RIYADH. Al Hilal beats Al Khaleej 1-0 after A. Mitrović scored just 1 goal (30′). Al Hilal was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Darío Herrera with the help of Maximiliano Del Yesso and Sebastián Rainieri. The 4th official was Raed Al Zahrani. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.07 degrees Celsius or 91.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 14%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Hilal

1 - 0

Al Khaleej

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 20 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 164 Attack 57
  • 92 Dangerous attack 22
  • 67 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Hilal had a strong ball possession 66% while Al Khaleej was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match​.

Al Hilal shot 20 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Al Khaleej shot 9 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (Rúben Neves and Saud Abdulhamid). On the other side, Al Khaleej received 2 yellow cards (Fábio Martins and Jung Woo-Young).

Match Timeline

23'
Woo-young Jung- Yellow
Aleksandar Mitrovic(goal)
30'
Saud Abdulhamid- Yellow
35'
Rúben Neves- Yellow
47'
66'
Hamad Al Abdan- sub ->Khaled Al Sumairi
66'
Abdullah Al Shanqiti- sub ->Saeed Al Hamsal
70'
Fábio Martins- Yellow
80'
Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->Jung Woo-Young
Mohammed Al-Burayk- sub ->Saud Abdulhamid
90'
90'
Mohamed Kanno- sub ->Rúben Neves
90'
90'
Arif Al Haydar- sub ->Mohammed Al Khabrani
Khalifah Al-Dawsari- sub ->Yasir Al Shahrani
66'
Saleh Al-Shehri- sub ->Aleksandar Mitrović
66'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
89
31
Al Nassr
77
31
Al Ahli
58
31
Al Taawoun
52
31
Al Ittihad
50
31
Al Ettifaq
44
31
Al Fateh
42
31
Al Feiha
42
31
Al Shabab
41
31
Damac
39
31
Al Khaleej
36
31
Al-Wehda
35
31
Al Raed
32
31
Al Riyadh
30
31
Abha
29
31
Al Akhdoud
28
31
Al Tai
28
31
Al Hazm
20
31

After this contest, Al Hilal will have 26 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Al Khaleej will stay with 9 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

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

Al Khaleej will host Al Wahda on the 8th of May with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Al Wahda (1 draw).

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal
G
Bono 37.Morocco
6.7
D
Kalidou Koulibaly 3.Senegal
7.7
D
Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia
7.3
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
7.3
66'
D
Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90' 35'
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
7.3
90' 47'
M
Sergej Milinković-Savić 22.Serbia
8.4
M
Salem Al-Dawsari 29.Saudi Arabia
7.3
M
Malcom 77.Brazil
7.0
M
Michael 96.Brazil
7.7
90'
F
Aleksandar Mitrovic 9.Serbia
8.4
66' 30'
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al-Owais 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90'
D
Khalifah Al-Dawsari 4.Saudi Arabia
66'
M
Abdulelah Al-Malki 26.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohamed Kanno 28.Saudi Arabia
6.7
90'
M
Musab Al Juwayr 43.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia
66'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia
6.8
90'

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

The manager Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Bono (6.7), Saud Abdulhamid (7.0), Kalidou Koulibaly (7.7), Ali Al Bulayhi (7.3), Yasir Al Shahrani (7.3), Sergej Milinković-Savić (8.4), Rúben Neves (7.3), Michael (7.7), Malcom (7.0), Salem Al Dawsari (7.3) and Aleksandar Mitrović (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al-Burayk (7.0), Khalifah Aldawsari, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdullah Al Hamdan (6.8), Mohammed Al Owais, Abdulelah Al Malki, Mohamed Kanno (6.7), Musab Fahd Aljuwayr and Mohammed Al-Qahtani.

Al Hilal could not rely on the presence of Saleh Al-Shehri (injured).

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 5 changes: Rúben Neves for Mohamed Kanno (90′), Saud Abdulhamid for Mohammed Al-Burayk (90′), Aleksandar Mitrović for Saleh Al-Shehri (66′), Michael for Abdullah Al Hamdan (90′) and Yasir Al Shahrani for Khalifah Aldawsari (66′).

Best player: Aleksandar Mitrović​

The most impressive player for Al Hilal was Aleksandar Mitrović.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 13 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej
G
Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia
7.5
D
Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia
6.8
90'
D
L. López 4.Argentina
6.4
D
Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal
6.8
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
7.5
66'
M
Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia
6.6
66'
M
K. Narey 7.Togo
6.3
M
Fábio Martins 10.Portugal
7.3
70'
M
Abdulelah Hawsawi 18.Saudi Arabia
7.0
M
Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea
6.4
80' 23'
F
Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt
6.4
Substitutes
G
Raed Ozaybi 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
7.0
66'
D
Arif Al Haydar 25.Saudi Arabia
6.8
90'
D
Bandar Nasser 33.Saudi Arabia
M
Hassan Al Majhad 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Fawaz Al Terais 27.Saudi Arabia
M
Hamad Al Abdan 99.Saudi Arabia
7.0
66'
F
Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia
6.4
80'
F
Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia

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

Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva played with: Marwan Al Haidari (7.5), Saeed Al Hamsal (7.5), Mohammed Al Khabrani (6.8), L. López (6.4), Pedro Rebocho (6.8), Jung Woo-Young (6.4), Khaled Al Sumairi (6.6), K. Narey (6.3), Abdulelah (7.0), Fábio Martins (7.3) and Mohamed Sherif (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdullah Al Salem (6.4), Abdullah Al Shanqiti (7.0), Mansour Hamzi, Hassan Al Majhad, Raed Ozaybi, Arif Al-Haydar (6.8), Fawaz Al Terais, Bandar Nasser and Hamad Al Abdan (7.0).

Al Khaleej could not rely on the presence of Abdullah Al Shanqiti (injured).

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 4 changes: Mohammed Al Khabrani for Arif Al-Haydar (90′), Saeed Al Hamsal for Abdullah Al Shanqiti (66′), Khaled Al Sumairi for Hamad Al Abdan (66′) and Jung Woo-Young for Abdullah Al Salem (80′).

Best player: Saeed Al Hamsal​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Khaleej was Saeed Al Hamsal.

His rating is (7.5) with 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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