DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq didn’t concede much to Al Raed to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Al Ittifaq was truly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Majed Al Shamrani with the assistance of Omar Al Jamel and Ali Al Ali. The 4th official was Mamdouh Al Shahdan. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.48 degrees Celsius or 85.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 19 Total 2
- 5 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 1
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 192 Attack 58
- 77 Dangerous attack 7
- 80 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 3
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Al Ittifaq had a strong ball possession 65% while Al Raed was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittifaq was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Al Ittifaq to win the match.
Al Ittifaq shot 19 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Al Raed shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Ittifaq received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Henderson, Abdullah Khateeb and Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef). Talking about the opposition, Al Raed received 6 yellow cards (Naif Hazzazi, Firas Al-Ghamdi, Hamad Al Jayzani, Firas Al-Ghamdi, Naif Hazzazi and Mohamed Fouzair).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Ittifaq will have 21 points like Al Ittihad to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Al Raed will have 6 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittifaq will host Al Wahda on the 24th of April with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittifaq (4 draws).
Al Raed will play away agasint Dhamk on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
58'
32'
Al Ittifaq started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor , Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef , Marcel Tisserand , Jack Hendry , Abdullah Khateeb , Georginio Wijnaldum , Mohammed Mater Mahzari , Jordan Henderson , Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi , Demarai Gray and Hamed Alghamdi .
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Hussein Al Owisher, Mohammed Al Dawsari, Saad Al-Mousa, Hamdan Al-Shamrani, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi , Meshal Alaeli, Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad , Abdullah Khalifa Nasser Al Dosari and Radhi Al Otaibi .
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 3 changes: Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef for Radhi Al Otaibi (58′), Hamed Alghamdi for Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad (86′) and Mohammed Mater Mahzari for Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (46′).
Best player: Jordan Henderson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittifaq was Jordan Henderson.
His rating is with 92 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed
Al Raed started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Igor Jovičević played with: André Moreira , Hamad Al Jayzani , Bander Whaeshi , Oumar Gonzalez , Abdullah Al-Fahad , Mohammed Alsubaie , Mohamed Fouzair , Mathias Normann , Mansour Al Bishi , Karim El Berkaoui and Júlio Tavares .
They had on the bench: Mamadou Loum , Raed Al-Ghamdi, Naif Hazzazi , Rakan Aldosari, Abdullah Al Yousif, Firas Al-Ghamdi , Mshari Sanyoor and Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh.
Substitutions
Al Raed made 3 changes: Karim El Berkaoui for Mamadou Loum (84′), Mansour Al Bishi for Naif Hazzazi (90′) and Mohamed Fouzair for Firas Al-Ghamdi (90′).
Best player: Oumar Gonzalez
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Raed was Oumar Gonzalez.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Abha – Al Akhdoud – 3-2
- Al Nassr – Al Khaleej – 2-0
- Al Ittifaq – Al Raed – 0-0
