MECCA. Al-Wehda and Al Ahli draw 1-1. A. Noor scored the first goal (48′) for Al-Wehda. R. Ibañez equalized (83′). Al Ahli was truly superior in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mecca on Friday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hoaish who was helped by Khalaf Al Shamari and Yasser Al Sultan. The 4th official was Abdulrahman Al Sultan. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.86 degrees Celsius or 89.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ahli was in firm control of the ball 73% while Al-Wehda was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahli was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. However, that was not enough Al Ahli to win the match.
Al-Wehda shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ahli shot 22 times, 11 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al-Wehda received 4 yellow cards (Craig Goodwin, O. Ighalo, Jawad El Yamiq and Waleed Bakshwn). On the other side, Al Ahli received 1 yellow card (Sumaihan Al-Nabit).
Also, Al Ahli didn’t end the match with 11 players after Abdulbasit Hindi (Al Ahli) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al-Wehda has 31 points like Al Shabab to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Al Ahli will has 52 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al-Wehda will play away with Al Ittifaq on the 24th of April with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Al Ittifaq (4 draws).
Al Ahli will host Al Hilal on the 24th of April with a 20-5 head to head stats in favor of Al Hilal (12 draws).
Al-Wehda – Formation
Al-Wehda
85'
82'
48'
Al-Wehda adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: Munir Mohamedi , Saeed Al Muwallad , Jawad El Yamiq , Ó. Duarte , Islam Hawsawi , Waleed Bakshwn , F. Fajr , Abdulaziz Noor , Anselmo , V. van Crooij and O. Ighalo .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulelah Al Bukhari , Abdulquddus Atiah, Abdullah Al Hafith , Ali Makki , Craig Goodwin , Hussain Al-Eisa , Yahya Naji, Ala Al Hajji and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al-Wehda made 5 changes: Waleed Bakshwn for Abdulrahman Al Hajri (67′), Saeed Al Muwallad for Ali Makki (85′), Islam Hawsawi for Abdulelah Al Bukhari (90′), Ó. Duarte for Abdullah Al Hafith (46′) and V. van Crooij for Craig Goodwin (46′).
Player of the match: Munir Mohamedi
The most impressive player for Al-Wehda was the goalkeeper: Munir Mohamedi. His rating is 9.38. He performed 10 saves.
Al Ahli – Formation
Al Ahli
79'
Also Al Ahli adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matthias Jaissle played with: Edouard Mendy , Ali Majrashi , M. Demiral , Abdulbasit Hindi , Abdullah Al-Ammar , Roger Ibañez , Riyad Mahrez , Roberto Firmino , Sumaihan Al-Nabit , Allan Saint-Maximin and Firas Al-Buraikan .
These were the players on the bench: Bassam Al-Hurayji , Fahad Al-Rashidi , Fahd Al-Hamad, Mohammed Al-Majhad, Saad Balobaid, Abdulkarim Darisi, Abdullah Abdo and Faisal Al Subiani.
Al Ahli could not rely on the presence of Fahad Al-Rashidi (injured) and Bassam Al-Hurayji (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ahli made 2 changes: Sumaihan Al-Nabit for Fahad Al-Rashidi (85′) and Ali Majrashi for Bassam Al-Hurayji (60′).
Player of the match: Riyad Mahrez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli was Riyad Mahrez.
His rating is with 60 passes (82% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Damac – Al Nassr – 0-1
- Al-Wehda – Al Ahli – 1-1
- Al Khaleej – Al Hilal – 1-4
- Al Ittihad – Al Taawoun – 0-0
