MECCA. Al Nassr conquers Al Ittihad 5-2 after playing a incredible match. Al Nassr capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mecca on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Polychronis Kostaras who was helped by Anastasios Sidiropoulos and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Fareeh Al Jaloud. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 5 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 96
- 41 Dangerous attack 47
- 61 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 2
- 3 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 16
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Nassr had a strong ball possession 60% while Al Ittihad was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the contest.
Al Ittihad shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Nassr shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 4 yellow cards (Fabinho, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Faisal Al-Ghamdi and N’Golo Kanté). Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr received 5 yellow cards (Ali Lajami, Alex Telles, Seko Fofana, Luís Ribeiro de Castro and Aymeric Laporte).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Ittihad stays with 28 points like Al Fateh to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Nassr will has 43 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away with Al Tai on the 30th of December with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).
Al Nassr will play away against Al Taawon on the 30th of December with a 18-6 head to head stats in favor of Al Nassr (4 draws).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al-Mayouf , Marwan Al Sahafi , Fabinho , Hassan Kadesh , Zakaria Al Hawsawi , N’Golo Kanté , Faisal Al-Ghamdi , Romarinho , Abderrazak Hamdallah , Igor Coronado and Karim Benzema .
The home team had on the bench: Sultan Farhan , Abdulrahman Alobud , Farhah Ali Alshamrani, Haroune Camara, Saleh Al-Amri and Osama Al-Mermesh.
Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Saleh Al-Amri (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 3 changes: Abderrazak Hamdallah for Saleh Al-Amri (86′), Zakaria Al Hawsawi for Abdulrahman Alobud (70′) and Igor Coronado for Sultan Farhan (70′).
Player of the match: Abderrazak Hamdallah
The most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Abderrazak Hamdallah.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 21.
Al Nassr – Formation
Also Al Nassr adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Nawaf Al-Aqidi , Sultan Al-Ghannam , Ali Lajami , Aymeric Laporte , Alex Telles , Seko Fofana , Marcelo Brozovic , Talisca , Otávio , Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo .
They 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 5 changes: Ali Lajami for Abdulelah Al-Amri (88′), Sadio Mané for Abdulrahman Ghareeb (87′), Otávio for Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (87′), Seko Fofana for Abdullah Al-Khaibari (67′) and Alex Telles for Mohammed Qasem (88′).
Player of the match: Sadio Mané
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Nassr was Sadio Mané.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Ittihad – Al Nassr – 2-5