DAMMAM. Al Hilal prevails over Al Ettifaq with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Milinković-Savić (39′) and a goal from S. Al-Dawsari (45′). Al Hilal took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Monday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca assisted by Giovanni Baccini and Alessio Berti. The 4th official was Majed Al Shamrani. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.33 degrees Celsius or 68.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 71 Attack 100
- 46 Dangerous attack 57
- 69 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Al Hilal had a superior ball possession 60% while Al Ettifaq was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the encounter.
Al Ettifaq shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Al Hilal shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Ettifaq received 2 yellow cards (K. Toko-Ekambi and Hamdan Al-Shamrani). Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal received 3 yellow cards (Kalidou Koulibaly , Rúben Neves and Aleksandar Mitrovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ettifaq stays with 28 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Al Hilal will has 59 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ettifaq will play away against Dhamk on the 6th of March with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Ettifaq (3 draws).
Al Hilal will host Al Ittihad on the 6th of March with a 19-6 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (13 draws).
Al Ettifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor , Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef , Jack Hendry , Abdullah Madu , Hamdan Al-Shamrani , Álvaro Medrán , Seko Fofana , Georginio Wijnaldum , K. Toko-Ekambi , Moussa Dembélé and Demarai Gray .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al Dawsari, Meshal Alaeli, Thamer Fathi Al Khaibri, Amin Al-Bukhari, Abdulrahman Alobud , Majed Dawran, Radhi Al Otaibi , Abdullah Khateeb and Haroune Camara.
Substitutions
Al Ettifaq made 3 changes: Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef for Radhi Al Otaibi (80′), Moussa Dembélé for Abdulrahman Alobud (73′) and Hamdan Al-Shamrani for Abdullah Khateeb (74′).
Player of the match: K. Toko-Ekambi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ettifaq was K. Toko-Ekambi.
His rating is with 28 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Al Hilal – Formation
Also Al Hilal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Bono , Saud Abdulhamid , Kalidou Koulibaly , Ali Al-Bulayhi , Renan Lodi , Sergej Milinković-Savić , Rúben Neves , Salman Al-Faraj , Malcom , Aleksandar Mitrovic and Salem Al-Dawsari .
They had on the bench: Saleh Al-Shehri, Yasser Al-Shahrani , Abdullah Al Hamddan, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Al-Rubaie, Mohamed Kanno , Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Jahfali and Michael .
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 5 changes: Renan Lodi for Yasser Al-Shahrani (86′), Salman Al-Faraj for Michael (69′), Rúben Neves for Nasser Al-Dawsari (90′), Malcom for Mohamed Kanno (86′) and Salem Al-Dawsari for Abdullah Al Hamdan (90′).
Player of the match: Salem Al-Dawsari
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Hilal was Salem Al-Dawsari.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Ittihad – Al-Wehda – 2-1
- Al Ettifaq – Al Hilal – 0-2