RIYADH. Al Riyadh tops Al Ittifaq 1-0 after K. Bin scored just 1 goal (18′). Al Ittifaq was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Al Rumaikhani assisted by Fahad Al Amri and Abdullah Al Ajim. The 4th official was Turki Al-Hashlan. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.65 degrees Celsius or 90.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Ittifaq had a superior ball possession 67% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ittifaq had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Al Riyadh was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Riyadh shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Al Riyadh received 4 yellow cards (Martín Campaña, Didier N’Dong, Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel and Birama Touré). Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (Demarai Gray).

Standings

After this encounter, Al Riyadh will have 11 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq will stay with 17 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Riyadh will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 1st of May with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (0 draws).

Al Ittifaq will host Al Wahda on the 24th of April with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Al Ittifaq (4 draws).

Al Riyadh – Formation

Al Riyadh started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Yannick Ferrera decided to play with the following team: Martín Campaña (7.8), Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (7.5), Dino Arslanagić (7.5), Mohammed Al Shwirekh (7.5), Alin Toșca (7.0), Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel (6.8), Didier N’Dong (7.1), Birama Touré (7.5), Mohammed Al-Dosari (7.1), Juanmi (6.4) and Saleh Al Abbas (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al Yami (6.8), Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (7.3), Mohamed Al Oqil, Bader Al Mutairi, Ahmad Asiri, Abdurahman Al Shammeri, Moayad Mohammed Al Houti, Fahad Al Rashidi and Yahia Al-Shehri (6.8).

Al Riyadh could not rely on the presence of Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (injured), Yahia Al-Shehri (injured) and Abdulrahman Al Yami (injured).

Substitutions

Al Riyadh made 4 changes: Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel for Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (64′), Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari for Yahia Al-Shehri (79′), Saleh Al Abbas for Abdulrahman Al Yami (79′) and Juanmi for Fahad Al Rashidi (90′).

Best player: Martín Campaña​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Riyadh was the goalkeeper: Martín Campaña. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.

Al Ittifaq – Formation

Al Ittifaq started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Gerrard played with: Paulo Victor (6.8), Radhi Al Otaibi (6.8), Marcel Tisserand (7.1), Jack Hendry (7.7), Abdullah Khateeb (6.4), Hamed Alghamdi (7.5), Jordan Henderson (7.3), Georginio Wijnaldum (7.3), Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (7.9), Robin Quaison (7.0) and Demarai Gray (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Al Dawsari, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Hamdan Al-Shamrani (6.6), Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (7.5), Meshal Alaeli, Mohammed Mater Mahzari (6.4), Amin Al-Bukhari, Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef and Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad (6.4).

Al Ittifaq could not rely on the presence of Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ittifaq made 4 changes: Abdullah Khateeb for Hamdan Al-Shamrani (46′), Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Mohammed Mater Mahzari (87′), Hamed Alghamdi for Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (74′) and Georginio Wijnaldum for Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad (87′).

Best player: Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi​

The most impressive player for Al Ittifaq was Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi.

His rating is (7.9) with 40 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Al Riyadh – Al Ittifaq – 1-0