MECCA. Al Wahda tops Al Riyadh 3-1. Al Wahda got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from J. El Yamiq (36′) and Craig Goodwin (82′). Al Riyadh tried to recover with a goal from Saleh Al Abbas (86′). However, the match was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by O. Ighalo for Al Wahda.

The match was played at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mecca on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh who was helped by Sami Al Arfaj and Mohammed Al Armati. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.79 degrees Celsius or 78.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Riyadh had a superior ball possession 55% while Al Wahda was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Riyadh had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Al Wahda was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Wahda shot 10 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Al Riyadh shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Ala Al Hajji). Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh received 2 yellow cards (Ahmad Asiri and Khalid Bin Shuwayyi).

Standings

After playing this match, Al Wahda has 25 points to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh will stays with 16 points like Al Raed to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Wahda will play away against Al Shabab on the 27th of December with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Al Shabab (6 draws).

Al Riyadh will host Dhamk on the 28th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Al Wahda – Formation

Al Wahda adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: Munir (7.9), Saeed Al Muwallad (7.0), J. El Yamiq (8.2), Ó. Duarte (7.0), Islam Hawsawi (6.7), Anselmo (7.5), Craig Goodwin (8.4), F. Fajr (7.5), Abdulaziz Noor (7.0), O. Ighalo (7.5) and Hussain Al Eisa (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Waleed Bakshwn (6.4), Sultan Al Akouz, Abdulquddus Atiah, Abdullah Al Hafith, Jaber Nasser Asiri, Ali Makki, Yahya Naji, Ala Al Hajji (7.5) and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi.

Substitutions

Al Wahda made 3 changes: Hussain Al Eisa for Ala Al Hajji (37′), Abdulaziz Noor for Waleed Bakshwn (79′) and Craig Goodwin for Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (90′).

Player of the match: Craig Goodwin​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wahda was Craig Goodwin.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 30 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.

Al Riyadh – Formation

Also Al Riyadh adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Odair Hellmann played with: Martín Campaña (7.5), Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (6.4), Dino Arslanagić (6.4), Ahmad Asiri (6.6), Abdulelah Al Khaibari (6.8), Didier Ndong (7.3), Birama Touré (7.0), Knowledge Musona (7.3), Yahia Al-Shehri (7.1), Saleh Al Abbas (7.3) and Andre Gray (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Rakan Najjar, Amiri Kurdi, Alin Toșca, Juanmi, Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (6.3), Mohamed Al Oqil, Ali Al-Zaqan (7.5), Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi (6.3) and Fahad Al Rashidi.

Substitutions

Al Riyadh made 3 changes: Khalid Bin Shuwayyi for Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi (46′), Birama Touré for Ali Al-Zaqan (83′) and Yahia Al-Shehri for Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (60′).

Player of the match: Martín Campaña​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Riyadh was the goalkeeper: Martín Campaña. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​

• Al Wahda – Al Riyadh – 3-1