BURAYDAH. Al Taawon and Dhamk didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Al Taawon was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulsamad Bakri with the collaboration of Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari and Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 26.63 degrees Celsius or 79.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 143 Attack 60
  • 63 Dangerous attack 42
  • 79 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Al Taawon was in firm control of the ball 57% while Dhamk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Taawon was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Taawon to win the match​.

Al Taawon shot 17 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Dhamk shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Al Taawon received 2 yellow cards (Flávio and Ashraf El Mahdioui). Regarding the opposition, Dhamk received 1 yellow card (Nicolae Stanciu).

Match Timeline

Aschraf El Mahdioui - Yellow
35'
45'
Nicolae Stanciu - Yellow
70'
Abdullah Al Qahtani- sub ->A. Ceesay
Flávio- Yellow
78'
Abdulfattah Adam- sub ->Musa Barrow
78'
90'
Abdulaziz Majrashi- sub ->Ahmad Zain
Sattam Al-Roqi- sub ->Saad Al-Nasser
90'
90'
Noor Al Rashidi- sub ->Nicolae Stanciu

Standings

After playing this encounter, Al Taawon will have 25 points like Al Ahli to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Dhamk will have 14 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Taawon will play away against Dhamk on the 1st of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).

Dhamk will host Al Raed on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun
G
Mailson 1.Brazil
7.7
D
Andrei Girotto 4.Brazil
7.9
D
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari 15.Saudi Arabia
8.2
D
Waleed Al-Ahmad 23.Saudi Arabia
7.5
D
Muath Fagihy 42.Saudi Arabia
8.1
M
Álvaro Medrán 10.Spain
7.5
M
Aschraf El Mahdioui 18.Netherlands
8.1
35'
M
Flávio 24.Brazil
7.3
78'
F
Saad Al Nasser 8.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90'
F
João Pedro 30.Brazil
7.1
F
Musa Barrow 99.Gambia
7.1
78'
Substitutes
G
Saleh Al-Ohaymid 28.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulmalik Al-Shammari 9.Saudi Arabia
D
Fahad Al-Abdulraziq 11.Saudi Arabia
D
Awn Al-Saluli 93.Saudi Arabia
M
Sattam Al-Roqi 7.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Ahmed Ashraf 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn 29.Saudi Arabia
M
Iyad Luay Ali Madani 32.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdulfattah Adam 88.Saudi Arabia
6.8
78'

Al Taawon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Mailson (7.7), Aloyayari Abdulmalik (8.2), Andrei Girotto (7.9), Waleed Al-Ahmed (7.5), Muath Muath (8.1), Flávio (7.3), Ashraf El Mahdioui (8.1), Álvaro Medrán (7.5), Saad Al-Nasser (7.0), Joao Pedro (7.1) and Musa Barrow (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sattam Al Roqi, Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq, Ahmed Ashraf, Saleh Al Ohaymid, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn, Iyad Luay Ali Madani, Abdulfattah Adam (6.8) and Awn Al Saluli.

Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Sattam Al Roqi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Taawon made 2 changes: Musa Barrow for Abdulfattah Adam (78′) and Saad Al-Nasser for Sattam Al Roqi (90′).

Best player: Aloyayari Abdulmalik​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Taawon was Aloyayari Abdulmalik.

His rating is (8.2) with 46 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Dhamk – Formation

Damac
G
Mohammed Al Mahasnah 33.Saudi Arabia
7.8
D
Abdelkader Bedrane 3.Algeria
8.1
D
F. Chafaï 15.Algeria
7.3
D
Dhari Al Anazi 20.Saudi Arabia
7.0
D
Sanousi Al Hawsawi 21.Saudi Arabia
7.3
M
G. Nkoudou 10.Cameroon
7.1
M
Bader Munshi 16.Saudi Arabia
7.1
M
D. Antolić 17.Croatia
7.3
M
Nicolae Stanciu 31.Romania
7.1
90' 45'
M
Ahmed Al Zain 49.Saudi Arabia
6.8
90'
F
Assan Ceesay 9.Gambia
7.0
70'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Al Hawsawi 22.Saudi Arabia
G
Abdulbasit Hawswi 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulrahman Al Obaid 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Noor Al Rashidi 4.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Abdulaziz Makin 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Sultan Faqihi 41.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdullah Al Qahtani 7.Saudi Arabia
6.4
70'
M
Abdulaziz Al Shahrani 14.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulaziz Majrashi 23.Saudi Arabia
6.4
90'
F
Fahad Al Johani 99.Saudi Arabia

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

Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Mohammed Al-Mahasneh (7.8), Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (7.3), Farouk Chafaï (7.3), Abdelkader Bedrane (8.1), Dhari Al-Enezi (7.0), Bader Munshi (7.1), Domagoj Antolić (7.3), Ahmad Zain (6.8), Nicolae Stanciu (7.1), Georges-Kévin N’Koudou (7.1) and A. Ceesay (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Noor Al-Rashidi, Abdullah Al-Qahtani (6.4), Abdulaziz Making, Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani, Abdullah Al-Hawsawi, Abdulaziz Majrashi (6.4), Sultan Faqihi, Fahad Al-Johani and Abdulbasit Abdullah.

Dhamk could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Majrashi (injured).

Substitutions

Dhamk made 3 changes: Ahmad Zain for Abdulaziz Majrashi (90′), A. Ceesay for Abdullah Al-Qahtani (70′) and Nicolae Stanciu for Noor Al-Rashidi (90′).

Best player: Abdelkader Bedrane​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dhamk was Abdelkader Bedrane.

His rating is (8.1) with 40 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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