Al Nassr beats Al Wahda 3-1

MECCA. Al Nassr conquers Al Wahda 3-1.

November 13, 2023

MECCA. Al Nassr conquers Al Wahda 3-1. Al Nassr was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Alex Telles (11′), Abdulelah Al Amri (39′) and Cristiano Ronaldo (49′). Al Wahda reduced the distance with a goal (81′) by Anselmo, but there was not much to do for them. Al Nassr capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mecca on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the support of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos. The 4th official was Raed Al Zahrani. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.17 degrees Celsius or 89.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.

Match Statistics

Al-Wehda

1 - 3

Al Nassr

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

16 Total 15
5 On Target 10
7 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 2

100 Attack 105
52 Dangerous attack 38
54 Ball safe 56

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 7
5 Off Sides 4

Fouls

8 Total 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Nassr had a superior ball possession 60% while Al Wahda was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wahda was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Nassr was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.

Al Wahda shot 16 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Nassr shot 15 times, 10 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Waleed Bakshwn). On the opposite side, Al Nassr didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

11'

Alex Telles(goal)

39'

Abdulelah Al-Amri(goal)Marcelo Brozovic

49'

Cristiano Ronaldo (goal)

Waleed Bakshwn- Yellow

60'

64'

Talisca (VAR)

67'

Abdulelah Al Bukhari- sub ->Islam Hawsawi

68'

Ala Al Hajji- sub ->Abdulaziz Noor

68'

V. van Crooij- sub ->Waleed Bakshwn

75'

78'

Abdulrahman Ghareeb- sub ->Talisca

Anselmo(goal)Ó. Duarte

81'

90'

Ali Al-Hassan- sub ->Sultan Al Ghannam

Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi- sub ->Craig Goodwin

87'

90'

Abdulrahman Ghareeb(VAR)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Al Wahda will stay with 16 points like Al Feiha to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr will have 31 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Wahda will host Al Hilal on the 26th of May with a 21-2 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (5 draws).

Al Nassr will host Al Wahda on the 5th of May with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Nassr (5 draws).

Al Wahda – Formation

Al-Wehda

Munir Mohamedi 1.Morocco

7.3

Saeed Al Muwallad 2.Saudi Arabia

6.6

Jawad El Yamiq 5.Morocco

7.0

Ó. Duarte 6.Costa Rica

7.3

Islam Hawsawi 27.Saudi Arabia

6.3

68'

Waleed Bakshwn 4.Saudi Arabia

6.1

75'

60'

Craig Goodwin 23.Australia

6.4

87'

Abdulaziz Noor 24.Saudi Arabia

6.1

68'

F. Fajr 76.Morocco

7.3

Anselmo 87.Brazil

8.1

81'

O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria

7.0

Substitutes

Abdulquddus Atiah 13.Saudi Arabia

Abdulelah Al Bukhari 3.Saudi Arabia

6.7

68'

Abdullah Al Hafith 17.Saudi Arabia

Hussain Al-Eisa 28.Saudi Arabia

Yousef Saad Al Harbi 35.Saudi Arabia

Ala Al Hajji 88.Saudi Arabia

6.7

68'

Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi 90.Saudi Arabia

6.4

87'

V. van Crooij 7.Netherlands

7.0

75'

Yahya Naji 80.Saudi Arabia

Al Wahda started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: M. Mohamedi (7.3), Saeed Al Muwallad (6.6), J. El Yamiq (7.0), Ó. Duarte (7.3), Islam Hawsawi (6.3), Abdulaziz Noor (6.1), Anselmo (8.1), Waleed Bakshwn (6.1), F. Fajr (7.3), Craig Goodwin (6.4) and O. Ighalo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulelah Al Bukhari (6.7), Vito van Crooij (7.0), Abdulquddus Atiah, Abdullah Al Hafith, Hussain Al Eisa, Yousef Saad Al Harbi, Yahya Naji, Ala Al Hajji (6.7) and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (6.4).

Al Wahda could not rely on the presence of Vito van Crooij (injured).

Substitutions

Al Wahda made 4 changes: Abdulaziz Noor for Ala Al Hajji (68′), Islam Hawsawi for Abdulelah Al Bukhari (68′), Craig Goodwin for Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (87′) and Waleed Bakshwn for Vito van Crooij (75′).

Best player: Anselmo

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wahda was Anselmo.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 30 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Al Nassr – Formation

Al Nassr

Nawaf Al-Aqidi 44.Saudi Arabia

7.3

Sultan Al-Ghannam 2.Saudi Arabia

7.1

90'

Mohammed Al-Fatil 4.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Abdulelah Al-Amri 5.Saudi Arabia

7.5

39'

Alex Telles 15.Brazil

7.7

11'

Sadio Mané 10.Senegal

7.5

90'

Sami Al-Najei 14.Saudi Arabia

7.0

67'

Otávio 25.Portugal

7.9

Marcelo Brozovic 77.Croatia

7.9

Talisca 94.Brazil

7.1

78'

Cristiano Ronaldo 7.Portugal

8.1

49'

Substitutes

Raghed Najjar 36.Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Madu 3.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Qasem 24.Saudi Arabia

Ali Lajami 78.Saudi Arabia

Seko Fofana 6.Ivory Coast

6.3

67'

Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim 8.Saudi Arabia

Ali Al-Hassan 19.Saudi Arabia

90'

Khalid Al Ghannam 11.Saudi Arabia

90'

Abdulrahman Ghareeb 29.Saudi Arabia

6.4

78'

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

Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Nawaf Al Aqidi (7.3), Sultan Al Ghannam (7.1), Abdulelah Al Amri (7.5), Mohammed Al-Fatil (7.0), Alex Telles (7.7), Sami Al Naji (7.0), Marcelo Brozovic (7.9), Talisca (7.1), Otávio (7.9), Sadio Mané (7.5) and Cristiano Ronaldo (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Abdullah Madu, Seko Fofana (6.3), Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Ali Al-Hassan, Mohammed Qasem, Abdulrahman Ghareeb (6.4), Raghed Najjar and Ali Lajami.

Substitutions

Al Nassr made 4 changes: Sami Al Naji for Seko Fofana (67′), Talisca for Abdulrahman Ghareeb (78′), Sadio Mané for Khalid Al-Ghannam (90′) and Sultan Al Ghannam for Ali Al-Hassan (90′).