Al Akhdoud beats Al Ahli 3-2

NAJRAN. Al Akhdoud bested Al Ahli.

By
Luke Meyer
-
Al Akhdoud beats Al Ahli 3-2

NAJRAN. Al Akhdoud conquered Al Ahli. Al Akhdoud capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium (Najran) stadium in Najran on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Kirill Levnikov who had the assistance of Dmitri Mosyakin and Egor Bolkhovitin. The 4th official was Fareeh Al Jaloud. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.36 degrees Celsius or 88.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Akhdoud

3 - 2

Team 1

Al Ahli

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 5 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 1 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 61 Attack 145
  • 24 Dangerous attack 79
  • 82 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Akhdoud had a strong ball possession 56% while Al Ahli was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ahli was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Akhdoud was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Akhdoud shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ahli shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Akhdoud received 2 yellow cards (Saviour Godwin and Eid Al-Muwallad). On the other side, Al Ahli received 1 yellow card (Roger Ibañez).

Match Timeline

Álex Collado(goal)Eid Al-Muwallad
25'
S. Kvirkvelia(own-goal)
32'
36'
Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani- sub ->Gabri Veiga
Hamad Al Mansour(goal)Juan Pedroza
43'
45'
Roberto Firmino(penalty)
L. Tawamba(goal)Solomon Kvirkvelia
59'
60'
Firas Al-Buraikan- sub ->Fahad Al-Rashidi
80'
Haitham Asiri- sub ->Saad Balobaid
S. Godwin- sub ->Léandre Tawamba
80'
80'
Rayan Hamed- sub ->Mohammed Al-Majhad
Saleh Al Harthi- sub ->Florin Tănase
80'
S. Godwin- Yellow
82'
86'
Roger Ibañez- Yellow
Eid Al Muwallad- Yellow
89'
90'
Roger Ibañez(yellowredcard)
Hassan Al Habib- sub ->Saviour Godwin
90'
Awadh Khamis- sub ->Hamed Al-Mansour
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
80
28
Al Nassr
68
28
Al Ahli
52
28
Al Taawoun
51
29
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
40
28
Al Fateh
40
29
Damac
38
29
Al Shabab
38
29
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
28
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
30
28
Al Riyadh
28
29
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
28
Al Akhdoud
24
28
Al Hazm
19
29

After this contest, Al Akhdoud has 23 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Al Ahli will stays with 40 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Akhdoud will play away with Al Taawon on the 21st of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Al Taawon (0 draws).

Al Ahli will play away against Al Tai on the 21st of February with a 10-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli (1 draw).

Al Akhdoud – Formation

Al Akhdoud
G
Paulo Vítor 1.Brazil
7.5
D
A. Burcă 3.Romania
6.8
D
Saeed Al Rubaie 4.Saudi Arabia
7.0
D
S. Kvirkvelia 5.Georgia
6.7
D
Hussain Al Zabdani 8.Saudi Arabia
6.8
D
Hamad Al Mansour 20.Saudi Arabia
6.8
90' Goals43'
M
Eid Al Muwallad 6.Saudi Arabia
7.0
89'
M
F. Tănase 10.Romania
6.1
80'
M
Álex Collado 11.Spain
7.7
Goals25'
M
S. Pedroza 18.Colombia
6.7
F
L. Tawamba 9.Cameroon
7.3
80' Goals59'
Substitutes
G
Abdulaziz Al Awardi 25.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulrahman Al Rio 2.Saudi Arabia
M
Saleh Al Harthi 7.Saudi Arabia
6.4
80'
M
Abdulaziz Al Hatila 12.Saudi Arabia
M
Awadh Khamis 27.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Rayan Hattan 49.
M
Hassan Al Habib 77.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
Mourad Khodari 24.Saudi Arabia
F
S. Godwin 99.Nigeria
6.8
80' 82'

Al Akhdoud started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Martin Ševela decided to play with the following team: Paulo Vítor (7.5), Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani (6.8), Saeed Al-Rabiei (7.0), Solomon Kvirkvelia (6.7), Andrei Burcă (6.8), Hamed Al-Mansour (6.8), Alex Collado (7.7), Juan Pedroza (6.7), Eid Al-Muwallad (7.0), Florin Tănase (6.1) and Léandre Tawamba (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Saleh Al Harthi (6.4), Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma, Awdh Faraj, Rayan Essa Hattan, Hassan Al-Habib and Saviour Godwin (6.8).

Al Akhdoud could not rely on the presence of Hassan Al-Habib (injured).

Substitutions

Al Akhdoud made 4 changes: Saviour Godwin for Hassan Al-Habib (90′), Hamed Al-Mansour for Awdh Faraj (90′), Léandre Tawamba for Saviour Godwin (80′) and Florin Tănase for Saleh Al Harthi (80′).

Player of the match: Alex Collado​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Akhdoud was Alex Collado.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 20. He performed 2 crosses.

Al Ahli – Formation

Al Ahli
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
6.4
D
Roger Ibañez 3.Brazil
7.3
86'
D
Ali Majrashi 27.Saudi Arabia
7.5
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
6.4
80'
D
Abdulbasit Hindi 37.Saudi Arabia
6.8
M
Riyad Mahrez 7.Algeria
8.1
M
Roberto Firmino 10.Brazil
7.9
Goals45'
M
Fahad Al-Rashidi 19.Saudi Arabia
6.8
60'
M
Gabri Veiga  24.Spain
6.7
36'
M
Mohammed Al-Majhad 29.Saudi Arabia
5.8
80'
M
Allan Saint-Maximin 97.France
7.7
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Abdo 62.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al-Ammar 15.Saudi Arabia
D
Fahd Al-Hamad 26.Saudi Arabia
D
Rayan Hamed 46.Saudi Arabia
6.7
80'
M
Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia
M
Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani 30.Saudi Arabia
7.0
36'
M
Abdulkarim Darisi 45.Saudi Arabia
F
Haitham Asiri 17.Saudi Arabia
6.4
80'
F
Firas Al-Buraikan 20.Saudi Arabia
7.0
60'

Al Ahli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Matthias Jaissle played with: Edouard Mendy (6.4), Ali Majrashi (7.5), Roger Ibañez (7.3), Abdulbasit Hindi (6.8), Saad Balobaid (6.4), Mohammed Al-Majhad (5.8), Gabri Veiga (6.7), Riyad Mahrez (8.1), Roberto Firmino (7.9), Allan Saint-Maximin (7.7) and Fahad Al-Rashidi (6.8).

They had on the bench: Sumaihan Al-Nabit, Abdullah Al-Ammar, Haitham Asiri (6.4), Firas Al-Buraikan (7.0), Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (7.0), Abdulkarim Darisi, Rayan Hamed (6.7) and Abdullah Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdo.

Al Ahli could not rely on the presence of Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ahli made 4 changes: Gabri Veiga for Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (36′), Fahad Al-Rashidi for Firas Al-Buraikan (60′), Saad Balobaid for Haitham Asiri (80′) and Mohammed Al-Majhad for Rayan Hamed (80′).

Player of the match: Riyad Mahrez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli was Riyad Mahrez.

His rating is 8.1 with 63 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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