A. Hamdallah scores 2 goals to give a 2-0 win to Al Ittihad over Al Riyadh

JEDDAH. Al Ittihad beats Al Riyadh 2-0 after A. Hamdallah scores a double.

By
John Ross
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A. Hamdallah scores 2 goals to give a 2-0 win to Al Ittihad over Al Riyadh

JEDDAH. Al Ittihad overcomes Al Riyadh 2-0 after A. Hamdallah scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Nazareno Arasa with the assistance of Juan Pablo Belatti and Cristian Navarro. The 4th official was Sultan Sughayyir. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.25 degrees Celsius or 77.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ittihad

2 - 0

Team 1

Al Riyadh

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 12 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 0
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 123 Attack 56
  • 77 Dangerous attack 34
  • 85 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Ittihad had a strong ball possession 60% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ittihad was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the match​.

Al Ittihad shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Riyadh shot 7 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 1 yellow card (Faisal Al-Ghamdi). Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh received 2 yellow cards (Khalid Bin Shuwayyi and Mohamed Al Oqil).

Match Timeline

Abderrazak Hamdallah(goal)Madallah Al-Olayan
12'
Omar Hawsawi- sub ->Madallah Al-Olayan
46'
Faisal Al Ghamdi- Yellow
49'
Saad Al Mosa- sub ->Fawaz Al-Sagour
60'
67'
Fahad Al Rashidi- sub ->Yahia Al-Shehri
Marwan Al Sahafi- sub ->Romarinho
71'
Ahmed Al Ghamdi- sub ->Karim Benzema
71'
74'
Mohammed Al Aqel- sub ->Abdulhadi Al-Harajin
74'
Khalid Al Shuwayyi- sub ->Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari
82'
Khalid Al Shuwayyi- Yellow
84'
Mohammed Al Aqeel- sub ->Birama Touré
84'
Ali Al Zaqan- sub ->Andre Gray
Farhah Al Shamrani- sub ->Faisal Al-Ghamdi
85'
90'
Mohammed Al Aqeel- Yellow
Abderrazak Hamdallah(goal)Marwan Al Sahafi
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
80
28
Al Nassr
71
29
Al Ahli
52
28
Al Taawoun
51
29
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
41
29
Al Fateh
40
29
Damac
38
29
Al Shabab
38
29
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
29
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
29
Al Riyadh
28
29
Al Akhdoud
27
29
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
29
Al Hazm
19
29

After this contest, Al Ittihad has 34 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh will stays with 19 points like Al Raed to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will host Al Wahda on the 21st of February with a 20-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (6 draws).

Al Riyadh will host Al Raed on the 21st of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
7.0
D
Hassan Kadesh 15.Saudi Arabia
7.8
D
Ahmed Hegazy  26.Egypt
7.7
D
Madallah Al-Olayan 33.Saudi Arabia
7.9
46'
D
Fawaz Al-Sqoor 37.Saudi Arabia
7.0
60'
M
N. Kanté 7.France
7.7
M
Fabinho 8.Brazil
7.5
M
Faisal Al Ghamdi 16.Saudi Arabia
7.8
85' 49'
M
Romarinho 90.Brazil
7.3
71'
F
K. Benzema 9.France
6.3
71'
F
Abderrazak Hamdallah 99.Morocco
8.9
Goals12', 90'
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al Mahasnah 35.Saudi Arabia
D
Omar Hawsawi 4.Saudi Arabia
7.0
46'
D
Saad Al Mosa 30.Saudi Arabia
6.7
60'
M
Sultan Farhan 6.Saudi Arabia
M
Marwan Al Sahafi 17.Saudi Arabia
6.6
71'
M
Ahmed Al Ghamdi 27.Saudi Arabia
7.1
71'
M
Farhah Al Shamrani 29.Saudi Arabia
6.4
85'
F
Talal Haji 52.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia

Al Ittihad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al-Mayouf (7.0), Fawaz Al-Sagour (7.0), Ahmed Hegazy (7.7), Hassan Kadesh (7.8), Madallah Al-Olayan (7.9), N’Golo Kanté (7.7), Fabinho (7.5), Faisal Al-Ghamdi (7.8), Romarinho (7.3), Karim Benzema (6.3) and Abderrazak Hamdallah (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Omar Hawsawi (7.0), Sultan Farhan, Marwan Al Sahafi (6.6), Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (7.1), Farhah Ali Alshamrani (6.4), Saad Al-Mousa (6.7), Mohammed Al-Mahasneh, Talal Abubakr Haji and Saleh Al-Amri.

Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Saad Al-Mousa (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 5 changes: Madallah Al-Olayan for Omar Hawsawi (46′), Fawaz Al-Sagour for Saad Al-Mousa (60′), Karim Benzema for Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (71′), Faisal Al-Ghamdi for Farhah Ali Alshamrani (85′) and Romarinho for Marwan Al Sahafi (71′).

Player of the match: Abderrazak Hamdallah​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Abderrazak Hamdallah.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Al Riyadh – Formation

Al Riyadh
G
M. Campaña 25.Uruguay
7.0
D
Mohammed Al-Dosari 12.Saudi Arabia
6.4
D
Mohammed Al Shwirekh 4.Saudi Arabia
6.4
D
Hussain Al Nowaiqi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.1
D
Ahmad Asiri 29.Saudi Arabia
6.4
M
Knowledge Musona 11.Zimbabwe
7.0
M
Abdullah Al Dosari 12.Saudi Arabia
74'
M
Abdulhadi Al Harajin 15.Saudi Arabia
6.1
74'
M
D. Ndong 20.Gabon
7.0
M
B. Touré 60.Mali
7.0
84'
M
Yahia Al Shehri 88.Saudi Arabia
6.6
67'
F
A. Gray 9.Jamaica
7.0
84'
Substitutes
G
Rakan Najjar 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Khalid Al Shuwayyi 5.Saudi Arabia
6.7
74' 82'
M
Mohammed Al Aqel 7.Saudi Arabia
6.7
74'
M
Mohammed Al Aqeel 18.Saudi Arabia
6.4
84' 90'
M
Ali Al Zaqan 26.Saudi Arabia
6.6
84'
M
Bader Al Mutairi 28.Saudi Arabia
M
Majed Al Qahtani 66.
M
Moayad Al Houti 77.Saudi Arabia
M
Fahad Al Rashidi 80.Saudi Arabia
6.8
67'

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

Odair Hellmann played with: Martín Campaña (7.0), Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi (6.1), Ahmad Asiri (6.4), Mohammed Al Shwirekh (6.4), Mohammed Al-Dosari (6.4), Birama Touré (7.0), Didier Ndong (7.0), Yahia Al-Shehri (6.6), Knowledge Musona (7.0), Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari and Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (6.1), Andre Gray (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Rakan Najjar, Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (6.7), Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel (6.7), Mohamed Al Oqil (6.4), Ali Al-Zaqan (6.6), Bader Al Mutairi, Majed Al Qahtani, Moayad Mohammed Al Houti and Fahad Al Rashidi (6.8).

Al Riyadh could not rely on the presence of Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel (injured).

Substitutions

Al Riyadh made 5 changes: Yahia Al-Shehri for Fahad Al Rashidi (67′), Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari for Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (74′), Abdulhadi Al-Harajin for Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel (74′), Birama Touré for Mohamed Al Oqil (84′) and Andre Gray for Ali Al-Zaqan (84′).

Player of the match: Andre Gray​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Riyadh was Andre Gray.

His rating is 7.0 with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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