. Al Fateh beats Al Ettifaq 1-0 after L. Zelarayán scored just 1 goal (80′).

The match was played at the Al Fateh Club Stadium stadium in on Wednesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Al-Harbi assisted by and Mohammed Almatrodi. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 29.54 degrees Celsius or 85.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Fateh

1 - 0

Al Ettifaq

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 0
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 78 Attack 77
  • 47 Dangerous attack 38
  • 65 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Fateh had a superior ball possession 55% while Al Ettifaq was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Fateh was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Fateh won the match​.

Al Fateh shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Al Ettifaq shot 8 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Fateh received 2 yellow cards (Saeed Baattia and L. Zelarayán). On the opposite side, Al Ettifaq didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Djaniny- sub ->Saad Al Sharfa
58'
Saeed Baattia- Yellow
63'
65'
Abdulrahman Al-Oboud- sub ->M. Dembélé
75'
Seko Fofana- sub ->Georginio Wijnaldum
Salem Al Najdi- sub ->Tawfiq Bu Haymid
77'
Lucas Zelarayán(goal)
80'
Lucas Zelarayán- Yellow
83'
Mohammed Al Fuhaid- sub ->Cristian Tello
84'
87'
Mohammed Abdulrahman- sub ->Hamdan Al Shamrani
87'
Khalid Al Ghannam- sub ->Ali Abdullah Hazzazi

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 encounter, Al Fateh has 37 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Ettifaq will stays with 36 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Fateh will play away with Abha on the 17th of April with a 4-4 head to head.

Al Ettifaq will host Al Riyadh on the 6th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Al Riyadh (0 draws).

Al Fateh – Formation

Al Fateh
G
J. Rinne 1.Sweden
7.1
D
Saeed Baattia 12.Saudi Arabia
7.5
63'
D
M. Saâdane 17.Morocco
7.5
D
Tawfiq Bu Haymid 25.Saudi Arabia
6.7
77'
D
Qasem Lajami 87.Saudi Arabia
7.1
M
Mukhtar Ali 7.Saudi Arabia
7.0
M
Lucas Zelarayán 10.Armenia
8.1
83' 80'
M
Sofiane Bendebka 28.Algeria
6.6
M
Cristian Tello 37.Spain
7.3
84'
M
Othman Al Othman 88.Saudi Arabia
8.1
F
Saad Al Sharfa 49.Saudi Arabia
6.8
58'
Substitutes
G
Waleed Al Anzi 55.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Al Zubaidi 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Ammar Al Dohaim 24.Saudi Arabia
D
Ahmed Al Julaydan 42.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Al Fuhaid 14.Saudi Arabia
6.4
84'
M
Mohammed Al Saeed 18.Saudi Arabia
M
Abbas Al Hassan 66.Saudi Arabia
M
Salem Al Najdi 83.Saudi Arabia
7.0
77'
F
Djaniny 21.Cape Verde
6.8
58'

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: J. Rinne (7.1), Saeed Baattia (7.5), Qasem Lajami (7.1), M. Saâdane (7.5), Tawfiq Bu Haymid (6.7), Sofiane Bendebka (6.6), Mukhtar Ali (7.0), Othman Al Othman (8.1), L. Zelarayán (8.1), Cristian Tello (7.3) and Saad Al Sharfa (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ali Al Zubaidi, Mohammed Al Fuhaid (6.4), Mohammed Al Saeed, Djaniny (6.8), Ammar Al Dohaim, Ahmed Al Julaydan, Waleed Al Anzi, Abbas Al Hassan and Salem Al Najdi (7.0).

Substitutions

Al Fateh made 3 changes: Saad Al Sharfa for Djaniny (58′), Tawfiq Bu Haymid for Salem Al Najdi (77′) and Cristian Tello for Mohammed Al Fuhaid (84′).

Player of the match: L. Zelarayán​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Fateh was L. Zelarayán.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.

Al Ettifaq – Formation

Al Ettifaq
G
Paulo Victor 48.Brazil
8.2
D
Mohammed Al Dosari 3.Saudi Arabia
6.8
D
J. Hendry 4.Scotland
7.3
D
Hamdan Al Shamrani 13.Saudi Arabia
6.3
87'
D
Radhi Al Otaibi 61.Saudi Arabia
7.0
M
Ali Abdullah Hazzazi 11.Saudi Arabia
7.0
87'
M
Álvaro Medrán 14.Spain
7.5
M
Georginio Wijnaldum 25.Netherlands
6.7
75'
F
M. Dembélé 9.France
7.5
65'
F
Demarai Gray 19.Jamaica
6.8
F
K. Toko-Ekambi 97.Cameroon
7.0
Substitutes
G
Amin Al Bukhari 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Meshal Al Alaeli 17.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Abdulrahman 29.Saudi Arabia
6.8
87'
M
Majed Dawran 41.Saudi Arabia
M
Seko Fofana 75.Ivory Coast
6.7
75'
F
Thamer Al Khaibri 20.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdulrahman Al-Oboud 24.Saudi Arabia
6.4
65'
F
Khalid Al Ghannam 77.Saudi Arabia
6.8
87'
F
Haroune Camara 90.Saudi Arabia

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

Steven Gerrard played with: Paulo Victor (8.2), Radhi Al Otaibi (7.0), J. Hendry (7.3), Mohammed Al Dosari (6.8), Hamdan Al Shamrani (6.3), Georginio Wijnaldum (6.7), Álvaro Medrán (7.5), Ali Abdullah Hazzazi (7.0), K. Toko-Ekambi (7.0), M. Dembélé (7.5) and Demarai Gray (6.8).

They had on the bench: Meshal Al Alaeli, Thamer Al Khaibri, Amin Al Bukhari, Abdulrahman Al-Oboud (6.4), Mohammed Abdulrahman (6.8), Majed Dawran, Seko Fofana (6.7), Khalid Al Ghannam (6.8) and Haroune Camara.

Substitutions

Al Ettifaq made 4 changes: M. Dembélé for Abdulrahman Al-Oboud (65′), Georginio Wijnaldum for Seko Fofana (75′), Hamdan Al Shamrani for Mohammed Abdulrahman (87′) and Ali Abdullah Hazzazi for Khalid Al Ghannam (87′).

Player of the match: Paulo Victor​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ettifaq was the goalkeeper: Paulo Victor. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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