al-Majhad (7.0), Franck Kessié (6.3), Riyad Mahrez (8.4), Gabri Veiga (7.3), Allan Saint-Maximin (8.1) and Roberto Firmino (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Sumaihan Al-Nabit (7.1), Haitham Asiri, Fahad Al-Rashidi, Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani, Saad Balobaid, Ali Al-Asmari (6.8) and Rayan Hamed.

Al Ahli could not rely on the presence of Ali Al-Asmari (injured), Sumaihan Al-Nabit (injured), Fahad Al-Rashidi (injured) and Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ahli made 5 changes: Franck Kessié for Ali Al-Asmari (50′), Mohammed Al-Majhad for Sumaihan Al-Nabit (78′), Abdullah Al-Ammar for Saad Balobaid (90′), Roberto Firmino for Fahad Al-Rashidi (90′) and Allan Saint-Maximin for Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (90′).

Best player: Riyad Mahrez

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli was Riyad Mahrez.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Al Wahda – Formation

Al-Wehda

Munir Mohamedi 1.Morocco

6.8

Ó. Duarte 6.Costa Rica

6.4

35'

Abdullah Al Hafith 17.Saudi Arabia

6.6

Ali Makki 22.Saudi Arabia

7.0

56'

Islam Hawsawi 27.Saudi Arabia

6.4

83'

Craig Goodwin 23.Australia

6.8

72'

Hussain Al-Eisa 28.Saudi Arabia

7.0

46'

F. Fajr 76.Morocco

7.3

Anselmo 87.Brazil

6.6

73'

Ala Al Hajji 88.Saudi Arabia

6.6

90'

O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria

6.7

Substitutes

Abdulquddus Atiah 13.Saudi Arabia

Abdulelah Al Bukhari 3.Saudi Arabia

6.4

72'

Naif Kariri 38.Saudi Arabia

6.4

56'

Abdulaziz Noor 24.Saudi Arabia

7.1

46'

90'

Yousef Saad Al Harbi 35.Saudi Arabia

Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi 90.Saudi Arabia

6.8

73'

V. van Crooij 7.Netherlands

6.6

83'

Sultan Al Akouz 11.Saudi Arabia

Yahya Naji 80.Saudi Arabia

Al Wahda started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Giorgios Donis played with: M. Mohamedi (6.8), Ali Makki (7.0), Abdullah Al Hafith (6.6), Ó. Duarte (6.4), Islam Hawsawi (6.4), Ala Al Hajji (6.6), Craig Goodwin (6.8), Anselmo (6.6), F. Fajr (7.3), Hussain Al Eisa (7.0) and O. Ighalo (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Abdulelah Al Bukhari (6.4), Vito van Crooij (6.6), Sultan Al Akouz, Abdulquddus Atiah, Abdulaziz Noor (7.1), Yousef Saad Al Harbi, Naif Kireiri (6.4), Yahya Naji and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (6.8).

Al Wahda could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Noor (injured), Naif Kireiri (injured), Abdulelah Al Bukhari (injured) and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Wahda made 5 changes: Hussain Al Eisa for Abdulaziz Noor (46′), Ali Makki for Naif Kireiri (56′), Craig Goodwin for Abdulelah Al Bukhari (72′), Anselmo for Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (73′) and Islam Hawsawi for Vito van Crooij (83′).