MAHALAH. Al Shabab overcomes Damac 1-0 after I. Rakitić scored just 1 goal (82′). Al Shabab capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Valenzuela Sáez assisted by Jorge Urrego Martínez and Tulio Moreno. The 4th official was Turki Al-Hashlan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.69 degrees Celsius or 67.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Shabab had a strong ball possession 59% while Damac was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shabab won the match.
Damac shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Al Shabab shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Damac received 3 yellow cards (Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed, Tarek Hamed and Cosmin Contra). On the opposite side, Al Shabab received 2 yellow cards (Hattan Bahebri and Romain Saïss).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Damac stays with 30 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Shabab will has 24 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Damac will play away against Al Fateh on the 21st of February with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Al Shabab will host Al Nassr on the 21st of February with a 15-13 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (11 draws).
Damac – Formation
Damac
51'
89'
Damac started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Cosmin Marius Contra decided to play with the following team: Moustapha Zeghba , Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed , Noor Al-Rashidi , Abdelkader Bedrane , Dhari Al-Enezi , Domagoj Antolić , Tarek Hamed , Nicolae Stanciu , Ahmad Zain , Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani and G. Nkoudou .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Abdullah Al-Qahtani, Assan Ceesay , Abdulaziz Al-Bishi , Abdulaziz Making, Bader Munshi, Hawswi, Abdulaziz Majrashi and Ramzi Solan .
Substitutions
Damac made 5 changes: Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani for Assan Ceesay (63′), Ahmad Zain for Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (63′), Tarek Hamed for Bader Munshi (89′), Nicolae Stanciu for Ramzi Solan (72′) and Domagoj Antolić for Abdulaziz Majrashi (89′).
Player of the match: G. Nkoudou
The player that probably impressed the most for Damac was G. Nkoudou.
His rating is with 27 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
82'
Al Shabab started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Saad Al Sabei played with: Mohammed Al-Absi , Nader Abdullah Al Sharari , Iago Santos , Romain Saïss , Hattan Bahebri , Gustavo Cuéllar , Ivan Rakitić , Moteb Al-Harbi , Vitinho , Carlos Junior and Yannick Carrasco .
These were the players on the bench: Mustafa Malaika, Hamad Al Yami , Majed Omar Kanabah, Husain Al-Monassar , Habib Diallo , Nawaf Alsadi, Riyadh Sharahili, Abdullah Radif and Musab Fahd Aljuwayr .
Al Shabab could not rely on the presence of Husain Al-Monassar (injured).
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 5 changes: Carlos Junior for Habib Diallo (62′), Hattan Bahebri for Hamad Al Yami (62′), Yannick Carrasco for Husain Al-Monassar (87′), Vitinho for Abdullah Radif (80′) and Nader Abdullah Al Sharari for Musab Fahd Aljuwayr (80′).
Player of the match: Ivan Rakitić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Shabab was Ivan Rakitić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 71 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
