RASS. Al Ahli was capable to reverse the score before demolishing Al Tai. It was Al Tai to score first with a goal from Bernard Mensah. Nevertheless, later Al Ahli found the way to reverse the score scoring 4 consecutive goals with Roberto Firmino (45′), Roberto Firmino (60′), Riyad Mahrez (82′) and Franck Kessié (88′). Al Ahli took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Ar-Rass Stadium stadium in Rass on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim with the collaboration of Fredrik Klyver and Robin Wilde. The 4th official was Mohammed Alharbi. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.48 degrees Celsius or 65.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Tai

1 - 4

Al Ahli

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 5 Total 20
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 2 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 88 Attack 105
  • 32 Dangerous attack 47
  • 76 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 18 Total 14
  • 5 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Ahli was in firm control of the ball 60% while Al Tai was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ahli was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ahli won the contest.​

Al Tai shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ahli shot 20 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Al Tai received 5 yellow cards (Victor Braga, Bernard Mensah, Enzo Roco, Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher and Ibrahim Alnakhli). On the other side, Al Ahli received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Al-Majhad).

Match Timeline

E. Roco- Yellow
18'
Salman Al Muwashar- sub ->Andrei Cordea
28'
B. Mensah(goal)Abdulrahman Al-Harthi
43'
Salman Al Muwashar- Yellow
45'
45'
Sumaihan Al-Nabit- sub ->Allan Saint-Maximin
45'
Roberto Firmino(goal)Riyad Mahrez
Victor Braga- Yellow
45'
Ibrahim Al Nakhli- Yellow
51'
53'
Mohammed Al-Majhad- Yellow
60'
Roberto Firmino(goal)Firas Al-Buraikan
Hassan Al Amri- sub ->Jamal Bajandouh
65'
Adeeb Al Haizan- sub ->Abdulrahman Al-Harthi
65'
B. Mensah- Yellow
70'
82'
Riyad Mahrez(goal)Mohammed Al-Majhad
84'
Haitham Asiri- sub ->Firas Al-Buraikan
85'
Fahad Al-Rashidi- sub ->Riyad Mahrez
86'
Abdullah Al-Ammar- sub ->Saad Balobaid
88'
Franck Kessié(goal)Roberto Firmino
90'
Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani- sub ->Mohammed Al-Majhad

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
89
31
Al Nassr
77
31
Al Ahli
58
31
Al Taawoun
52
31
Al Ittihad
50
31
Al Ettifaq
44
31
Al Fateh
42
31
Al Feiha
42
31
Al Shabab
41
31
Damac
39
31
Al Khaleej
36
31
Al-Wehda
35
31
Al Raed
32
31
Al Riyadh
30
31
Abha
29
31
Al Akhdoud
28
31
Al Tai
28
31
Al Hazm
20
31

After playing this match, Al Tai stays with 18 points to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Al Ahli will has 43 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Tai will play away with Abha on the 6th of March with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Abha (0 draws).

Al Ahli will host Al Fateh on the 6th of March with a 15-6 head to head record in favor of Al Ahli (5 draws).

Al Tai – Formation

Al Tai
G
Victor Braga 1.Brazil
6.4
45'
D
Abdulaziz Majrashi 3.Saudi Arabia
7.5
D
E. Roco 5.Chile
6.3
18'
D
R. Bauer 27.Germany
6.3
D
Ibrahim Al Nakhli 88.Saudi Arabia
6.4
51'
M
V. Misidjan 10.Netherlands
6.3
M
A. Cordea 11.Romania
7.0
28'
M
Abdulrahman Al Harthi 17.Saudi Arabia
7.0
65'
M
Jamal Bajandouh 26.Saudi Arabia
6.6
65'
M
Alfa Semedo 30.Guinea-Bissau
7.0
M
B. Mensah 43.Ghana
7.0
70' 43'
Substitutes
G
Bader Nawaf 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Tariq Abdullah 8.Saudi Arabia
D
Salem Al Toiawy 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Nawaf Al Quamiri 23.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulaziz Al Harabi 6.Saudi Arabia
M
Salman Al Muwashar 7.Saudi Arabia
6.6
28' 45'
M
Safwan Saud 80.Saudi Arabia
F
Hassan Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia
7.0
65'
F
Adeeb Al Haizan 90.Saudi Arabia
6.8
65'

Al Tai started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf decided to play with the following team: Victor Braga (6.4), Ibrahim Alnakhli (6.4), Robert Bauer (6.3), Enzo Roco (6.3), Abdulaziz Majrashi (7.5), Jamal Bajandouh (6.6), Andrei Cordea (7.0), Alfa Semedo (7.0), Bernard Mensah (7.0), Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (7.0) and Virgil Misidjan (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher (6.6), Tariq Mohammed, Salem Al Toiawy, Bader Nawaf, Nawaf Al Qamiri, Hassan Al-Amri (7.0), Safwan Saud S and Adeeb Al Haizan (6.8).

Al Tai could not rely on the presence of Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher (injured).

Substitutions

Al Tai made 3 changes: Andrei Cordea for Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher (28′), Jamal Bajandouh for Hassan Al-Amri (65′) and Abdulrahman Al-Harthi for Adeeb Al Haizan (65′).

Player of the match: Abdulaziz Majrashi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Tai was Abdulaziz Majrashi.

His rating is 7.5 with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Al Ahli – Formation

Al Ahli
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
7.0
D
Ali Majrashi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.4
D
Merih Demiral 28.Turkey
7.5
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
7.3
86'
D
Abdulbasit Hindi 37.Saudi Arabia
7.1
M
Riyad Mahrez 7.Algeria
8.8
85' 82'
M
Roberto Firmino 10.Brazil
9.5
45', 60'
M
Mohammed Al-Majhad 29.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90' 53'
M
Franck Kessié 79.Ivory Coast
8.4
88'
M
Allan Saint-Maximin 97.France
7.1
45'
F
Firas Al-Buraikan 20.Saudi Arabia
7.3
84'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Abdo 62.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al-Ammar 15.Saudi Arabia
6.6
86'
D
Fahd Al-Hamad 26.Saudi Arabia
D
Rayan Hamed 46.Saudi Arabia
M
Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia
7.1
45'
M
Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani 30.Saudi Arabia
6.4
90'
M
Ali Al-Asmari 40.Saudi Arabia
F
Haitham Asiri 17.Saudi Arabia
6.4
84'
F
Fahad Al-Rashidi 19.Saudi Arabia
6.3
85'

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

Matthias Jaissle played with: Edouard Mendy (7.0), Ali Majrashi (6.4), Merih Demiral (7.5), Abdulbasit Hindi (7.1), Saad Balobaid (7.3), Mohammed Al-Majhad (7.0), Franck Kessié (8.4), Riyad Mahrez (8.8), Roberto Firmino (9.5), Allan Saint-Maximin (7.1) and Firas Al-Buraikan (7.3).

They had on the bench: Sumaihan Al-Nabit (7.1), Abdullah Al-Ammar (6.6), Haitham Asiri (6.4), Fahad Al-Rashidi (6.3), Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (6.4), Ali Al-Asmari, Rayan Hamed and Abdullah Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdo.

Al Ahli could not rely on the presence of Sumaihan Al-Nabit (injured) and Abdullah Al-Ammar (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ahli made 5 changes: Allan Saint-Maximin for Sumaihan Al-Nabit (45′), Mohammed Al-Majhad for Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (90′), Firas Al-Buraikan for Haitham Asiri (84′), Riyad Mahrez for Fahad Al-Rashidi (85′) and Saad Balobaid for Abdullah Al-Ammar (86′).

Player of the match: Roberto Firmino​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli was Roberto Firmino.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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