RIYADH. Al Nassr beats Al Hilal with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Aboubakar (39′) and a goal from T. (90′). Al Hilal was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the King Fahd International Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Thursday and it started at 3:15 pm local time. The referee was Paolo Valeri with the collaboration of Alessandro Giallatini and Ciro Carbone. The 4th official was Sami Al Jires. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 78.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Hilal

0 - 2

Al Nassr

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 6 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 159 Attack 148
  • 73 Dangerous attack 46
  • 140 Ball safe 138
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Hilal had a strong ball possession 63% while Al Nassr was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Nassr was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Hilal shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Al Nassr shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Al Hilal received 3 yellow cards (B. Gomis, Salman Al-Faraj and Matheus Pereira). On the other side, Al Nassr received 4 yellow cards (Ayman Yahya, Mansour Al Shammari, Ali Al-Hassan and Talisca).

Match Timeline

27'
34'
Ayman Yahya- Yellow
39'
Salman Al-Faraj- Yellow
43'
45'
49'
54'
Ali Al-Hassan- Yellow
57'
59'
72'
73'
73'
81'
Saleh Al-Shehri- sub ->G. Cuéllar
84'
90'
Talisca (goal)V. Aboubakar
90'
Talisca - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
67
30
Al Ittihad
65
30
Al Nassr
61
30
Al Shabab
55
30
Damac
44
30
Al Tai
37
30
Al Raed
36
30
Al Fateh
35
30
Al Feiha
35
30
Abha
35
30
Al Taawoun
34
30
Al Ettifaq
34
30
Al Faisaly
33
30
Al Batin
33
30
Al Ahli
32
30
Al Hazm
17
30

After playing this match, Al Hilal will stay with 21 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Al Nassr will have 20 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will host Al Fateh on the 25th of December with a 19-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Hilal (3 draws).

Al Nassr will host Al Hazm on the 26th of December with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Nassr (3 draws).

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Jang Hyun-Soo 20.South Korea
D
Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia
57'
D
Muteb Al-Mufarrij 32.Saudi Arabia
M
G. Cuéllar 6.Colombia
84'
M
Salman Al-Faraj 7.Saudi Arabia
43'
M
Salem Al-Dawsari 29.Saudi Arabia
F
Matheus Pereira 15.Brazil
73' 45'
F
Bafétimbi Gomis 18.France
73' 27'
F
M. Marega 17.Mali
Substitutes
G
Habib Al-Wutaian 31.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
M
André Carrillo 19.Peru
73'
F
Luciano Vietto 10.Argentina
73'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia
F
Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia
F
Musab Al Juwayr 43.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia
84'
F
Hamad Al Yami 88.Saudi Arabia
57'

The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al Maiouf, Yasir Al-Shahrani, Jang Hyun-Soo, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Muteb Al Mufarrij, G. Cuéllar, Salman Al-Faraj, Salem Al-Dawsari, Matheus Pereira, B. Gomis and M. Marega.

The home team had on the bench: L. Vietto, Abdullah Al Hamdan, Mohammed Al Qahtani, A. Carrillo, Musab Fahz Aljuwayr, Saleh Al-Shehri, Hamad Al Yami, Habib Al-Wotayan and Mohammed Jahfali.

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 4 changes: Ali Al-Bulaihi for Hamad Al Yami (57′), B. Gomis for L. Vietto (73′), Matheus Pereira for A. Carrillo (73′) and G. Cuéllar for Saleh Al-Shehri (84′).

Al Nassr – Formation

Al Nassr
G
Waleed Abdullah 33.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Lajami 78.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulelah Al-Amri 5.Saudi Arabia
D
Mansour Al Shammari 42.Saudi Arabia
49'
M
Sultan Al-Ghannam 2.Saudi Arabia
M
Talisca 94.Brazil
90' 90'
M
Abdullah Al-Khaibari 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Ali Al-Hassan 19.Saudi Arabia
72' 54'
M
Ayman Yahya 23.Saudi Arabia
59' 34'
F
Khalid Al Ghannam 11.Saudi Arabia
81'
F
V. Aboubakar 26.Cameroon
39'
Substitutes
G
Amin Al Bukhari 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Hamad Al Mansour 20.Saudi Arabia
81'
D
Ramiro Funes Mori 55.Argentina
D
Mohammed Al-Fatil 4.Saudi Arabia
M
Sami Al-Najei 14.Saudi Arabia
M
Mukhtar Ali 21.Saudi Arabia
M
Pity Martínez 10.Argentina
59'
M
J. Masharipov 7.Uzbekistan
M
Anselmo 87.Brazil
72'

Marcelo Salazar played with: Waleed Abdullah, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ali Lajami, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mansour Al Shammari, Talisca, Abdullah Al khaibari, Ali Al-Hassan, Khalid Al Ghannam, Ayman Yahya and V. Aboubakar.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Hamed Al Mansour, Sami Al-Najei, Mukhtar Ali, R. Mori, Mohammed Al Fatil, G. Martínez, J. Masharipov, Amin Jan Bukhari and Anselmo.

Substitutions

Al Nassr made 3 changes: Ayman Yahya for G. Martínez (59′), Ali Al-Hassan for Anselmo (72′) and Khalid Al Ghannam for Hamed Al Mansour (81′).

Results of the day

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