BURAYDAH. Al Fateh beat Al Raed to win 2-1. It was Al Fateh to strike first with a goal of Tawfiq Buhumaid at the 28′. Then Cristian Tello scored again for Al Fateh in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Karim El Berkaoui reduced the distance for Al Raed a penalty (69′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Raed Al Zahrani with the support of Mofareh Abdullah Al-Hassan and Abdullah Al Qahtani. The 4th official was Sami Al Jires. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.7 degrees Celsius or 85.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Raed

1 - 2

Al Fateh

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 118 Attack 76
  • 50 Dangerous attack 36
  • 102 Ball safe 134
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Al Raed was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Al Fateh that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Raed was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Al Fateh succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Raed shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Fateh shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Raed received 5 yellow cards (Mathias Normann, Hamad Al Jayzani, Mansour Al Bishi, Mohammed Al-Dosari and Igor Jovičević). On the opposite side, Al Fateh received 3 yellow cards (Abdullah Al-Mogren, Jacob Rinne and Ali Alzubaidi).

Match Timeline

Mathias Normann - Yellow
24'
28'
Tawfiq Bu Haymid(goal)Mourad Batna
30'
Abdullah Al Mogren- Yellow
45'
Cristian Tello(goal)Lucas Zelarayán
Hamad Al-Jayzani- Yellow
57'
58'
Mohammed Al Fuhaid- sub ->Abbas Sadiq Alhassan
58'
Salem Al Najdi- sub ->Tawfiq Buhumaid
58'
Ali Al Zubaidi- sub ->Saeed Baattia
Mansour Al-Bishi- Yellow
62'
Karim El Berkaoui- sub ->Yahya Sunbul
66'
Karim El Berkaoui(penalty)
69'
75'
Ali Al Zubaidi- Yellow
79'
Noah Al Mousa- sub ->Abdullah Al-Mogren
Mohammed Al-Dawsari- Yellow
80'
Abdullah Al-Yousif- sub ->Hamad Al Jayzani
90'
Bander Whaeshi- sub ->Mamadou Loum
90'
90'
Qasem Lajami- sub ->Lucas Zelarayán
90'
J. Rinne- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
86
30
Al Nassr
74
30
Al Ahli
55
30
Al Taawoun
51
30
Al Ittihad
50
30
Al Shabab
41
30
Al Fateh
41
30
Al Ettifaq
41
30
Al Feiha
41
30
Damac
38
30
Al Khaleej
36
30
Al-Wehda
32
30
Al Raed
31
30
Al Riyadh
29
30
Al Akhdoud
28
30
Abha
28
30
Al Tai
27
30
Al Hazm
20
30

After playing this contest, Al Raed will stay with 5 points to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Fateh will have 23 points to move down in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Raed will play away against Dhamk on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).

Al Fateh will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 3rd of April with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Al Fateh (4 draws).

Al Raed – Formation

Al Raed
G
André Moreira 1.Portugal
6.1
D
Mamadou Loum 5.Senegal
6.8
90'
D
O. Gonzalez 21.Cameroon
6.8
D
Hamad Al-Jayzani 28.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90' 57'
D
Mohammed Al-Dawsari 32.Saudi Arabia
6.7
80'
M
Mathias Normann 8.Norway
7.0
24'
M
Mohammed Fouzair 10.Morocco
7.0
M
Mansour Al-Bishi 14.Saudi Arabia
6.8
62'
M
Yahya Sunbul 45.Saudi Arabia
6.6
66'
F
Amir Sayoud 7.Algeria
7.9
F
Julio Tavarès 17.Cape Verde
7.0
Substitutes
G
Meshary Sanyor 50.Saudi Arabia
D
Bander Whaeshi 2.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Abdullah Al-Fahad 19.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al-Yousif 43.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Nayef Hazazi 18.Saudi Arabia
M
Khalid Al-Subaie 24.Saudi Arabia
F
Raed Al-Ghamdi 9.Saudi Arabia
F
Karim El Berkaoui 11.Morocco
7.3
66' 69'
F
Feras Al-Ghamdi 49.Saudi Arabia

Al Raed started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Igor Jovičević decided to play with the following team: André Moreira (6.1), Mohammed Al-Dosari (6.7), Oumar Gonzalez (6.8), Mamadou Loum (6.8), Hamad Al Jayzani (7.0), Mohamed Fouzair (7.0), Mathias Normann (7.0), Mansour Al Bishi (6.8), Yahya Sunbul (6.6), Amir Saâyoud (7.9) and Júlio Tavares (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Bander Whaeshi, Raed Al-Ghamdi, Karim El Berkaoui (7.3), Naif Hazzazi, Abdullah Al-Fahad, Mohammed Alsubaie, Abdullah Al Yousif, Firas Al-Ghamdi and Mshari Sanyoor.

Substitutions

Al Raed made 3 changes: Yahya Sunbul for Karim El Berkaoui (66′), Hamad Al Jayzani for Abdullah Al Yousif (90′) and Mamadou Loum for Bander Whaeshi (90′).

Best player: Amir Saâyoud​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Raed was Amir Saâyoud.

His rating is (7.9) with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Al Fateh – Formation

Al Fateh
G
J. Rinne 1.Sweden
7.7
90'
D
Saeed Baattia 12.Saudi Arabia
7.5
58'
D
M. Saâdane 17.Morocco
7.3
D
Tawfiq Bu Haymid 25.Saudi Arabia
7.5
58' 28'
D
J. Denayer 64.Belgium
6.6
M
Mukhtar Ali 7.Saudi Arabia
7.0
M
Lucas Zelarayán 10.Armenia
7.5
90'
M
M. Batna 11.Morocco
7.8
M
Cristian Tello 37.Spain
7.8
45'
M
Abbas Al Hassan 66.Saudi Arabia
6.8
58'
F
Abdullah Al Mogren 20.Saudi Arabia
6.3
79' 30'
Substitutes
G
Mustafa Malayekah 26.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Al Zubaidi 2.Saudi Arabia
6.6
58' 75'
D
Qasem Lajami 87.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Noah Al Mousa 8.Saudi Arabia
6.7
79'
M
Mohammed Al Fuhaid 14.Saudi Arabia
6.8
58'
M
Mohammed Al Saeed 18.Saudi Arabia
M
Salem Al Najdi 83.Saudi Arabia
6.8
58'
F
Ali Al Masoud 29.Saudi Arabia

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

Slaven Bilić played with: Jacob Rinne (7.7), Saeed Baattia (7.5), Jason Denayer (6.6), Marwane Saadane (7.3), Tawfiq Buhumaid (7.5), Abbas Sadiq Alhassan (6.8), Mukhtar Ali (7.0), Mourad Batna (7.8), Lucas Zelarayán (7.5), Cristian Tello (7.8) and Abdullah Al-Mogren (6.3).

They had on the bench: Ali Alzubaidi (6.6), Nouh Al-Mousa (6.7), Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (6.8), Mohammed Al Saeed, Mustafa Malaika, Ali Al Masoud, Salem Alnajdi (6.8) and Qasim Al-Oujami.

Substitutions

Al Fateh made 5 changes: Abbas Sadiq Alhassan for Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (58′), Tawfiq Buhumaid for Salem Alnajdi (58′), Saeed Baattia for Ali Alzubaidi (58′), Abdullah Al-Mogren for Nouh Al-Mousa (79′) and Lucas Zelarayán for Qasim Al-Oujami (90′).

Best player: Mourad Batna​

The most impressive player for Al Fateh was Mourad Batna even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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