. Al Fateh and Damac draw 1-1. S. Bendebka scored the first goal (52′) for Al Fateh. G. Nkoudou equalized (65′). Damac was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Al Fateh Club Stadium stadium in on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi with the support of Bader Ali Al Shamrani and Ahmed Alateeq. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Beredi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.61 degrees Celsius or 72.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Damac had a strong ball possession 56% while Al Fateh was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Damac was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Damac to win the match.
Al Fateh shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Damac shot 14 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Fateh received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Zelarayán and Sofiane Bendebka). On the other side, Damac received 1 yellow card (Cosmin Contra).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Fateh has 30 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Damac will has 31 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Fateh will play away against Al Ahli Jeddah on the 6th of March with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (5 draws).
Damac will host Al Ittifaq on the 6th of March with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittifaq (3 draws).
Al Fateh – Formation
Al Fateh
88'
78'
52'
Al Fateh started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Slaven Bilić decided to play with the following team: Jacob Rinne , Saeed Baattia , Jason Denayer , Marwane Saadane , Salem Alnajdi , Sofiane Bendebka , Mukhtar Ali , Mourad Batna , Lucas Zelarayán , Cristian Tello and Djaniny .
The home team had on the bench: Ali Alzubaidi, Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi, Mohammed Al-Fuhaid , Tawfiq Buhumaid , Saad Al-Shurafa, Waled Al Enazi, Abbas Sadiq Alhassan, Qasim Al-Oujami and Abdullah Al Anazi.
Al Fateh could not rely on the presence of Tawfiq Buhumaid (injured).
Substitutions
Al Fateh made 2 changes: Sofiane Bendebka for Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (83′) and Salem Alnajdi for Tawfiq Buhumaid (88′).
Player of the match: Mourad Batna
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Fateh was Mourad Batna.
His rating is with 25 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.
Damac – Formation
Damac
Damac started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Moustapha Zeghba , Ramzi Solan , Noor Al-Rashidi , Abdelkader Bedrane , Dhari Al-Enezi , Domagoj Antolić , Tarek Hamed , Nicolae Stanciu , Ahmad Zain , Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani and G. Nkoudou .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdullah Al-Qahtani , Assan Ceesay, Abdulaziz Al-Bishi , Abdulaziz Making, Bader Munshi, Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi, Hawswi, Abdulaziz Majrashi and Fahad Al-Johani.
Substitutions
Damac made 2 changes: Ahmad Zain for Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (53′) and Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani for Abdullah Al-Qahtani (75′).
Player of the match: G. Nkoudou
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Damac was G. Nkoudou.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Fateh – Damac – 1-1
- Al Riyadh – Al Raed – 1-1
- Al Taawoun – Al Akhdoud – 3-1
