JEDDAH. Al Ittihad prevails over Abha 4-2.

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Ortega assisted by Michael Orué and Jesús Sánchez. The 4th official was Abdulsamad Bakri. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.01 degrees Celsius or 87.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Ittihad

4 - 2

Abha

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 14 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 99 Attack 91
  • 28 Dangerous attack 64
  • 56 Ball safe 58
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Abha had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Al Ittihad was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Al Ittihad shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Abha shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Marwan Al Sahafi and Hassan Kadesh). On the opposite side, Abha received 1 yellow card (Saad Natiq).

Match Timeline

Marwan Al Sahafi- sub ->Romarinho
10'
K. Benzema(penalty)
38'
41'
Suwailem Al Manhali- sub ->Ahmed Bamasud
46'
51'
54'
Hassan Kadesh- Yellow
65'
K. Benzema(goal)Igor Coronado
67'
K. Benzema(goal)Igor Coronado
69'
71'
Mohammed Al-Oufi- sub ->François Kamano
71'
Abdulelah Al-Shammeri- sub ->Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri
Farhah Al Shamrani- sub ->N\'Golo Kanté
73'
83'
85'
Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya(goal)Mohammed Al-Oufi
86'
Uros Matic- sub ->Saleh Al-Qumayzi
86'
90'
Hassan Al-Ali- sub ->Zakaria Al-Sudani
Farhah Al Shamrani(VAR)
90'
Marwan Al Sahafi- Yellow
90'

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 match, Al Ittihad will have 24 points like Al Fateh to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Abha will stay with 13 points like Al Khaleej to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will host Dhamk on the 22nd of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Al Ittihad (3 draws).

Abha will play away agasint Al Ahli Jeddah on the 15th of May with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (4 draws).

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
Marcelo Grohe 34.Brazil
6.1
D
Luiz Felipe 5.Italy
7.0
D
Muhannad Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
7.0
D
Hassan Kadesh 15.Saudi Arabia
6.7
65'
D
Ahmed Bamasud 28.Saudi Arabia
6.8
46'
M
N. Kanté 7.France
6.7
73'
M
Fabinho 8.Brazil
7.0
M
Faisal Al Ghamdi 16.Saudi Arabia
7.5
F
K. Benzema 9.France
10.2
38', 67', 69'
F
Igor Coronado 10.Brazil
10.1
83' 54'
F
Romarinho 90.Brazil
6.7
10'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Omar Hawsawi 4.Saudi Arabia
D
Suwailem Al Manhali 25.Saudi Arabia
6.4
46'
M
Marwan Al Sahafi 17.Saudi Arabia
6.6
10' 90'
M
Turki Al Jaadi 19.Saudi Arabia
M
Farhah Al Shamrani 29.Saudi Arabia
6.7
73'
F
Abdulrahman Al-Oboud 24.Saudi Arabia
6.4
83'
F
Talal Haji 52.Saudi Arabia

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

The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe (6.1), Muhannad Alshanqeeti (7.0), Luiz Felipe (7.0), Hassan Kadesh (6.7), Ahmed Bamasud (6.8), Fabinho (7.0), N’Golo Kanté (6.7), Faisal Al Ghamdi (7.5), Romarinho (6.7), Karim Benzema (10.2) and Igor Coronado (10.1).

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Omar Hawsawi, Marwan Al Sahafi (6.6), Turki Al Jaadi, Abdulrahman Alobud (6.4), Swailem Al-Menhali (6.4), Farhah Ali Alshamrani (6.7) and Talal Abubakr Haji.

Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Marwan Al Sahafi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Romarinho for Marwan Al Sahafi (10′), Ahmed Bamasud for Swailem Al-Menhali (46′), Igor Coronado for Abdulrahman Alobud (83′) and N’Golo Kanté for Farhah Ali Alshamrani (73′).

Best player: Faisal Al Ghamdi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Faisal Al Ghamdi even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 43 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Abha – Formation

Abha
G
Ciprian Tătărușanu 16.Romania
6.4
D
Saad Natiq 4.Iraq
6.0
41'
D
Saleh Al-Qumayzi 17.Saudi Arabia
5.7
86'
D
Fabián Noguera 18.Argentina
6.4
M
Grzegorz Krychowiak 5.Poland
6.6
M
K. Toko-Ekambi 7.Cameroon
6.7
51'
M
Saad Bguir 10.Tunisia
7.5
86'
M
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 13.Saudi Arabia
6.8
71'
M
Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya 14.Saudi Arabia
7.5
85'
M
Zakaria Al-Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90'
F
François Kamano 11.Guinea
7.7
71'
Substitutes
G
Abdulrahman Al-Bouq 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Ahmad Al-Hbeab 6.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Oufi 24.Saudi Arabia
7.3
71'
D
Ziyad Al-Sahafi 30.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Al-Salouli 88.Saudi Arabia
M
Uros Matic 8.Serbia
7.0
86'
M
Abdulelah Al-Shammeri 80.Saudi Arabia
6.6
71'
F
Hassan Al-Ali 9.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
Ahmed Abdu 71.Eritrea
F
Ahmad Jaber 71.Saudi Arabia
6.6
86'

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

Youssef Manai played with: Ciprian Tatarusanu (6.4), Saleh Al-Qumayzi (5.7), Saad Natiq (6.0), Fabián Noguera (6.4), Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya (7.5), Zakaria Al-Sudani (7.0), Grzegorz Krychowiak (6.6), Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri (6.8), Saad Bguir (7.5), François Kamano (7.7) and Karl Toko Ekambi (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ahmad Al-Hbeab, Uros Matic (7.0), Hassan Al-Ali, Abdulrahman Al-Bouq, Mohammed Al-Oufi (7.3), Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Ahmed Abdu, Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (6.6), Saad Al-Salouli and Ahmad Jaber (6.6).

Abha could not rely on the presence of Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (injured).

Substitutions

Abha made 5 changes: Saad Bguir for Ahmad Jaber (86′), Zakaria Al-Sudani for Hassan Al-Ali (90′), Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri for Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (71′), François Kamano for Mohammed Al-Oufi (71′) and Saleh Al-Qumayzi for Uros Matic (86′).

Best player: François Kamano​

The player that probably impressed the most for Abha was François Kamano.

His rating is (7.7) with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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