JEDDAH. Al Ahli didn’t concede much to Al Raed to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Al Ahli was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Kirill Levnikov with the support of Egor Bolkhovitin and Andrey Vereteshkin. The 4th official was Mamdouh Al Shahdan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 29.98 degrees Celsius or 85.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Ahli has 31 points like Al Taawon to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Al Raed will has 13 points like Al Akhdoud and Abha to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ahli will play away with Al Feiha on the 13th of December with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Al Ahli (5 draws).
Al Raed will host Dhamk on the 13th of December with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).
Al Ahli – Formation
Al Ahli
3'
82'
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 , Rayan Hamed , Roger Ibañez , Abdulbasit Hindi , Saad Balobaid , 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, Roberto Firmino , Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Fahad Al-Rashidi, Fahd Al-Hamad, Ali Majrashi, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani and Ali Al-Asmari.
Substitutions
Al Ahli made 2 changes: Allan Saint-Maximin for Roberto Firmino (82′) and Firas Al-Buraikan for Fahad Al-Rashidi (90′).
Player of the match: Riyad Mahrez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli was Riyad Mahrez.
His rating is with 75 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 13 crosses.
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed
Al Raed started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Igor Jovičević played with: André Moreira , Mansour Al Bishi , Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh , Oumar Gonzalez , Mamadou Loum , Hamad Al Jayzani , Mohamed Fouzair , Mathias Normann , Mohammed Alsubaie , Karim El Berkaoui and Amir Saâyoud .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bander Whaeshi, Abdullah Magrshi, Júlio Tavares , Naif Hazzazi, Abdullah Al-Fahad, Rakan Aldosari, Ahmad Al Harbi, Abdullah Al Yousif and Firas Al-Ghamdi.
Al Raed could not rely on the presence of Abdullah Al Yousif (injured).
Substitutions
Al Raed made 3 changes: Oumar Gonzalez for Abdullah Al Yousif (75′), Karim El Berkaoui for Júlio Tavares (90′) and Amir Saâyoud for Firas Al-Ghamdi (90′).
Player of the match: André Moreira
The most impressive player for Al Raed was the goalkeeper: André Moreira. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
