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
- 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
Standings
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 started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Martin Ševela decided to play with the following team: Paulo Vítor
, Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani , Saeed Al-Rabiei , Solomon Kvirkvelia , Andrei Burcă , Hamed Al-Mansour , Alex Collado , Juan Pedroza , Eid Al-Muwallad , Florin Tănase and Léandre Tawamba .The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Saleh Al Harthi
, Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma, Awdh Faraj, Rayan Essa Hattan, Hassan Al-Habib and Saviour Godwin .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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matthias Jaissle played with: Edouard Mendy
, Ali Majrashi , Roger Ibañez , Abdulbasit Hindi , Saad Balobaid , Mohammed Al-Majhad , Gabri Veiga , Riyad Mahrez , Roberto Firmino , Allan Saint-Maximin and Fahad Al-Rashidi .They had on the bench: Sumaihan Al-Nabit, Abdullah Al-Ammar, Haitham Asiri
, Firas Al-Buraikan , Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani , Abdulkarim Darisi, Rayan Hamed 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
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.