JEDDAH. Al Raed overcomes Al Ittihad 3-1. Al Ittihad was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sami Al Jires with the help of Faisal Al Qahtani and Saad Al-Subaiee. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Beredi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.79 degrees Celsius or 78.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 3 On Target 7
- 1 Off Target 8
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 128 Attack 70
- 30 Dangerous attack 48
- 84 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Ittihad had a superior ball possession 61% while Al Raed was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Raed was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Raed won the encounter.
Al Ittihad shot 9 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Al Raed shot 16 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Haroune Camara and Saleh Al-Amri). Talking about the opposition, Al Raed received 1 yellow card (Khalid Mohammed Al Subaie).
(Al Ittihad) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (12′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Ittihad stays with 28 points like Al Fateh to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Raed will has 16 points like Al Riyadh to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will host Al Nassr on the 26th of December with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of Al Ittihad (12 draws).
Al Raed will host Abha on the 27th of December with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Al Raed (2 draws).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
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Al Ittihad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al-Mayouf , Marwan Al Sahafi , Madallah Al-Olayan , Fabinho , Ahmed Bamasud , N’Golo Kanté , Sultan Farhan , Romarinho , Faisal Al-Ghamdi , Igor Coronado and Karim Benzema .
The home team had on the bench: Farhah Ali Alshamrani , Marcelo Grohe, Haroune Camara , Saleh Al-Amri and Osama Al-Mermesh.
Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Farhah Ali Alshamrani (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 3 changes: Ahmed Bamasud for Farhah Ali Alshamrani (64′), Karim Benzema for Saleh Al-Amri (75′) and Igor Coronado for Haroune Camara (74′).
Player of the match: Romarinho
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Romarinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed
Al Raed started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Igor Jovičević played with: André Moreira , Mohammed Al-Dosari , Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh , Oumar Gonzalez , Mamadou Loum , Hamad Al Jayzani , Mohamed Fouzair , Mathias Normann , Mohammed Alsubaie , Júlio Tavares and Karim El Berkaoui .
These were the players on the bench: Bander Whaeshi, Mansour Al Bishi , Naif Hazzazi, Abdullah Al-Fahad, Rakan Aldosari, Ahmad Al Harbi, Abdullah Al Yousif, Yahya Sunbul and Firas Al-Ghamdi.
Al Raed could not rely on the presence of Naif Hazzazi (injured) and Yahya Sunbul (injured).
Substitutions
Al Raed made 4 changes: Mohamed Fouzair for Firas Al-Ghamdi (90′), Khalid Mohammed Al Subaie for Mansour Al Bishi (75′), Mathias Normann for Naif Hazzazi (90′) and Karim El Berkaoui for Yahya Sunbul (87′).
Player of the match: Karim El Berkaoui
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Raed was Karim El Berkaoui.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
