RIYADH. Al Hilal beats Al Ahli 3-1. Al Hilal got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Sergej Milinković-Savić (1′) and Aleksandar Mitrović (37′). Al Ahli tried to recover with a goal from Allan Saint-Maximin (58′). Nonetheless, the contest was closed by an own goal (84′) scored by Roger Ibañez for Al Hilal.

Aleksandar Mitrović didn’t score a penalty (26′) for Al Hilal.​

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 Yael Falcón Pérez who was helped by Juan Pablo Belatti and Facundo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Fareeh Al Jaloud. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 27.61 degrees Celsius or 81.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Hilal

3 - 1

Al Ahli

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 105 Attack 103
  • 53 Dangerous attack 51
  • 74 Ball safe 77
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Al Hilal was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Al Ahli that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match​.

Al Hilal shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ahli shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Hilal didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Al Ahli received 4 yellow cards (Ali Al-Asmari, Franck Kessié, Roger Ibañez and Abdulbasit Hindi).

Match Timeline

Sergej Milinković-Savić(goal)Kalidou Koulibaly
1'
Aleksandar Mitrovic- missed penaltyAleksandar Mitrović
26'
32'
Roger Ibañez- Yellow
Aleksandar Mitrovic(goal)Saud Abdulhamid
37'
45'
Abdulbasit Hindi- Yellow
58'
Allan Saint-Maximin(goal)Riyad Mahrez
70'
Ali Al-Asmari- sub ->Mohammed Al-Majhad
70'
Firas Al-Buraikan- sub ->Allan Saint-Maximin
Mohamed Kanno- sub ->Michael
77'
84'
Roger Ibañez(own-goal)
88'
Ali Al-Asmari- Yellow
88'
Fahad Al-Rashidi- sub ->Gabri Veiga
Mohammed Al-Burayk- sub ->Yasir Al Shahrani
89'
Hassan Tambakti- sub ->Salem Al Dawsari
90'
90'
Franck Kessié- Yellow

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 encounter, Al Hilal will have 29 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ahli will stay with 22 points like Al Nassr to soar in the 5th 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 record in favor of Al Hilal (5 draws).

Al Ahli will host Al Feiha on the 26th of May with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Al Ahli (5 draws).

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal
G
Bono 37.Morocco
6.7
D
Kalidou Koulibaly 3.Senegal
7.8
D
Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia
6.7
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
7.1
89'
D
Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia
7.3
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
7.0
M
Sergej Milinković-Savić 22.Serbia
7.8
1'
M
Salem Al-Dawsari 29.Saudi Arabia
7.5
90'
M
Malcom 77.Brazil
8.1
M
Michael 96.Brazil
6.3
77'
F
Aleksandar Mitrovic 9.Serbia
6.8
37'
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al-Owais 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia
89'
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
D
Hassan Tambakti 87.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Abdulelah Al-Malki 26.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohamed Kanno 28.Saudi Arabia
6.7
77'
M
Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia

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 (7.3), Kalidou Koulibaly (7.8), Ali Al Bulayhi (6.7), Yasir Al Shahrani (7.1), Rúben Neves (7.0), Sergej Milinković-Savić (7.8), Michael (6.3), Malcom (8.1), Salem Al Dawsari (7.5) and Aleksandar Mitrović (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al-Burayk, Saleh Al Shehri, Abdullah Al Hamddan, Mohammed Al Owais, Abdulelah Al Malki, Mohamed Kanno (6.7), Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Jahfali and Hassan Tambakti.

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 3 changes: Michael for Mohamed Kanno (77′), Salem Al Dawsari for Hassan Tambakti (90′) and Yasir Al Shahrani for Mohammed Al-Burayk (89′).

Best player: Malcom​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Hilal was Malcom even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 30 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He hit the woodwork once times.

Al Ahli – Formation

Al Ahli
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
7.7
D
Roger Ibañez 3.Brazil
6.8
32'
D
Abdullah Al-Ammar 15.Saudi Arabia
6.7
D
Ali Majrashi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.7
D
Abdulbasit Hindi 37.Saudi Arabia
6.3
45'
M
Riyad Mahrez 7.Algeria
7.3
M
Gabri Veiga 24.Spain
6.8
88'
M
Mohammed Al-Majhad 29.Saudi Arabia
6.8
70'
M
Franck Kessié 79.Ivory Coast
6.3
90'
M
Allan Saint-Maximin 97.France
7.8
70' 58'
F
Roberto Firmino 10.Brazil
7.3
Substitutes
G
Abdulrahman Al Sanbi 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Bassam Al-Hurayji 6.Saudi Arabia
D
Fahd Al-Hamad 26.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
M
Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani 30.Saudi Arabia
M
Ali Al-Asmari 40.Saudi Arabia
6.4
70' 88'
F
Haitham Asiri 17.Saudi Arabia
F
Fahad Al-Rashidi 19.Saudi Arabia
88'
F
Firas Al-Buraikan 20.Saudi Arabia
6.7
70'

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

Matthias Jaissle played with: Edouard Mendy (7.7), Ali Majrashi (6.7), Roger Ibañez (6.8), Abdulbasit Hindi (6.3), Abdullah Al-Ammar (6.7), Mohammed Al-Majhad (6.8), Franck Kessié (6.3), Riyad Mahrez (7.3), Gabri Veiga (6.8), Allan Saint-Maximin (7.8) and Roberto Firmino (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Bassam Al-Hurayji, Haitham Asiri, Fahad Al-Rashidi, Feras Al Brikan (6.7), Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani, Saad Balobaid and Ali Al-Asmari (6.4).

Substitutions

Al Ahli made 3 changes: Mohammed Al-Majhad for Ali Al-Asmari (70′), Allan Saint-Maximin for Feras Al Brikan (70′) and Gabri Veiga for Fahad Al-Rashidi (88′).

Best player: Allan Saint-Maximin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ahli was Allan Saint-Maximin.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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