JEDDAH. Al Ahli was after all too strong for Al Riyadh with the goal of Feras Al Brikan (2′), Gabri Veiga (26′) and Riyad Mahrez (52′). Al Ahli made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti assisted by Rafael da Silva Alves and Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.84 degrees Celsius or 89.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ahli had a superior ball possession 60% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Riyadh was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Al Ahli was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Ahli shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Al Riyadh shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ahli will have 25 points like Al Taawon to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Riyadh will stay with 11 points like Al Tai to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ahli will host Al Feiha on the 26th of May with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ahli (5 draws).
Al Riyadh will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 1st of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (0 draws).
Al Ahli – Formation
Al Ahli
58'
52'
Al Ahli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Bassam Al-Hurayji , Rayan Hamed , Fahd Al-Hamad , Abdullah Al-Ammar , Mohammed Al-Majhad , Franck Kessié , Riyad Mahrez , Gabri Veiga , Allan Saint-Maximin and Feras Al Brikan .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Roberto Firmino , Haitham Asiri, Fahad Al-Rashidi, Ali Majrashi , Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani , Saad Balobaid , Bandar Al Shamrani and Ali Al-Asmari .
Al Ahli could not rely on the presence of Saad Balobaid (injured) and Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ahli made 5 changes: Franck Kessié for Ali Al-Asmari (58′), Abdullah Al-Ammar for Saad Balobaid (58′), Fahd Al-Hamad for Ali Majrashi (69′), Mohammed Al-Majhad for Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (69′) and Gabri Veiga for Roberto Firmino (82′).
Best player: Feras Al Brikan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli was Feras Al Brikan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 15.
Al Riyadh – Formation
Al Riyadh
Al Riyadh started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Odair Hellmann played with: Martín Campaña , Khalid Bin Shuwayyi , Mohammed Al Shwirekh , Dino Arslanagić , Alin Toșca , Abdulelah Al Khaibari , Mohammed Al-Dosari , Birama Touré , Didier N’Dong , Juanmi and Saleh Al Abbas .
They had on the bench: Rakan Najjar, Amiri Kurdi , Abdulrahman Al Yami , Abdulhadi Al-Harajin , Mohamed Al Oqil, Ali Al-Zaqan , Ahmad Asiri, Fahad Al Rashidi and Yahia Al-Shehri .
Substitutions
Al Riyadh made 5 changes: Juanmi for Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (62′), Saleh Al Abbas for Abdulrahman Al Yami (74′), Alin Toșca for Yahia Al-Shehri (46′), Dino Arslanagić for Ali Al-Zaqan (87′) and Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari for Amiri Kurdi (87′).
Best player: Martín Campaña
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Riyadh was the goalkeeper: Martín Campaña. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
