RIYADH. Al Shabab was ultimately too good for Al Raed with the goal of Moteb Al-Harbi (19′), É. Banega (55′) and Carlos (73′).
The match was played at the King Fahd International Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Thursday and it started at 7:40 pm local time. The referee was Majed Al Shamrani with the support of Omar Al Jamel and Saad Al-Shubrami. The 4th official was Khalid Al Juhani. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Al Shabab was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Al Raed that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Raed was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Al Shabab found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Al Shabab shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Al Raed shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 2 yellow cards (I. Lichnovsky and Ahmed Sharahili). On the opposite side, Al Raed received 2 yellow cards (Sultan Farhan and Eduardo Henrique).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Shabab will have 25 points like Dhamk to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Al Raed will stay with 18 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will host Al Taawon on the 27th of December with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Al Taawon (5 draws).
Al Raed will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 27th of December with a 20-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (3 draws).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
52'
19'
81'
Al Shabab started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Fawaz Al Qarni, I. Lichnovsky, Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al-Harbi, É. Banega, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Sagourq, Hussain Al Monassar, Paulinho, O. Ighalo and Carlos.
The home team had on the bench: Ali Majrashi, Abdullah Al Zori, Nasser Al-Omran, Jamal Bajandouh, Turki Al-Ammar, Zaid Al-Bawardi, Abdullah Al-Joui, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari and Khaled Al Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 2 changes: Fawaz Al Sagourq for Ali Majrashi (81′) and Hattan Bahebri for Turki Al-Ammar (81′).
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed
Al Raed started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Pablo Javier Machín Díez played with: Iago Herrerín, Mohammed Salem, Mansour Al Harbi, Renê, Abdullah Al Fahad, Eduardo Henrique, M. Fouzair, Ahmed Zain, Sultan Farhan, Éder and K. El Berkaoui.
These were the players on the bench: Muteb Al-Mutlaq, Yehya Al-Shehri, Naif Hazazi, Yahya Sunbul, Ahmad Al Harbi, Mansor Al-Beshe, Khalid Al-Khathlan, Abdulmohsen Qahtani and Rayed Al-Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al Raed made 4 changes: Mansour Al Harbi for Yehya Al-Shehri (64′), Ahmed Zain for Khalid Al-Khathlan (83′), Éder for Rayed Al-Ghamdi (83′) and Eduardo Henrique for Naif Hazazi (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
