JEDDAH. Al Ahli and Al Shabab didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Alberto Escobar Toca who was helped by William Andrés Arrieta and Juan Tipaz. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.58 degrees Celsius or 87.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Al Ahli was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Al Shabab that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahli was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Al Ahli to win the match.
Al Ahli shot 17 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Al Shabab shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Ahli received 3 yellow cards (Matthias Jaissle, Gabri Veiga and Bassam Al-Hurayji). On the opposite side, Al Shabab received 3 yellow cards (Fawaz Al-Sagour, Iago Santos and Romain Saïss).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Ahli will have 27 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Shabab will have 16 points to sit in the 11th 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 stats in favor of Al Ahli (5 draws).
Al Shabab will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 8th of May with a 14-11 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (12 draws).
Al Ahli – Formation
Al Ahli
46'
29'
Al Ahli adopted the 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 , Roger Ibañez , Abdulbasit Hindi , Abdullah Al-Ammar , Mohammed Al-Majhad , Franck Kessié , Riyad Mahrez , Gabri Veiga , Allan Saint-Maximin and Firas Al-Buraikan .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Sumaihan Al-Nabit, Haitham Asiri , Fahad Al-Rashidi , Ali Majrashi , Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani, Saad Balobaid , Ali Al-Asmari and Rayan Hamed.
Substitutions
Al Ahli made 5 changes: Bassam Al-Hurayji for Ali Majrashi (46′), Abdullah Al-Ammar for Saad Balobaid (79′), Allan Saint-Maximin for Fahad Al-Rashidi (62′), Mohammed Al-Majhad for Ali Al-Asmari (61′) and Firas Al-Buraikan for Haitham Asiri (87′).
Player of the match: Franck Kessié
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli was Franck Kessié.
His rating is with 76 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
Also Al Shabab adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Igor Bišćan played with: Seung-gyu Kim , Fawaz Al-Sagour , Iago Santos , Romain Saïss , Hamad Al Yami , Husain Al-Monassar , Gustavo Cuéllar , Fahad Al-Muwallad , Éver Banega , Yannick Carrasco and Carlos Junior .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Hattan Bahebri , Hussain Al-Sibyani, Mohammed Issa, Nawaf Alsadi, Fawaz Al Qarni, Riyadh Sharahili, Abdullah Al-Jawaey, Abdullah Radif and Nader Abdullah Al Sharari.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 3 changes: Yannick Carrasco for Abdullah Radif (89′), Fahad Al-Muwallad for Hattan Bahebri (67′) and Éver Banega for Riyadh Sharahili (90′).
Player of the match: Seung-gyu Kim
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Shabab was the goalkeeper: Seung-gyu Kim. His rating is 9.08. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Ahli – Al Shabab – 0-0
- Dhamk – Abha – 4-2
- Al Wahda – Al Khaleej – 3-1
- Al Hazm – Al Hilal – 0-9
- Al Fateh – Al Feiha – 0-1
