Al Wahda prevails over Al Khaleej 3-1 with 3 goals from O. Ighalo

MECCA. Al Wahda defeated Al Khaleej 3-1 thanks to O. Ighalo who scored in the 3rd, 58th and 80th minute.

By
David Brown
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Al Wahda prevails over Al Khaleej 3-1 with 3 goals from O. Ighalo

MECCA. Al Wahda overcome Al Khaleej 3-1 thanks to O. Ighalo who scored in the 3rd, 58th and 80th minute.

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 Mohammed Al Beredi with the support of Bader Ali Al Shamrani and . The 4th official was Meshal Ali Al-Shehri. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.09 degrees Celsius or 86.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al-Wehda

3 - 1

Team 1

Al Khaleej

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 80 Attack 83
  • 43 Dangerous attack 42
  • 64 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 17
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Al Khaleej had a superior ball possession 55% while Al Wahda was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wahda was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match​.

Al Wahda shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Khaleej shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Al Wahda didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Al Khaleej received 3 yellow cards (Abdulelah, Fábio Martins and Jung Woo-Young).

Match Timeline

O. Ighalo(goal)Abdulaziz Noor
3'
22'
Fábio Martins(penalty)
Anselmo(VAR)
45'
46'
Abdulelah Hawsawi- sub ->Fawaz Al Terais
48'
Woo-young Jung- Yellow
O. Ighalo(goal)Saeed Al Muwallad
58'
69'
Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->Jung Woo-Young
69'
Abdullah Al Shanqiti- sub ->L. López
71'
Fábio Martins- Yellow
Hussain Al-Eisa - sub ->Abdulaziz Noor
73'
74'
Abdulelah Hawsawi- Yellow
Anselmo(VAR)
45'
O. Ighalo(penalty)
80'
82'
Arif Al Haydar- sub ->Saeed Al Hamsal
82'
Hamad Al Abdan- sub ->Mansour Hamzi
V. van Crooij- sub ->Craig Goodwin
90'
Yousef Saad Al Harbi- sub ->O. Ighalo
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
80
28
Al Nassr
71
29
Al Ahli
52
28
Al Taawoun
51
29
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
41
29
Al Fateh
40
29
Damac
38
29
Al Shabab
38
29
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
29
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
29
Al Riyadh
28
29
Al Akhdoud
27
29
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
29
Al Hazm
19
29

After playing this encounter, Al Wahda will have 19 points like Al Feiha to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Khaleej will stay with 13 points like Abha to hold in the 14th 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 Khaleej will host Al Wahda on the 8th of May with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (1 draw).

Al Wahda – Formation

Al-Wehda
G
Munir Mohamedi 1.Morocco
8.4
D
Saeed Al Muwallad 2.Saudi Arabia
7.3
D
Jawad El Yamiq 5.Morocco
6.8
D
Ó. Duarte 6.Costa Rica
7.7
D
Islam Hawsawi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.4
M
Craig Goodwin 23.Australia
6.8
90'
M
Abdulaziz Noor 24.Saudi Arabia
7.0
73'
M
F. Fajr 76.Morocco
7.5
M
Anselmo 87.Brazil
7.7
M
Ala Al Hajji 88.Saudi Arabia
7.5
F
O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria
9.5
90' Goals3', 58', 80'
Substitutes
G
Abdulquddus Atiah 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulelah Al Bukhari 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Hafith 17.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Makki 22.Saudi Arabia
M
Hussain Al-Eisa  28.Saudi Arabia
6.8
73'
M
Yousef Saad Al Harbi 35.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
V. van Crooij 7.Netherlands
90'
F
Azzam Al Bishi 15.Saudi Arabia
F
Jaber Nasser Asiri 20.Saudi Arabia

Al Wahda adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: Munir (8.4), Saeed Al Muwallad (7.3), J. El Yamiq (6.8), Ó. Duarte (7.7), Islam Hawsawi (6.4), Craig Goodwin (6.8), Ala Al Hajji (7.5), F. Fajr (7.5), Abdulaziz Noor (7.0), Anselmo (7.7) and O. Ighalo (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulelah Al Bukhari, Vito van Crooij, Abdulquddus Atiah, Azzam Al Bishi, Abdullah Al Hafith, Jaber Nasser Asiri, Ali Makki, Hussain Al Eisa (6.8) and Yousef Saad Al Harbi.

Al Wahda could not rely on the presence of Hussain Al Eisa (injured).

Substitutions

Al Wahda made 3 changes: O. Ighalo for Yousef Saad Al Harbi (90′), Abdulaziz Noor for Hussain Al Eisa (73′) and Craig Goodwin for Vito van Crooij (90′).

Player of the match: O. Ighalo​

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

His rating is (9.5) with 3 goals, 6 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej
G
Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia
6.4
D
Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia
6.3
D
L. López 4.Argentina
6.6
69'
D
Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal
7.3
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
6.3
82'
M
Ivo Rodrigues 8.Portugal
6.4
M
Fábio Martins 10.Portugal
7.3
71' Goals22'
M
Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia
6.7
82'
M
Fawaz Al Terais 27.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
M
Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea
6.4
69' 48'
F
Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt
7.3
Substitutes
G
Raed Ozaybi 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
6.8
69'
D
Ali Al Shaafi 14.Saudi Arabia
D
Arif Al Haydar 25.Saudi Arabia
7.0
82'
M
Hassan Al Majhad 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulelah Hawsawi 18.Saudi Arabia
6.4
46' 74'
M
M. Adams 47.England
M
Hamad Al Abdan 99.Saudi Arabia
6.8
82'
F
Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia
6.4
69'

Also Al Khaleej adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva played with: Marwan Al Haidari (6.4), Saeed Al Hamsal (6.3), Mohammed Al Khabrani (6.3), L. López (6.6), Pedro Rebocho (7.3), Jung Woo-Young (6.4), Fawaz Al Terais (6.7), Mansour Hamzi (6.7), Ivo Rodrigues (6.4), Fábio Martins (7.3) and Mohamed Sherif (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Abdullah Al Salem (6.4), Abdullah Al Shanqiti (6.8), Ali Al Shaafi, Hassan Al Majhad, Abdulelah (6.4), Raed Ozaybi, Arif Al-Haydar (7.0), Mo Adams and Hamad Al Abdan (6.8).

Al Khaleej could not rely on the presence of Abdullah Al Shanqiti (injured).

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: Fawaz Al Terais for Abdulelah (46′), Jung Woo-Young for Abdullah Al Salem (69′), L. López for Abdullah Al Shanqiti (69′), Saeed Al Hamsal for Arif Al-Haydar (82′) and Mansour Hamzi for Hamad Al Abdan (82′).

Player of the match: Pedro Rebocho​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Khaleej was Pedro Rebocho.

His rating is (7.3) with 53 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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