DAMMAM. Al Khaleej and Al Shabab didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Al Shabab was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Al Rumaikhani with the help of Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh and Mohammed Almatrodi. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 18.25 degrees Celsius or 64.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 3 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 80 Attack 128
- 33 Dangerous attack 41
- 109 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Al Shabab had a strong ball possession 65% while Al Khaleej was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Shabab to win the encounter.
Al Khaleej shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Al Shabab shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Khaleej received 2 yellow cards (Mohammed Al Khabrani and Fábio Martins). Regarding the opposition, Al Shabab received 2 yellow cards (Iago Santos and Carlos Junior).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Khaleej has 24 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Al Shabab will has 25 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Khaleej will play away against Al Fateh on the 13th of March with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Fateh (3 draws).
Al Shabab will host Al Feiha on the 13th of March with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).
Al Khaleej – Formation
Al Khaleej
9'
46'
Al Khaleej started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: I. Šehić , Saeed Al Hamsal , Mohammed Al Khabrani , L. López , Bandar Nasser , Woo-young Jung , Khaled Narey , Ivo Rodrigues , Pedro Rebocho , Fábio Martins and Abdullah Al Salem .
The home team had on the bench: Khaled Al Sumairi, Mohamed Sherif , Abdullah Al Shanqiti, Mansour Hamzi , Arif Al-Haydar , Fawaz Al Terais, Mo Adams, Naif Masoud and Marwan Al Haidari.
Al Khaleej could not rely on the presence of Arif Al-Haydar (injured).
Substitutions
Al Khaleej made 3 changes: Abdullah Al Salem for Mohamed Sherif (71′), Bandar Nasser for Mansour Hamzi (46′) and Saeed Al Hamsal for Arif Al-Haydar (89′).
Player of the match: I. Šehić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Khaleej was the goalkeeper: I. Šehić. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
Al Shabab started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira played with: Mohammed Al-Absi , Romain Saïss , Iago Santos , Moteb Al-Harbi , Hamad Al Yami , Hattan Bahebri , Gustavo Cuéllar , Ivan Rakitić , Hussain Al-Sibyani , Carlos Junior and Habib Diallo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mustafa Malaika, Khalid Al-Asiri, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Majed Omar Kanabah, Husain Al-Monassar, Mohammed Issa, Nawaf Alsadi, Riyadh Sharahili and Musab Fahd Aljuwayr .
Al Shabab could not rely on the presence of Musab Fahd Aljuwayr (injured).
Substitutions
Al Shabab made only 1 change substituting Moteb Al-Harbi for Musab Fahz Aljuwayr (71′).
Player of the match: Hattan Bahebri
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Shabab was Hattan Bahebri.
His rating is with 32 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Damac – Al Ettifaq – 0-2
- Al Ahli – Al Fateh – 1-1
- Al Khaleej – Al Shabab – 0-0
