RIYADH. Al Hilal conquers Al Wahda with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Abdulhamid (20′) and a goal from A. Mitrovic (80′). Al Hilal was decisively better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Fahd International Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the help of Kyle Atkins and Corey Parker. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.19 degrees Celsius or 62.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Hilal had a strong ball possession 71% while Al Wahda was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match.
Al Hilal shot 18 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Wahda shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Hilal has 47 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Al Wahda will stays with 22 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will host Abha on the 20th of December with a 11-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Hilal (2 draws).
Al Wahda will host Al Riyadh on the 20th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Riyadh (0 draws).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal
85'
20'
Al Hilal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Bono , Saud Abdulhamid , Kalidou Koulibaly , Ali Al-Bulayhi , Mohammed Al-Burayk , Rúben Neves , Sergej Milinković-Savić , Michael , Malcom , Salem Al-Dawsari and Aleksandar Mitrovic .
The home team had on the bench: Saleh Al-Shehri, Yasser Al-Shahrani , Abdullah Al Hamddan, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Mohamed Kanno , Habib Al-Wutaian, Musab Fahd Aljuwayr, Mohammed Al-Qahtani and Hassan Tambakti.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 5 changes: Michael for Mohamed Kanno (85′), Mohammed Al-Burayk for Yasser Al-Shahrani (85′), Sergej Milinković-Savić for Nasser Al-Dawsari (90′), Salem Al-Dawsari for Saleh Al-Shehri (90′) and Malcom for Hassan Tambakti (90′).
Player of the match: Saud Abdulhamid
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Hilal was Saud Abdulhamid.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Al Wahda – Formation
Al-Wehda
Al Wahda started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Giorgios Donis played with: Munir , Saeed Al Muwallad , J. El Yamiq , Ó. Duarte , Islam Hawsawi , Anselmo , Waleed Bakshwn , F. Fajr , Craig Goodwin , O. Ighalo and Hussain Al Eisa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulelah Al Bukhari , Mohammed Al Qarni, Abdulquddus Atiah, Abdullah Al Hafith , Ali Makki, Abdulaziz Noor , Yahya Naji, Ala Al Hajji and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 5 changes: Ó. Duarte for Abdullah Al Hafith (46′), Hussain Al Eisa for Abdulaziz Noor (66′), Craig Goodwin for Mohammed Al Qarni (90′), Islam Hawsawi for Abdulelah Al Bukhari (77′) and Waleed Bakshwn for Ala Al Hajji (77′).
Player of the match: Abdullah Al Hafith
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wahda was Abdullah Al Hafith.
His rating is with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
