BURAYDAH. Dhamk conquers Al Raed 1-0 after G. N’Koudou scored just 1 goal (42′).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 1,453 spectators. The referee was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah with the help of Esaa Khibariy and Mohammed Al Armati. The 4th official was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.85 degrees Celsius or 60.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Al Raed was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Dhamk that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Raed had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Dhamk succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Raed shot 5 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Dhamk shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Raed received 3 yellow cards (Mathias Normann, Hamad Al Jayzani and Mamadou Loum). On the opposite side, Dhamk received 3 yellow cards (Farouk Chafaï, Domagoj Antolić and Ahmad Zain).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Raed stays with 13 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Dhamk will has 27 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Raed will play away against Al Ittihad on the 20th of December with a 20-4 head to head in favor of Al Ittihad (8 draws).
Dhamk will host Al Tai on the 20th of December with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Dhamk (0 draws).
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Igor Jovičević decided to play with the following team: André Moreira , Mohammed Al-Dosari , Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh , Oumar Gonzalez , Mamadou Loum , Hamad Al Jayzani , Mohamed Fouzair , Mathias Normann , Mohammed Alsubaie , Amir Saâyoud and Karim El Berkaoui .
The home team had on the bench: Bander Whaeshi, Mansour Al Bishi , 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 Júlio Tavares (injured).
Substitutions
Al Raed made 3 changes: Amir Saâyoud for Júlio Tavares (38′), Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh for Firas Al-Ghamdi (46′) and Mohammed Al-Dosari for Mansour Al Bishi (46′).
Player of the match: Mohamed Fouzair
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Raed was Mohamed Fouzair.
His rating is with 36 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Dhamk – Formation
Dhamk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Mohammed Al-Mahasneh , Sultan Faqihi , Farouk Chafaï , Abdelkader Bedrane , Dhari Al-Enezi , Domagoj Antolić , Tarek Hamed , Nicolae Stanciu , Ahmad Zain , Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani and Georges-Kevin N’Koudou .
They had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Noor Al-Rashidi, Assan Ceesay , Abdulaziz Making, Bader Munshi , Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Moustapha Zeghba and Ramzi Solan.
Dhamk could not rely on the presence of Bader Munshi (injured).
Substitutions
Dhamk made 5 changes: Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani for Assan Ceesay (70′), Domagoj Antolić for Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (90′), Georges-Kevin N’Koudou for Bader Munshi (82′), Nicolae Stanciu for Abdulaziz Majrashi (90′) and Ahmad Zain for Ramzi Solan (90′).
Player of the match: Nicolae Stanciu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dhamk was Nicolae Stanciu even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.