RIYADH. Al Nassr defeats Al Ittifaq 3-1. Al Nassr was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Alex Telles (43′), Marcelo Brozovic (59′) and Cristiano Ronaldo (73′). Al Ittifaq reduced the distance with a goal (85′) by Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi, but there was not much to do for them. Al Nassr was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Khaled Al Teris who was helped by Mohammed Maki Al Abakry and Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.99 degrees Celsius or 71.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 11 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 148 Attack 45
- 75 Dangerous attack 23
- 87 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Al Nassr was in firm control of the ball 67% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.
Al Nassr shot 20 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittifaq shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr received 1 yellow card (Aymeric Laporte). On the other side, Al Ittifaq received 2 yellow cards (Marcel Tisserand and Moussa Dembélé).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Nassr has 40 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq will stays with 24 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Nassr will play away against Al Ittihad on the 26th of December with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (12 draws).
Al Ittifaq will host Al Hazm on the 27th of December with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittifaq (4 draws).
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr
43'
45'
79'
Al Nassr started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Nawaf Al-Aqidi , Sultan Al-Ghannam , Ali Lajami , Aymeric Laporte , Alex Telles , Marcelo Brozovic , Seko Fofana , Talisca , Otávio , Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al-Fatil, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Sami Al-Najei, Mohammed Maran, Abdullah Al-Khaibari , Mohammed Qasem, Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Raghed Najjar.
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 4 changes: Otávio for Sami Al-Najei (88′), Talisca for Abdulrahman Ghareeb (79′), Seko Fofana for Abdullah Al-Khaibari (79′) and Marcelo Brozovic for Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (90′).
Player of the match: Alex Telles
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Nassr was Alex Telles.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
Al Ittifaq started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Steven Gerrard played with: Paulo Victor , Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef , Marcel Tisserand , Jack Hendry , Abdullah Khateeb , Ali Abdullah Hazazi , Robin Quaison , Jordan Henderson , Georginio Wijnaldum , Ahmed Al-Ghamdi and Moussa Dembélé .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Al Dawsari, Saad Al-Mousa, Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi , Hamed Alghamdi , Hamdan Al-Shamrani , Mohammed Mater Mahzari , Amin Al-Bukhari, Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad and Radhi Al Otaibi .
Al Ittifaq could not rely on the presence of Hamed Alghamdi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: Ahmed Al-Ghamdi for Hamed Alghamdi (4′), Ali Abdullah Hazazi for Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (64′), Abdullah Khateeb for Hamdan Al-Shamrani (64′), Moussa Dembélé for Mohammed Mater Mahzari (78′) and Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef for Radhi Al Otaibi (78′).
Player of the match: Paulo Victor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittifaq was the goalkeeper: Paulo Victor. His rating is 8.06. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Hazm – Al Ahli – 0-4
- Al Nassr – Al Ittifaq – 3-1
- Al Akhdoud – Al Shabab – 1-0
